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Article: Opportunities to Invest in Puerto Rico as Global Center for Biotechnology.
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- February 12, 2008
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25% of world's biological manufacturing capacity is in Puerto Rico
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- A quarter of the world's biotechnology manufacturing capacity is located in Puerto Rico, making it one of the largest concentrations in the world.
Over the past four years, more than $4 billion has been invested in biotechnology in Puerto Rico by such giants as Eli Lilly, Amgen, Abbot, Ortho Biologics, BD Biosciences and Bristol Myers Squibb. The Puerto Rico Conference, Investment for Growth, organized by the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, will feature a panel on The Biotech Island. Panelists will discuss the factors that are making the island so ...