Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts has the Talent and
Infrastructure to Meet Your Needs
No other destination can confidently boast of having the
complete package: the hub of innovation, talent and
infrastructure:
Global draw for international students
Inspiring millennials to come as students, employees
and residents
Best higher education institutions in the world
Most innovative universities
Significant pipeline of capital for emerging companies
Top incubator for life science and technology companies
World-renowned research centers
Development partnerships focused on growth
Most advanced academic medical centers in the world
A global hub for international air travel

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 About Massachusetts

Massachusetts is a great place to:

Work - Record job levels, national and international leadership in high
growth sectors, a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, strong
anchor industries, a highly functioning ecosystem for business growth and
investment, supportive government institutions, robust talent pipeline,
and ample connections to the world.
Live - Prospering communities, #1 in K-12 public education, top private
high schools and universities, world class health care, great culture, and a
focus on building sustainable, green, transit-oriented developments.
Play - Museums, theatres, history, sports, concerts, beaches, parks,
shopping, restaurants, hiking trails, and festivals.

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 The Massachusetts Story

Governor Baker has said that Massachusetts is what you get when people
establish two great educational institutions and wait 200 years.

Massachusetts story is simple:

Innovate

Lead Collaborate

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 The Massachusetts Story

Innovation.
Our world-class educational system attracts, develops and creates talent that fuels our economy and infuses
our communities with diverse and dynamic new ideas.
Massachusetts companies and research institutions drive investments in knowledge, making Massachusetts
#1 in research and development spending per capita and as a share of GDP and #1 in federal expenditures for
academic and non-profit R&D.

Collaboration.
Academic, business and government institutions collaborate across the board on clean energy, advanced
computing, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, defense sector initiatives.
Our culture of innovation and entrepreneurship is supported by professional and financial networks that
make Massachusetts #1 in technology transfers, #2 in venture capital under management, #2 in tech patents.
Strong existing companies are bolstered by emerging and high growth sectors.

Leadership.
In Massachusetts, leaders from business, higher education, philanthropy, non-profits, and state and local
government work together to advance individual and common aspirations, including prosperity, innovation, a
great quality of life, and meaningful impacts on our country and the world.

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 About the Governor

Governor Charlie Baker has extensive public and

private sector experience.
Cabinet secretary 1992 1998.
Overhauled the state social service system.
Closed a $1 billion deficit while cutting taxes.
Helped implement sweeping education reform.
CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care 1999 2009.
Transformed a troubled firm in state receivership into a national
leader in health care and customer satisfaction.
Governor Baker is an experienced manager who gets
results.
Values the role of the business community and the private sector in
driving the Commonwealth forward.
Supported by Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, a former five-term state legislator
who leads the administrations community engagement efforts.

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Results-Oriented Leadership

Governor Baker is committed to bipartisanship, political

cooperation, and problem-solving.
Assembled a cabinet from across the political spectrum.
Engages in regular, open dialogue with legislative leadership.
Worked cooperatively and swiftly with the legislature to
establish groundbreaking transit board and address mid-year
budget gap without raising taxes.

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Broad Economic Competitiveness Agenda

Preparing
Communities for
Success

Fostering a
Transportation Culture of
Access Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
Citizens

Communities Businesses

Housing Policies Workforce

that Support Development and
Economic Growth Talent Retention

Balanced
Supporting Key
Regulatory and
Clusters and
Business Cost
Industries
Environment

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 Fiscal Stability

Closed a combined $2.5 billion FY15 and FY16 budget deficit without raising taxes and,
for the first time in four years, without drawing down the states rainy day fund.
Massachusetts fiscal 2016 budget holds spending to a lower rate of growth than
projected tax revenue.
Under state law, income tax rates automatically decline based on revenue growth
targets.
The Governor and legislative leadership are committed to budgetary balance and
maintaining reserves in the rainy day fund.
Rainy day fund balance currently exceeds $1.6 billion; the 9th largest stabilization fund
among U.S. states in fiscal 2015.
Most recent general obligation bond ratings:
Fitch: AA+
Moodys: Aa1
S&P: AA+
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 A Clearer Code: Regulatory Review

Out of 1700 regulations reviewed, 275 were rescinded,

and 800 were amended through October 2016.
Promote an ideal regulatory climate in Massachusetts.
Ensure that there is a clearly identified need for
governmental intervention.
Ensure the costs of the regulation do not exceed the
benefits.
Create an efficient, coherent, and consistent regulatory
framework.

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 Taxation: Stable and Business-Friendly

Engagement with the Business Community

Department of Revenue (DOR) is accessible and engaged with the taxpayer
community.
Current Programs
Personal income tax rate reduction tied to economic growth through a statutory
process that automatically reduces tax rates based on revenue growth exceeding
inflation.
Favorable combined reporting rules for in-state businesses.
Recent enactment of market-based sourcing of all sales (for purposes of income
apportionment) favors in-state businesses.
Going Forward
Recent FAS 109 agreement; looking for solutions that work.
Re-evaluation of the non-income measure and other regulations that may
discourage investment.
DOR investments in technology and people focus on improving customer service
and information access.
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 State Technology and Science Index
Milken Institute

Massachusetts Ranked #1 Significant Identified

overall for the 14th Assets
consecutive year
Super cluster of
#1 in Research and educational institutions
Development
Diverse high-tech
#2 in Risk Capital and workforce
Entrepreneurial
Permanent Research and
Infrastructure
Development Tax Credit
#2 in Human Capital Small Business Innovation
Investment
Resources
#2 in Technology and
Science Workforce
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 MA is the Most Dynamic,
Innovative State
#1 in R&D spending as % of GDP
and per capita.
#1 most economically evolved
state, according to the
Information Technology and
Innovation Foundation.
#1 in federal expenditures for
academic & non-profit R&D level
and growth among leading
technology states.
#1 in funding from the National
Institute of Health as % of GDP.
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#1 state for overall
competitiveness according to the
Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk
University.
#1 life sciences cluster, according
to GEN magazine ratings.
#1 in life sciences employment per
capita, and in % of workforce in
science and engineering
occupations.
#1 in technology transfers.
#1 in science & engineering articles
per capita.
 MA is the Most Dynamic,
Innovative State

2nd in venture capital under 2nd highest growth in defense

management. manufacturing and
2nd in technology patents per instrumentation.
capita. Greater Boston ranks 2nd in
technology employment
2nd in pre-market
among major US markets.
biopharmaceutical
notifications. Massachusetts medical device
4th in new drug approvals. industry is 2nd largest in the
US.

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Educated Workforce

There are 114 colleges and

universities in the Massachusetts
Bachelors Degree
Attainment enrolling over 400,000 students.
10 in top 100.
Massachusetts 41.5% Half of all Nobel Prize winners in the
United States were educated in
Colorado 39.2% Massachusetts.
#1 state in bachelor degrees, at
Maryland 38.8% 41.5%.
63.8% Attainment among young adults in
Connecticut 38.3% Boston
48% of Bachelors Degrees among young
adults are in STEM and related fields
New Jersey 37.6%
#1 state in advanced degrees, at
18.4%.
40% of workforce in innovation
sectors.
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 Center of STEM Education

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

MA is #1 nationally in STEM graduate and professional degrees granted per capita.
Two Massachusetts universities rank in the top five best graduate schools for
math: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (#1) and Harvard University (#3).
Science Engineering
MA is #4 nationally in number of MA is #5 nationally in number of
Science graduate and Engineering graduate and
professional degrees granted professional degrees granted
Three Massachusetts universities Four Massachusetts universities
rank in the top 25 of the best rank in the top 50 engineering
schools for computer science: schools : Massachusetts Institute
Massachusetts Institute of of Technology (#1) , Harvard
Technology (#1) , Harvard University (#20), Boston University
University (#18) and University of (#37) and Northeastern (#43).
Massachusetts Amherst #25).
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 #1 K-8 Education

#1 state in 4th grade math and reading, and #2 in 4th grade

writing scores.
#1 state in 8th grade
math, #1 in 8th
grade reading, and
#3 in 8th grade
writing scores.
Ranked #1 state in
K-12 achievement
by Education Week.

MA 8th graders rank #2 in world in science achievement.

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 Greater Boston is the most Innovative
Area in the World

The hub of health care

Boston, Cambridge are ground
zero for life sciences
MARCH 16, 2015: BOSTON-CAMBRIDGE is
ground zero for the development and deployment
of many of the bleeding edge life science
discoveries and technologies. One corner alone,
Vassar and Main Street in Cambridge, will likely
generate 1 to 2 percent of the future world GDP.
On a per capita basis, nowhere else comes
close in terms of research grants, patents, and
publications that drive new gene code, which in
turn alters the evolution of bacteria, plants,
animals, and ourselves.
DECEMBER 8, 2015: When it comes to advancing
innovation, the Boston area is one of the worlds most
vital resources for a number of industries, especially
health care.
A new Kendall Square envisioned in
$1.2b MIT plan
JULY 28, 2015: The plan, six years in the making, calls for
six new buildings on what is now a string of parking lots
along Main Street. In addition to academic and business
uses, the complex would include apartments for graduate
students and low-income tenants, stores, and a tree-
covered plaza near the Charles River.

Vassar and Main: The World's Most Innovative Intersection

NOEMBER 2, 2015: If one had to pick a single corner, anywhere on the planet, as the
most innovative and productive crossroads in history, the intersection of Vassar
Street and Main Street, in the new world's Cambridge, Massachusetts, would be a
leading candidate
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 Fortune 1000 Company
Headquarters

31 Fortune 1000 companies, 28 within 30 miles of Boston

Financial Medical Devices Sciences IT/ Communications Other

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Our Major Technology Companies

Boston Cambridge

Greater Boston
Area

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 A Dynamic and Creative City

GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt: We want to be at the center of an

ecosystem that shares our aspirations. Greater Boston is home to 55 colleges
and universities. Massachusetts spends more on research & development
than any other region in the world, and Boston attracts a diverse,
technologically-fluent workforce focused on solving challenges for the world.
We are excited to bring our headquarters to this dynamic and creative city.

800 Jobs
Split between: GE Digital, Current,
Robotics, and Life Sciences.
A GE Digital Foundry will be
created for co-creation, incubation
and product development with
customers, startups and partners.

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 Many of the Worlds Leading-Edge Companies
have Moved to, or Expanded in MA

JANUARY 16, 2015: Expansion of their

DECEMBER 16, 2015: New drug headquarters, and a new manufacturing MAY 6, 2015: New drug delivery
delivery and device innovation center plant and headquarters for its Human and device innovation center.
with over 30 scientists and engineers. Genetic Therapies.

DECEMBER 21, 2015: $335 million MAY 19, 2015: $25 million,
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015: New
joint venture with CRISPR five-year research alliance with
operation to house its digital health
Therapeutics in Cambridge. MIT and is moving its U.S.
venture, IBM Watson Health.
R&D headquarters to MA.

DECEMBER 16, 2015: $600 million, DECEMBER 18, 2015: $300 million
550,000 square-foot life sciences renovation and expansion of its MARCH 2, 2015: Formation of a
gateway facility. manufacturing plant in Walpole. new global innovation and R&D
center in MA.

June 22, 2016: Kronos will relocate

September 21, 2016: $136 million
its headquarters to Lowell, and
headquarter expansion in Cambride
expand its workforce by at least 400 JANURY 7,2015: Relocation of
that will create 700 new jobs.
jobs. its corporate headquarters
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from Arizona to MA.
 Boston: Thriving, Healthy, Innovative

Talent
Over 55% of people who work in Boston have a Bachelors degree or higher
Almost 25% of people who work in Boston have an advanced degree
33 colleges and universities located in Boston
150,000 students live in Boston and 10,000 graduate annually with STEM
degrees
More than 1/3 of Bostons population is within the ages of 20 34 years old

Innovation
Boston is the #1 U.S. city for fostering entrepreneurial growth and innovation
Over 30 innovation spaces across the city including accelerators, co-working
facilities, and innovation centers

Access to the Global Economy

Logan Airport is within 15 minutes from Bostons downtown with access to 75
nonstop domestic routes and 54 nonstop international routes
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 Boston Logan - Domestic

Boston Logan serves 75 domestic non-stop destinations, including 60 minute flights to NYC, and
90 minute flights to Washington, DC.
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Boston Logan - International

Boston Logan serves 54 international, non-stop destinations,

including the shortest US flights to Europe.
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 Infrastructure for Innovation

Greater Boston possesses mature and expanding

infrastructure for supporting innovation

GreenTown Labs: The
Cambridge Innovation Countrys largest cleantech
Center (CIC): Companies incubator. Greentown has
originally headquartered at housed nearly 50
CIC have created between organizations since 2010.
$3.5b and $4.3b in publicly Together have raised over
disclosed exit value since $25M and employ over 100
2001. people.
LabCentral: A Launch
Pad for high potential,
high growth Life-
Science and Biotech
startups. Alumni
companies have
attracted over $100
million in combined
venture funding.

MassChallenge: The worlds largest startup accelerator,

based in the South Boston Innovation District. The total
current valuation of Alumni exceeds $2.5 billion.

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Infrastructure for Innovation:
Research Centers

Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and

Computational Science & Engineering

Electronic Materials Research

Institute

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 Culture
Arts:
Home to the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, the
Boston Pops.
Museums in Boston,
Worcester, and North Adams
house works from ancient
Egypt to modern and
contemporary masters.
Emerging Culture:
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Sports:
Boston sports teams have won nine
championships since 2000.
Nations oldest marathon and
worlds largest regatta.
Worlds largest athletic fundraiser
the Pan-Mass Challenge.
Houses 10 breweries & 7
distilleries.
Lawn on D: an interactive
experimental outdoor space.
 Recreation

55 boating clubs.
400 golf courses, including 4
PGA top 100.
Vacation destinations include
the Cape and Islands, the North
Shore, and the Berkshires.
1,500+ miles of coastline
including 1 national seashore
Cape Cod beaches consistently rated
among nations best.
Parks:
29 State parks.
78 State forests.
4 wildlife management areas.
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Quality of Life
Forbes ranked
Massachusetts #1 in Quality
of Life in 2014.
Best online job market,
according to Georgetown.
Health care
2 of the top 6 hospitals in the
U.S. are in Boston.
Home to the top 5 NIH funded
research hospitals in the US.
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Boston ranked the
healthiest city in the US by
NerdWallet and 9th coolest
city by Forbes.
Fast Company named
Boston one of the top cities
of Tomorrowland for
technology innovation in
the Seaport.
Massachusetts ranked the
safest place to live by
WalletHub.
 Testimonials

The Massachusetts economy has become the envy of the nation in large part because of the
collaborative relationship that exists among employers, the Administration and the
Legislature. These groups dont agree on every issue, but share the understanding that a
healthy business climate enables the private sector to create economic opportunities for the
citizens of Massachusetts. Rick Lord, Associated Industries of Massachusetts
No games. No politics. No drama. Just governing, leadership, and getting things done.
JD Chesloff, Massachusetts Business Roundtable
Governor Baker has the experience, talent and proven leadership skills to work effectively
with job creators and the Legislature to expand the states economy. Christopher
Anderson, Massachusetts High Tech Council
Massachusetts is a great place to do business, and one of the primary reasons is the
relationship between state leaders and our business community. We work together on
issues, respond to challenges quickly, and were always looking for ways to promote more
growth and more opportunity. Jim Rooney, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
The Baker Administration has been all about moving Massachusetts forward governing in a
bipartisan manner, being receptive to business and removing impediments to growth,
improving government and fixing our infrastructure. Eileen McAnneny, Massachusetts
Taxpayers Foundation
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 Thank You

Contact Information

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash: Jay.Ash@state.ma.us

Nam.Pham@state.ma.us
Michael.kennealy@state.ma.us

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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Life Sciences & Digital Health Overview

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 Snapshot of MA Life Sciences Ecosystem
2007 vs. 2016

2007 2016 Change

Life Sciences Employment 87,422 113,678 +30%
R&D employment 24,565 (#1) 31,469 (#1) +28%
Biomanufacturing employment 7,944 (#10) 10,616 (#10) +34%
Venture Capital Funding $1.2B $2.1B +75%
Federal Funding $2.273B (#2, #1 $2.5B (#2, #1 per +10%
per cap) cap)

Biotechnology IPOs 1 13 +1,200%

Lab inventory 16.1M sf 25.1M sf +56%
Patents granted 3,516 (#1 in life 6,777 (#1 in life +93%
sciences per cap) sciences per cap)

Top 20 Life Sciences Companies with a 7 17 +142%

presence in MA

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Changing the Lives of Patients

Massachusetts-headquartered companies have developed

therapies that focus on patient populations of

250,390,000 patients 1,821,278,000 patients

IN THE UNITED STATES AROUND THE WORLD

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A Dynamic Research Core

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 Top NIH-Funded States:
Total Funding and Per Capita

State Funding
Funding Per Capita
California 3,474,161,367
$400
Massachusetts 2,424,537,355
$357 New York 2,046,827,937
$350 Pennsylvania 1,500,310,007
Maryland 1,292,799,651
North Carolina 1,055,162,620
$300
Texas 1,004,412,330
Washington 885,339,570
$250 Illinois 735,888,006
$215 Ohio 670,051,590
United States 22,821,341,439
$200

Massachusetts far
$150
$128 $125 $123
$117 outpaces other states in
$105 $103
$100 $90 $89 terms of NIH funding per
$71
$58 $57 capita and ranks second
$50 $37
in total NIH dollars.
$0
MA MD CT RI WA PA NC NY MN CA USA OH IL TX

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 Top NIH-Funded Independent Hospitals
2015
Organization City State Awards Funding

Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA 769 $350,848,744

Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston MA 539 $333,214,883

Children's Hospital Corporation Boston MA 319 $137,431,827

All of the top 4, and 5 of
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston MA 220 $125,295,828
the top 6 NIH funded
Children's Hospital of Philidelphia Philadelphia PA 202 $114,023,148
hospitals are in
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MA 236 $112,741,707
Massachusetts
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati OH 257 $98,324,805

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis TN 94 $66,612,466

New York State Psychiatric Institute New York NY 93 $44,789,229

Only one independent
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles CA 95 $41,464,366
hospital receiving more
Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle WA 84 $38,150,472
than $100 million in
National Jewish Health Denver CO 56 $35,256,665

Boston Medical Center Boston MA 78 $30,632,865

NIH funding is not
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corp Buffalo NY 67 $28,371,593
located in
McLean Hospital Belmont MA 83 $26,164,845
Massachusetts
Rhode Island Hospital Providence RI 67 $24,289,073

Tufts Medical Center Boston MA 43 $22,453,135

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 Leader in Medical Centers
Boston-area academic medical centers are driving the Boston economy and are a
worldwide leader medical innovation
Coalition of 14 Boston-area
teaching hospitals
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center
Boston Childrens Hospital
Boston Medical Center
Brigham and Womens Hospital
Cambridge Health Alliance
Carney Hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Faulkner Hospital
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Massachusetts General Hospital
St. Elizabeths Medical Center
Tufts Medical Center
VA Boston Healthcare System
Bostons academic, professional medical
enterprise and business climate thrives from a
culture of innovation, commitment to new
discovery and scaling thee innovations to
patients across the globe.
Healthcare professionals around
the world begin in Boston
#1 in the # of residents and fellows trained, per
capita
#3 in the # of primary care doctors trained, per
capita
#1. Massachusetts General
Hospital
#6. Brigham and Women's
Hospital
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 Biotechnology Seed Stage Funding in
Massachusetts
$300,000,000

$250,000,000

$200,000,000

$150,000,000

$100,000,000

$50,000,000

$0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1998-2006 2007-2015 % Change

Sum of seed-stage biotech investment $159,667,700 $1,552,129,700 +972%

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 Largest Industry Employers in MA, 2015

Rank Company Employees Sector

1 Sanofi Genzyme 5,000 Biotech
2 Biogen 2,900 Biotech
3 Shire 2,580 Biotech Rank Company Employees Sector
4 Novartis 2,516 Pharma 13 PerkinElmer 875 Medical Device
5 Takeda 2,228 Biotech 14 EMD Serono 836 Biotech
6 Pfizer 2,200 Pharma 15 AbbVie 800 Biotech
Thermo Fisher 16 Nova Biomedical 780 Biotech
7 Scientific 1,750 Supplier Sunovion
Parexel 17 Pharmaceuticals 590 Biotech
8 International 1,396 CRO 18 Hologic 586 Medical Device
19 Merck 575 Pharma
9 Quest Diagnostics 1,350 Diagnostics GE Healthcare
10 Vertex 1,300 Biotech 20 Life Sciences 540 Life Sciences
Charles River 21 AstraZeneca 400 Pharma
11 Laboratories 1,000 CRO Bristol-Myers
12 EMD Millipore 1,000 Biotech 22 Squibb 400 Pharma
23 Merrimack 350 Biotech
24 Alnylam 334 Biotech
25 Alkermes 325 Biotech

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 Industry Geography

Northeast

Top 10 Worcester/I-495
50+ biotech companies,
2 million+ s.f. in lab space,
communities 50+ biotech companies, UMass-Lowell and 11 other
colleges.
by number of WPI, UMass-Worcester,
and 16 other colleges.
headquartered
biopharma Boston-Cambridge
companies* 250+ biotech companies,
the top 4 NIH-funded
hospitals in the U.S.,
and 48 colleges.
Cambridge 188
Boston 71
Lexington 33
Waltham 33
Woburn 17
Newton 12
Watertown 12
West
Framingham 11 128/Suburbs South Coast
Burlington 7 Home of UMass- The immediate
Amherst and 21 other Strong med device and
Marlborough 7 western suburbs biopharma manufacturing
colleges. Area known include 75+ biotech
Wellesley 7 as The Knowledge capacity, with numerous
companies, land sites in BioReady
Corridor. 15 colleges, 3 million communities and 10
s.f. of lab space. colleges.

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 Digital Health Initiative

Through the Mass Digital Health Initiative, announced in January 2016,

public and private leaders are coming together to build the worlds leading
digital health ecosystem. We have resources, programs, and strategic
support to help digital health innovations succeed quickly. We are building a
stronger and more transparent digital health marketplace for
entrepreneurs and customers, helping startups grow and scale, harnessing
the big data opportunity, and helping all our residents and organizations use
digital health for better care delivery and cost outcomes.

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 Digital Health Initiative
Opportunities and Strategies
Opportunities
Accelerating Innovation
Help companies succeed by building a more
transparent & accessible marketplace;
Help customers more easily access
innovation;
Data Transparency and Access
Improve data access, allowing
entrepreneurs to test their ideas and
enabling coordination to address public
health challenges.
Leverage partnerships with the big data/
analytics clusters to develop therapies,
devices, and best practices
Improving Healthcare Outcomes
Connect providers and patients to ensure all
information is available to caregivers;
Analyze digital healthcare data to spot
trends and predict healthcare challenges;
Strategies
Learn From PULSE & TechSpring
market support strategies;
Cluster Convening;
Leverage the state as a customer of
digital health innovation;
Develop a support network to focus
on the needs of high-potential firms;
Leverage public and university assets
to support new innovative solutions;
MITRE Synthetic Health Data;
Massachusetts Green High Performance
Computing Center Data Labs;
Massachusetts Open Cloud;
Promote exchange of data;
Connect all statewide healthcare
providers to electronic health records;
Demonstrate innovative strategies
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Digital Health Council

Through Executive Order, Governor Charlie Baker is establishing a Massachusetts Digital

Healthcare Council (Mass Digital Health Council). The role of the Mass Digital Health
Council is to advise the Governor regarding the digital health industry, and to develop a
growth plan to achieve the goal of creating the leading global ecosystem for digital health in
Massachusetts.
The Councils primary responsibility shall be to deliver to the Governor, by August 2017, a
three-year growth plan that will make recommendations and establish objectives for the
state to promote and accelerate digital healthcare innovation across the Commonwealth.
The Council shall also establish and support programs and projects in order to implement
the growth plan, and produce annually a written report that describes the Councils activities
and progress towards its objectives.
30 members from public and private backgrounds including representatives from:
Higher education;
Healthcare providers;
Investors;
Insurance Organizations;
Massachusetts Health Connector;
Research and Development organizations.

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