Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association, 10.21.08
The new quarterly index is a project of the Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device
Association (WBMA) and the Madison-based online news source WisBusiness.com.
The quarterly survey measures senior industry executives’ perceptions of five factors, which are the index’s components:
The current condition of the state’s bioscience industry
The overall prospects for the executive’s company
The availability of adequate and appropriately-skilled workers
The availability of capital
The regulatory climate
The Wisconsin Biotechnology Index is the composite, weighted average of the senior executives’ responses to questions about each of these five factors.
The Wisconsin Biotechnology Index for the inaugural, third quarter of 2008 is 264.87, out of a possible 400 points. The index will be gathered and reported each quarter by the WBMA and WisBusiness.com. As each successive quarter passes and comparisons can be drawn, the
Wisconsin Biotechnology Index will become an increasingly valuable measure of the perceived
strength of the industry in the state.
The new quarterly index is a project of the Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device
Association (WBMA) and the Madison-based online news source WisBusiness.com.
The quarterly survey measures senior industry executives’ perceptions of five factors, which are the index’s components:
The current condition of the state’s bioscience industry
The overall prospects for the executive’s company
The availability of adequate and appropriately-skilled workers
The availability of capital
The regulatory climate
The Wisconsin Biotechnology Index is the composite, weighted average of the senior executives’ responses to questions about each of these five factors.
The Wisconsin Biotechnology Index for the inaugural, third quarter of 2008 is 264.87, out of a possible 400 points. The index will be gathered and reported each quarter by the WBMA and WisBusiness.com. As each successive quarter passes and comparisons can be drawn, the
Wisconsin Biotechnology Index will become an increasingly valuable measure of the perceived
strength of the industry in the state.