Appendix
NIH funding data downloaded from U.S. National Institutes of Health website. Cushman & Wakefield assigned funding recipients to specific markets based upon the address listed in the NIH data. In most cases, the NIH market represents the MSA and/or greater market area.
Private equity venture capital and public offering data provided by PitchBook. *Data has not been reviewed by PitchBook analysts. Market totals based upon MSAs with the following exceptions:
New Jersey includes the entire state.
New York City includes the five boroughs.
Raleigh-Durham includes Raleigh and Durham MSAs.
San Francisco Bay Area includes San Francisco,Oakland and San Jose MSAs.
Canada and UK markets represent the cities.
Clinical trials data downloaded from U.S. National Library of Medicine for both privately and publicly funded trials globally. The data only included trials with the following recruitment status: not yet recruiting, recruiting, enrolling by invitation and active-not recruiting. Markets based on MSAs with the following exceptions:
San Francisco Bay Area includes San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose MSAs.
Rents and vacancies are calculated overall (including direct and sublease space).
U.S. employment data is calculated at the MSA level with the following exceptions:
New York City includes New York, Kings and Queens counties.
San Francisco Bay Area includes San Francisco San Francisco/Oakland and San Jose MSAs.
San Francisco Bay Area includes both the San Francisco/Oakland and San Jose MSAs.
Canada employment data calculated at the CMA level.
UK employment data calculated at the county level.
U.S. employment data calculated using six life sciences industries (sorted by NAICS code)
325412 - Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
325414 - Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing
541380 - Testing Laboratories
541713 - Research and Development in Nanotechnology
541714 - Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Canada employment data calculated using two life sciences industries (sorted by NAICS code)
3254 - Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
5417 - Scientific research and development services
UK employment data calculated using four life science industries (sorted by SIC code)
2110 - Manufacture of Basic Pharmaceutical Products
2120 - Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Preparations
7211 - Research and Experimental Development on Biotechnology
7219 - Other Research and Experimental Development on Natural Sciences and Engineering
U.S. job postings and hires based upon 20 different occupations (sorted by SOC code).
11-9121 - Natural Sciences Managers
17-2031 - Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
17-2041 - Chemical Engineers
19-1011 - Animal Scientists
19-1012 - Food Scientists and Technologists
19-1013 - Soil and Plant Scientists
19-1021 - Biochemists and Biophysicists
19-1022 - Microbiologists
19-1023 - Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
19-1029 - Biological Scientists, All Other
19-1041 - Epidemiologists
19-1042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
19-1099 - Life Scientists, All Other
19-2031 - Chemists
19-4012 - Agricultural Technicians
19-4013 - Food Science Technicians
19-4021 - Biological Technicians
19-4031 - Chemical Technicians
19-4099 - Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
29-2018 - Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Canada job postings and hires based upon five different occupations (sorted by NOC code).
2112 - Chemists
2121 - Biologists and related scientists
2134 - Chemical engineers
2211 - Chemical technologists and technicians
2221 - Biological technologists and technicians
3211 - Medical laboratory technologists
UK job postings and hires based upon 6 different occupations (sorted by SOC code).
2111 - Chemical Scientists
2112 - Biological Scientists and Biochemists
2113 - Physical Scientists
3119 - Science, Engineering and Production Technicians n.e.c.
3212 - Medical laboratory technologists and pathologists’ assistants
3217 - Pharmaceutical Technicians
3218 - Medical and Dental Technicians
U.S. degree completions based upon 129 different programs offered across various institutions.
Canada degree completions based upon 20 different programs offered across various institutions.