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"The medical device industry came here looking for support and grew. It illustrates the point that the life sciences can be the Holy Grail." —Bob Myers, Fort Wayne Metals executive vice president, on the company becoming the U.S. market leader in its industry, in Indiana Health Industry Forum's Critical Mass 2005 report

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Return on Investment: New jobs that will reverse brain drain

The Indiana Life Sciences Initiative will attract talent, encourage innovation, and spur job growth. Here's how:

  1. Recruit scientists. With funds from the next two-year state budget, the Indiana Life Sciences Initiative will bring nearly 100 new life sciences researchers to Indiana. Over the next decade, IU will recruit nearly 500 of the nation’s top life sciences researchers to work at IU campuses and regional medical education centers in Bloomington, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis, Muncie, South Bend, Terre Haute, and West Lafayette.

  2. Create new jobs in Indiana. This initiative will create new jobs across the Hoosier state, in life sciences, construction, services, the professions—in all parts of the workforce.

  3. Reverse the brain drain. These new jobs will provide our well-educated Indiana sons and daughters new opportunities to remain in the state after graduation and contribute to the Indiana economy.

  4. Generate more state tax revenue. More jobs for Hoosiers will generate more state tax revenue.