Recruit Rock Star Scientists To Make Seattle Thrive as an Innovation Hub

10/1/09

I am quite often asked, in some form or another, “What can [STATE][LOCAL] government do to spur on an innovation-based economy in [CITY][STATE]?”

Well, as I said on a panel at the Technology Alliance meeting in Leavenworth yesterday, the single biggest correlate to the strength of an innovative biotechnology industry in any geography is the quality of the major research institutions. The two heavyweight biotech hubs are Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area. No surprise there:

Carl Weissman

Full Story: http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/10/01/creating-a-thriving-innovation-economy-in-washington/