New Brunswick's BioSciences Community

A recent inventory of New Brunswick's BioSciences Community has revealed:

No less than 20 companies that would self-define as bioscience companies; and an equal and rapidly increasing number of companies from traditional sectors that are increasingly incorporating biosciences;
15 research institutions, and over 100 academics;
A conservative estimate of employment at 1,879 highly qualified persons;
A minimum of $110 million in economic activity from core bioscience companies, and as high as $226 million when factoring in the output of other industries (forestry, fisheries/aquaculture, agriculture, environmental industries);
Over $23 million in project activity;
Nearly 700 active projects in research institutions and universities;
210 products in the market place, and 102 in the pipeline;
122 patents;
Substantial non-patent intellectual property consisting of fish broodstock, plant varieties, and potato and tree germplasm.