innovative leaders such as Dr. M. Stephen "Doc" Heilman, the
late Dr. Jonas Salk, Dr. Hubert J.P. Schoemaker and Frank
Baldino, Jr., Ph.D.; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is home to two of the top five
recipients of National Institutes of Health funding research
institutions, the University of Pennsylvania and the University
of Pittsburgh, as well as the nation's largest research
institution dedicated to women's health and reproductive
biologies, Magee-Women's Research Institute; and
WHEREAS, The life sciences industry is a cornerstone of this
Commonwealth's economic future, directly employing 112,000
workers with an economic impact from wages alone totaling $11
billion and total industry annual impact of over $88 billion;
and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is uniquely positioned as the home
of a diverse and robust life sciences ecosystem in one location
through seed capital, discovery research, emerging industry,
contract laboratory organizations, medical devices and
diagnostics companies, mature biopharmaceutical industry and
global pharmaceuticals; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
30, 2019, as "Life Sciences Day" in this Commonwealth and
encourage all Pennsylvanians to learn more about this exciting,
vibrant and innovative industry.
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