A recent study of West and Southwest Michigan's life sciences industry finds that a growing cluster of firms will create an attraction for young scientists and researchers looking to move to, or back to, the area. Other draws include quality of life, access to natural assets like Lake Michigan, and alternate career opportunities.
According to excerpts from the story:
As Perrigo seeks a far greater role in the global market for generic drugs, as well as active pharmaceutical ingredients, it's reaching out for talent "to a much greater degree than ever before," said Jaclyn Ahearne, the company's director of talent acquisition.
And right now, as Van Andel Institute senior scientific investigator Art Alberts puts it, the region "is not seen as a center of research" and "not on the radar" of the scientific community, at least not to the degree of Boston, San Francisco and North Carolina.
But that is changing, and Bee and others say the growing cluster of life-sciences companies can ultimately create its own allure.
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