The latter part of the 20th century witnessed a biological revolution that opened new horizons in the life sciences and created an entirely new industry - the biotechnology industry. California's world-class research universities have placed the state at the forefront of this revolution. California is home to one third of the nation's biotechnology firms and, in the last fifteen years alone, has gained more than 60,000 new jobs (average annual salary: $75,000). The state has more biotech jobs than all of the other states, combined.

UC Discovery Grants in Biotechnology help California maintain its leadership position. The UC Discovery Grant's research projects in biotechnology will help the state keep existing companies, attract more, and create additional new, high paying jobs.

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