Snohomish County employs 10% of all Washington Bio-Tech & Bio-Medical Devices employees. The number of workers in the Bio-Tech & Bio-Medical Devices cluster totaled over 2,200 as of April 2010. Employment within the cluster grew a whopping 99% since 2002 and 11% since 2009. Bothell especially is a great place for biotech. Together, Bothell firms accounted for 25% of all Washington biotech and biomedical companies and 26% of all employees. This cluster has shown and continues to show growth and resiliency. With its collection of mature firms and success of start-up enterprises, Snohomish County is already a top 10 biotechnology region in the nation. Snohomish County is committed to the continued success of the Bio-Tech & Bio-Medical Devices cluster and can expect good things to come as a result of those efforts.

Bio-Tech & Bio-Medical focuses on:

• Research and development in biotechnology
• Medical laboratories
• Diagnostic imaging centers