Places to Work
There's more to life sciences than labs and test tubes. Local companies and institutions do work ranging from developing anti-cancer drugs to printing labels for bottles of medicine. Together these organizations employ over 10,000 people in our region.
Not sure where you fit in?
Below you'll find the different types of life sciences companies and organizations in Western New York and a description of what each one does. Review the information to see where you might like to work.
Medical Devices
Make instruments, products, and machines, such as IV (intravenous) bags, blood pressure cuffs, implantable pacemaker batteries, and temperature therapy management systems, to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease and manage health.
Pharmaceutical
Makes medicines, such as anti-cancer drugs and topical ointments, which are used to help people and treat disease.
Diagnostics
Make or perform tests to identify diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and celiac disease. Diagnostic companies also make tests for specific hormones, chemicals, or materials, such as cholesterol or bile.
Research & Development
Provide services or products that help others develop new drugs, diagnostic tests, or devices. Also known as R&D, these life sciences companies and institutions may conduct a wide variety of activities from laboratory research to clinical trials involving humans to manufacture of products used by other researchers.
Biomedical Informatics
Use information technology (computers, software, and databases) to collect, manage, and analyze medical and biological data, such as genetic information and patient care histories.
Related Support and Service
Many different kinds of companies support the life sciences industry. These companies include product distributors, printers, financial service firms, law offices, marketing companies, recruiters, and much more.
