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The role of foreign worker scientists in the US biotechnology industry

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Recent surveys show that US biotechnology companies are recruiting the majority of skilled foreign workers out of US universities.

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  1. director, workforce development and operations, California State University System Biotechnology Program (CSUPERB), San Diego State University, San Diego, 92182-1230, CA

    E. Dale Sevier

  2. executive director, CSUPERB and chair of the Council of Biotechnology Centers/BIO Workforce Committee, San Diego, 92182-1230, CA

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