President Obama’s State of the Union speech provides an opportunity to discuss many of the priorities for the 2012 election, but more important than the frame of our political debate are the core issues that voters are most concerned about – jobs and the economy. These top priorities for all Americans have not changed since the last election. So it is a safe bet that these macro-issues will be the President’s central theme. But what is more interesting is what the President will actually propose to help improve the economic and jobs landscape in the U.S. We in the biopharmaceutical sector are particularly interested since innovative industries such as ours are job-creators and tremendous contributors to our nation’s economic growth.
As we all know, innovation and economic growth go hand-in-hand. For this reason, it is my hope that the President also spends significant time talking about the value of innovation. But this year, it is critical that he delve deeper into this topic and cast a wider net. We are very interested in hearing specific polic
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January 20, 2012 01:49 PM
Focus on Innovation
President Obama’s State of the Union speech provides an opportunity to discuss many of the priorities for the 2012 election, but more important than the frame of our political debate are the core issues that voters are most concerned about – jobs and the economy. These top priorities for all Americans have not changed since the last election. So it is a safe bet that these macro-issues will be the President’s central theme. But what is more interesting is what the President will actually propose to help improve the economic and jobs landscape in the U.S. We in the biopharmaceutical sector are particularly interested since innovative industries such as ours are job-creators and tremendous contributors to our nation’s economic growth.
As we all know, innovation and economic growth go hand-in-hand. For this reason, it is my hope that the President also spends significant time talking about the value of innovation. But this year, it is critical that he delve deeper into this topic and cast a wider net. We are very interested in hearing specific polic
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