Pharmaceuticals

Minnesota's pharmaceutical industry is vibrant and growing rapidly. Home to the best pharmaceutical companies in the nation—3M, Upsher-Smith, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, CIMA LABS and Biopolymer Engineering to mention just a few.

These companies, and more than 8,000 other healthcare companies line Minnesota's 350-mile long "Medical Alley," which begins in Rochester, home to the Mayo Clinic, the world's best-known healthcare facility, and continues through Minneapolis to northern Minnesota.

Several active organizations, Bioscience Zone, Minnesota Technology and LifeScience Alley, all offer outstanding opportunities for education and partnership.

Look to Meet Minneapolis to help you access the numerous benefits Minnesota has to offer