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CONTENTS:

ExecutiveSummary............................................................................................................. i

BiopharmaceuticalIndustryTargetsU.S.STEMEducation

toFuelInnovation,MaintainCompetitiveness.................................................................. 1

U.S.Competitiveness,GlobalLeadershipatRiskDuetoSTEMShortfalls......................... 3

BiopharmaceuticalIndustry,PoweredbyaHighlySkilledSTEMWorkforce................... 11

BiopharmaceuticalCompanies

Nurturing

Next

Generation

of

Skilled

Workers

..............

14

Conclusion:ArrestingSTEMDeclinetoEnsureTomorrowsNewMedicines,Economic

VitalityRequiresaLongTermCommitment.................................................................... 33

Appendix........................................................................................................................... 35


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ExecutiveSummary

Continuedscientificandtechnologicalinnovationsarecriticaltofosteringsustainedeconomicgrowth,

globalcompetitiveness,andmostimportantly,helpingpatientslivelonger,healthier,andmore

productivelives.TheU.S.innovativebiopharmaceuticalindustryiscommittedtobuildingonnew

scientificdiscoveriesandtechnologicaladvances,relyingonaworkforcewitheducationandskillsin

science,technology,engineering,andmath(STEM).Aroundtheworld,anincreasingnumberof

countrieshaverecognizedthatarobustSTEMskilledworkforceisneededtofuelcontinuedeconomic

growth.STEMworkershavebeenshowntobekeydriversofinnovationand,thus,contribute

significantlytoeconomicproductivity.

CountrieslikeChinaandSingaporehavedevelopedand

implementedstrategiesspecificallyaimedatgainingacompetitive

edgeinSTEMfields,makingmajorinvestmentsinimprovingthe

stateofSTEMeducationtoincreasethenumberofscientists,

engineers,andotherSTEMgraduatesoverall.Asaresultoftheir

investments,theyhavethehighestratesofscienceandmath

literacyamongOrganizationforEconomicCooperationand

Development(OECD)countrieswhiletheU.S.nowranksamong

thebottomhalf.ThereisincreasingconcernthattheU.S.willlose

itscompetitiveedgeinSTEMtalentwhichwillresultinalossof

innovativecapacity

and

related

economic

contributions

and

eventuallyleadU.S.businessestolooktoothercountriesfor

neededSTEMtalent.

TherelativedeclineinthelevelofachievementandinterestinSTEMfieldsintheU.S.hasresultedinan

inadequatesupplyofworkerswithSTEMskillsandeducation,whilethedemandforSTEMtalenthas

continuedtoincrease.Tofulfillthenationslongtermpotentialforeconomicgrowth,itiscriticalthat

weadvanceandimproveknowledgeinSTEMfieldsandgrowthe21stcenturyworkforceneededbythe

increasinglyknowledgebasedeconomy.STEMjobsfueleconomicgrowthinmanywaysincludingvia

higherwagesandahigheremploymentmultipliermeaningSTEMbasedindustriesgenerallysupporta

greaternumberofadditionaljobsacrosstheeconomycomparedwithotherindustries.

Toharnessthenationsgreatscientificandtechnologicalpotential,government,commercial,

educational,andresearchorganizationsneedtoworktogethertoimprovethestateofSTEMeducation

intheU.S.andtobuildarobustSTEMworkforce.Americasinnovativebiopharmaceuticalcompanies

areamongthoserecognizingtheneedtofindnewwaystoimprovethequalityofSTEMeducation

startingatK12andcontinuingbeyondcollegetheyrecognizethataSTEMworkforceiscriticalinan

increasinglycompetitiveglobaleconomy.Thisreportcataloguesforthefirsttimethemanywaysin

whichthenationsbiopharmaceuticalcompaniesarepartneringwithschools,investinginSTEM

education,andbringingtheirexpertiseandresourcestobeartoimproveSTEMeducationintheU.S.

ournationssuccessdependson

strengtheningAmericasroleas

theworldsengineofdiscovery

andinnovationleadership

tomorrowdependsonhowwe

educateourstudentstoday

especiallyinscience,technology,

engineeringandmath.Weknow

howimportantthisisforour

health.Itsimportantforour

security.Itsimportantforour

environment.Andweknowhow

importantitisforoureconomy.

PresidentBarackObama


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Keyfindingsofthereportinclude:

Innovativebiopharmaceuticalcompaniesandtheircorporatefoundationsaremaking

significantcontributionstoU.S.STEMeducationthroughabroadrangeoflocal,state,and

nationallevelprogramsandinitiativesaimedatelementarythroughpostsecondary

education.Over

the

past

five

years,

the

24

PhRMA

member

companies

voluntarily

reporting

informationfundedmorethan90individualinitiativesfocusedonstudentsand/orteachersin

STEMrelatedfields,themajorityofwhichhavebeenactivewithinthelastyear.

Overthelastfiveyears,PhRMAmembercompanySTEMprogramshaveimpactedover

1.6millionstudentsand17,500teachersacrosstheU.S.Onacurrentannualbasis,about

500,000studentsand8,000teachersparticipateinSTEMeducationprogramssupportedby

PhRMAmembers.

PhRMAmembercompanyprogramsareimpactingstudentsand

teachersacrossthecountry,through14nationallevelprograms

thatrangefromfundingthirdpartySTEMeducationinitiatives,to

supportingscholarshipsinSTEMrelatedfields,tosponsoringSTEM

relatedcompetitionstofosterinterestinSTEMcareers.Additional

STEMactivitiesarebeingsupportedin26states,WashingtonD.C.,

andPuertoRico,withalargerconcentrationofactivitiesinstates

withadeeperindustrypresence.

Intotal,the24PhRMAmembercompaniesandtheirfoundations

respondinghaveinvestedover$100millioninSTEMeducationrelatedinitiativessince2008,

includingawardingnearly600individualSTEMeducationrelatedgrants.In2012alone,these

PhRMAmember

companies

invested

over

$10

million

in

supporting

STEM

education

efforts.

Inadditiontofinancialsupport,PhRMAmembercompaniesarealsomakingsignificant

inkindcontributionsbyleveragingthetalentsofnearly4,500industryemployeevolunteers,

whohavecollectivelyvolunteeredalmost27,000hoursoverthepastfiveyears.Otherinkind

contributionsincludeequipmentdonationsandtheuseofcompanylaboratoryfacilities,

particularlyattheK12levels,atatimewhenpublicschoolbudgetsareshrinking.

Alargemajority(85percent)ofindustrysupportedSTEMeducationprogramsfocusonthe

K12levelsandareaimedatimprovingthepreparationofbothstudentsandteachers.This

suggeststhatPhRMAmembercompaniesarefocusedonsystemicchangesinthewaySTEM

educationistaughtintheU.S.byengagingyoungerstudentsandearlyeducationteachers.

Over30PhRMAmemberprogramsarefocusingonincreasingdiversityinSTEMfieldsby

providingstudentsofallbackgrounds,particularlywomenandminorities,experiencewith

handson,inquirybasedscientificlearningopportunities.


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BiopharmaceuticalIndustryTargetsU.S.STEMEducationto

FuelInnovation,MaintainCompetitiveness

TheU.S.knowledgeeconomy,whichfuelsresearchand

development(R&D)intensivesectorssuchasthe

innovativebiopharmaceuticalindustry,isincreasingly

atriskastheU.S.fallsbehindothercountriesin

science,technology,engineering,andmath(STEM)

proficiency

leading

to

current

and

projected

shortages

inhighskilledtalent.

Developingnovel,lifesavingtherapeuticsand

diagnosticsrequiresawelleducated,trained,

experiencedSTEMworkforcefromarangeof

disciplines.Thebiopharmaceuticalindustrydrawsfrom

abroadrangeofSTEMdegreefieldsthatspanall

levels,fromlabtechnicianstomedicalscientistsand

chemists,tomathematicians,statisticians,and

industrialengineers.

TheSTEMtalentpoolhasbeencriticaltotheindustrys

success,and,byextension,toU.S.globalleadership.

TheU.S.haslongbeenrecognizedasthegloballeader

inbiopharmaceuticalR&D,withmorethan3,500drugs

andtherapeuticsindevelopmentorunderU.S.Food

andDrugAdministration(FDA)review.Inthelastten

years,theFDAhasapprovedmorethan300new

medicines,includingthefirstmedicinetotreatthe

underlyingcauseofcysticfibrosis,thefirstvaccineto

preventcervical

cancer,

and

the

first

therapeutic

vaccinetotreatprostatecancer.1TheU.S.

biopharmaceuticalsectorsupportsatotalofnearly

3.4millionjobsacrosstheeconomy,andcontributes

$789billionineconomicoutputwhendirectandindirect

effectsareconsidered.Theseeconomicimpactsare

fueledbytheR&Denterprise,inwhichPhRMAmember

1PharmaceuticalResearchandManufacturersofAmerica,NewDrugApprovalsreports,20032011;U.S.FoodandDrug

Administration,2011BiologicalLicenseApplicationApprovals,2March2012;U.S.FoodandDrugAdministration,NewMolecular

EntityApprovalsfor2011,31January2012.


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companiesaloneinvestedanestimated$48.5billionin2012,with

mostoftheseinvestmentsmadeintheU.S.Thissectorservesas

thefoundationuponwhichoneoftheU.S.mostdynamic

innovationandbusinessecosystemsisbuilt.2

GiventheimportanceofSTEMskilledworkerstodriving

continuedbiopharmaceuticalinnovationandtheeconomic

benefitsthataccompanyit,theindustryisdevotingresourcesto

advancingSTEMeducationintheU.S.AsrecentlystatedbyPhil

Blake,theCEOofBayerCorporation,Duetoincreasingglobal

competition,thereisgrowingdemandforaU.S.workforcethatis

flexible,scientificallyliterate,andequippedwiththecritical

thinking,problemsolvingandteamworkingskillsfosteredbya

qualityscienceeducation.Toremaingloballycompetitive,we

mustcommittoimprovingU.S.STEMeducationforall

students,particularlygirlsandunderrepresentedminorities

includingAfricanAmericans,HispanicsandAmericanIndians.

ForBayer,thatisthereasonwecreatedtheMakingScience

MakeSenseprogramandhavebeenactiveineffortsto

improveSTEMoverthepast40years.

Asthisreportdetails,anindustrywideeffortisunderwayto

addressdecliningtrendsinSTEMeducationintheU.S.The

reportexaminesthegrowingSTEMskillsgapintheU.S.

economyandthebiopharmaceuticalsector,discussesthe

importanceof

STEM

jobs

to

the

ability

of

the

U.S.

biopharmaceuticalindustrytobringnewmedicinestopatients,

anddocumentsforthefirsttimeinoneplaceinformationon

thebroadrangeofSTEMeffortsintheU.S.supportedby

PhRMAmembercompaniesandtheircorporatefoundations.

2U.S.FoodandDrugAdministration.FY2012InnovativeDrugApprovals:BringingLifesavingDrugstoPatientsQuicklyand

Efficiently.SilverSpring,MD:FDA,December2012.Availableat

www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/ReportsManualsForms/Reports/ucm276385.htm(accessedFebruary2013).

TheUnitedStateshas

traditionallyproducedtheworlds

topresearch

scientists

and

engineershalformoreof

economicgrowthintheUnited

Statesoverthepastfiftyyearsis

attributabletoimproved

productivityresultingfrom

innovation.

U.S.CongressJointEconomic

CommitteeSTEMEducation:

PreparingfortheJobsoftheFuture


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WHATARESTEMJOBS?

STEMoccupationsgenerallyincludemathand

computersciencejobs;architectureand

engineeringoccupations;andlifeandphysical

scientists.Buildingfromrecentresearchand

applyingitsownexperienceinworkforcestudie

acrossthecountry,Battellehasdevelopeda

similarblendeddefinitionoftheprimarySTEM

workforce,which,asshowninthetablebelow,

isestimatedat7.4millionindividualsemployed

in2012.*Thisrepresentsalmostsixpercentof

nationalemployment,withahigherproportion

ofSTEMfieldsfoundinR&Dintensivesectors

includingbiopharmaceuticals,information

technology,andaerospacetonameafew.

*Forafulllistingofthedetailedoccupationsthat

makeupeachgroupseetheAppendix.These

estimatesareconsideredrelativelyconservativeas

theyfocusonthosejobsthattypicallyrequirethe

mostSTEMspecificeducationandtrainingandare

thosewhich

can

be

most

precisely

delineated

in

the

federaloccupationaldata.

U.S.Competitiveness,GlobalLeadershipatRiskDueto

STEMShortfalls

ThenationsSTEMrelatedworkforce,fromscientistsand

engineerstoinformationtechnologyprofessionalsand

mathematicians,driveeconomicgrowthinanumberofways

andarecriticaltosecuringcontinuedgrowthinan

increasinglycompetitiveglobaleconomy.Amongthepositive

attributesofaSTEMworkforce:

Arapidly

growing

source

of

high

quality,

high

wage

jobs:Since2004,STEMoccupationshavegrownby

morethan12percentwhiletotaloccupational

employmenthasincreasedlessthantwopercent.

AveragewagesforSTEMfieldsarealmostdouble

overallaverageswiththeaverageannualwagesfor

aSTEMjobat$82,278versus$45,790in2012.3

Stableemploymentwithlessjoblessness:In2012,

theunemploymentratesforkeySTEMoccupations

werelessthanhalfthenationalaverage.4

Anoutsized

impact

on

the

rest

of

the

economy:

OneSTEMjobcanoftensupportanumberof

additionaljobsthroughemploymentmultiplier

effects.IndustriesthatareSTEMintensivetendto

havemuchhigheremploymentmultipliersandthus

broadereconomicimpacts.5

Table1:U.S.EmploymentinSTEMOccupations,2012

OccupationalGroups 2012Employment

AllOccupations 130,287,700

Computerrelated 3,766,240

Engineers&EngineeringTechnicians 2,222,850

Life&PhysicalSciences 890,890

Architects,Drafters,&Surveyors 386,720

Mathrelated 121,710

TotalSTEMrelatedEmployment 7,388,410

Source:BattelleanalysisofBLS,OESdata,2012.

3BattelleanalysisofSTEMrelatedoccupationalemploymentandwagesfromtheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics,Occupational

EmploymentStatisticsprogram.ForadetaileddefinitionofSTEMrelatedoccupationsBattelleisusing,seetheAppendix.4BattelleanalysisofU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics,CurrentPopulationSurveydata.

5BattelleanalysisofIMPLANInput/Outputmodels.


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CurrentandProjectedSTEMShortfallEvidenceofcurrentandprojectedshortfallsinskilledSTEMtalentintheU.S.underscoresapotential

threattothenationseconomicgrowthasR&Dintensiveindustrieslikethebiopharmaceuticalsectormay

beforcedtoshiftR&Dinvestmentandmanufacturingcapabilitiestoothercountriesthatcanfilltheir

STEMskills

and

education

requirements.

SeveralrecentstudieshighlighttheSTEMjobshortfallsintheU.S.Onerecentsurveyofmanufacturers

revealsthatabout600,000currentU.S.manufacturingjobopeningsremainunfilledduetoalackof

qualifiedcandidatesfortechnicalpositionsrequiringSTEMskills.6AnInformationTechnologyand

InnovationFoundationstudyrankedtheUnitedStatesfourthoutof44industrializedcountriesand

regionsinglobalinnovativebasedcompetitiveness,butsecondtolastinprogresstowardincreasing

innovationbasedcompetitivenessandcapacity,includingastrong

STEMbasedworkforce,since2000.7InasurveyofFortune1000

executives,nearlyall(95percent)areconcernedthattheU.S.isin

danger

of

losing

its

global

leadership

position

because

of

a

shortageofSTEMtalent.8Accordingtoarecentreportbythe

PresidentsCouncilofAdvisorsonScienceandTechnology(PCAST),

theU.S.willneedtoproduceonemillionadditionalSTEM

graduatesoverthenextdecadetomaintainitspositionasthe

worldsleaderinscienceandtechnologyinnovation.9Evidenceof

thisgrowingneedforSTEMworkerscanbeseenintherising

demandfordoctoraldegreesinlifeandphysicalscience

occupations,whichisexpectedtoincreasesignificantlywithPhDs

requiredfornearlyoneinfourscientistjobsby2018.10

DemandforSTEMrelatedtalentandskillshasgrownatarapid

rateinrecentyearswithdoubledigitjobgrowththrough2012,

andforecastsexpectthistrendtocontinue.TheBureauofLabor

StatisticsprojectsstronggrowthforSTEMoccupationsto

continuerelativetoalloccupationsasshowninFigure1.

6ManufacturingInstituteandDeloitte,BoilingPoint?TheSkillsGapinU.S.Manufacturing,2011.

7TheInformationTechnology&InnovationFoundation,TheAtlanticCenturyII:BenchmarkingEU&U.S.Innovationand

Competitiveness,July2011.8BayerCorporation,BayerFactsofScienceEducationSurveyXIII,2008.

9PresidentsCouncilofAdvisorsonScienceandTechnology,EngagetoExcel:ProducingOneMillionAdditionalCollegeGraduates

withDegreesinScience,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics,February2012.10

A.P.Carnevale,HelpWanted:ProjectionsofJobsandEducationRequirementsThrough2018,GeorgetownUniversityCenteron

EducationandtheWorkforce,June2010.

TheSTEMfieldsandthosewho

workinthemarecriticalengines

ofinnovationandgrowth:

accordingto

one

recent

estimate,

whileonlyaboutfivepercentof

theU.S.workforceisemployedin

STEMfields,theSTEMworkforce

accountsformorethanfifty

percentofthenationssustained

economicgrowth.

U.S.Department ofLabor


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Figure1:OccupationalEmploymentTrendsandProjectionsforSTEMandAllOccupations

Source:BattelleanalysisofBureauofLaborStatistics,OccupationalEmploymentStatisticsdataandprojections,201020.

U.S.TrailsOtherCountriesonKeySTEMIndicators

ThestateofSTEMeducationintheU.S.reflectsongoinggapsinachievement,particularlywhenlooking

atkey

STEM

indicators

such

as

U.S.

student

performance

on

international

mathematics

and

science

tests,STEMdegreesawardedinU.S.institutionsofhighereducation,andteacherqualityinSTEM

subjects.Further,accordingtorecentbudgetdata,governmentfundingforSTEMeducationhasshown

adeclineoverthelastfewyearswithfederalexpendituresforSTEMprogramsdownsince2010.

AsTable2demonstrates,U.S.studentperformanceexhibitsadownwardtrendthroughtheelementary,

middle,andhighschoollevels.Attheelementaryandmiddleschoollevels,internationalassessments

findtheperformanceofU.S.fourthandeighthgradersranked11thand9thinmath,and7thand10thin

scienceoutofnearly60othercountries,respectivelylaggingbehindRussiaandmuchofAsia.11Of

note,Singaporewasrankednumberoneortwoforscienceandmathamongfourthandeighthgraders.

Accordingto

the

National

Assessment

of

Educational

Progress

(NAEP),

among

U.S.

4th

graders,

only

one

thirdhavedemonstratedbasicproficiencyinscienceandjust39percentinmath.Similarly,by8th

grade,only31percentareconsideredtohavebasicproficiencyorbetterinscienceand34percentin

math.12AsTable2andFigure2indicate,whileU.S.elementaryandmiddleschoolstudentsaregenerally

aboveaverageacrossallcountries,U.S.highschoolstudentsscoreatorbelowtheaverageforother

industrializedcountries.

11HighlightsFromTIMSS2011:MathematicsandScienceAchievementofU.S.Fourth andEighthGradeStudentsinanInternational

Context,NationalCenterforEducationStatistics,December2012.TIMSSdataincludenationalandsubnationaleducationsystems.

Among4thgraders,57countriesorothereducationsystemsparticipatedin2011;among8thgraders56participated.12

NAEPresultsfor4thand12thgradestudentsarefrom2009,thelatestyearavailable;8thgraderesultsarefrom2011.

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

EmploymentIndex(2004=100)

STEM Occupations

All Occupations


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Table2:U.S.STEMEducation,StudentAchievementinanInternationalContext

TIMSSAvg.Scores,2011 PISAAvg.Scores,2012

4thGradeSCIENCE

4thGradeMATH

8thGradeSCIENCE

8thGradeMATH

9thGradeSCIENCE

9thGradeMATH

U.S.Ranking

7th

11th

10th

9th

20th(OECD)/

28th(Overall)

27th(OECD)/

36th(Overall)

U.S. 544 541 525 509 497 481

GlobalorOECDAverage* 500 500 500 500 501 494

SelectedRankingsforComparison

Australia 24th 19th 12th 12th 17th(Overall) 19th(Overall)

Canada n/a n/a n/a n/a 11th(Overall) 13th(Overall)

Germany 17th 16th n/a n/a 12th(Overall) 16th(Overall)

Japan 4th 5th 4th 5th 4th(Overall) 7th(Overall)

SouthKorea

1st

2nd

3rd

1st

7th

(Overall)

5th

(Overall)

ShanghaiChina n/a n/a n/a n/a 1st(Overall) 1st(Overall)

Singapore 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd(Overall) 2nd(Overall)

UnitedKingdom 15th 9th 9th 10th 21st(Overall) 26th(Overall)

Source:NationalCenterforEducationalStatistics,TrendsinInternationalMathandScienceStudy(TIMSS);OrganizationforEconomic

CooperationandDevelopment(OECD),ProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA).

*ForTIMSSfigurerepresentscenterpointamongthenearly60countriesthatparticipatedin2011(57countries/educationsystemsfor

4thgrade;56participantsfor8thgrade).ForPISArepresentsOECDaverage.

n/a=Didnotparticipateornotreportingresults.

Atthehighschoollevel,U.S.studentperformancebeginstolag

wellbehindmostOECDcountries.TheaveragescoresforU.S.

highschoolstudentsarebelowtheOECDaverageinmath

literacy,withU.S.9thgradersranking27thoutof34OECD

nationsand36thoutof65whenOECDpartnercountriesand

regionsareincluded.Inscienceliteracy,theaverageU.S.score

wasaboutaverageamongOECDcountries,ranking20thamong

the34OECDnationsand28thamongall65countriesandregions.

Thedomesticandworld

economiesdependmoreand

moreonscienceand

engineering.Butourprimary

andsecondaryschoolsdonot

seemabletoproduceenough

studentswiththeinterest,

motivation,knowledgeandskills

theywillneedtocompeteand

prosperintheemergingworld.

National

Research

Council

RisingAbovetheGatheringStorm


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Figure2.ShanghaiRanksattheTopinMathandScienceAchievementAmong9thGraderswhiletheU.S.RanksAmongtheBottomHalfofOECDCountries,2012

Source:OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(OECD),ProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA).

Note:DatapresentedforcountrieswithscoresatorabovetheU.S.ExamplesofsomeadditionalcountriesbelowtheU.S.includeSweden,Israel,

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AnotherkeyconcernistheU.S.shareofstudentsearningSTEMdegreesversusothercountries.Inthe

U.S.,fewerthanonethirdofbachelorsdegreesearnedareinscienceandengineeringfieldscompared

withsignificantlyhigherratesinChinaandJapan(seeFigure3).AnanalysisofNationalCenterfor

EducationalStatisticsdatafoundthat43percentoftheSTEMrelateddoctoratedegreesawardedin

2011were

conferred

upon

nonresident

students,

most

of

whom

return

to

their

home

countries,

increasingthosecountriesglobalcompetitiveness.13Additionally,arecentreportfromthe

CongressionalResearchServiceexpressedconcernthattheU.S.isfallingbehindothercountriesinthe

productionofSTEMdegrees,whichhasbeenamplifiedbyscaledifferencesbetweenthesizesofthe

UnitedStatesandChineseandIndianpopulations(i.e.,about300millionintheUnitedStatescompared

toabout1.34billioninChinaand1.22billioninIndia).14

Figure3:ShareofFirstUniversityDegreesinScienceandEngineeringFields,2008

Source:NationalScienceBoard,ScienceandEngineeringIndicators2012.

EUrepresentsanaverageamongEUnationspublishedinthestudyincluding

theUnitedKingdom,Germany,France,Spain,andItaly.

Manybusinessleaders,includingthoseintheU.S.biopharmaceuticalindustry,haveexpressedconcern

thatweaknessesinU.S.STEMskillsandtalenthaveandwillcontinuetocontributetonationalSTEM

workforceshortagesandwillultimatelydiminishU.S.competitivenessandtheU.S.biopharmaceutical

industrysabilitytoinnovateandbringnewmedicinestopatientsinneed.AsnotedbyAmgensCEO

RobertBradway,Iveseenthelivesofpatientstransformedasaresultofnewmedicinesweve

discovered,developedandmanufacturedandIveseentheunrelentingpassionofscientistswhowork

onthose

kinds

of

therapies.

Its

shown

me

how

rewarding

it

can

be

to

pursue

science

as

acareerand

thebroadbasedbenefitsthatscience,technology,engineering,andmath(STEM)disciplinescan

provide.Thedangerwefacetodayisthepossibilitythatfewerpeoplewillenterhighlytechnicalfieldsin

thedecadesahead,atatimewhendemandforindividualswiththesekindsofskillsisontherise.

13EconomicModelingSpecialistsInternational(EMSI)calculationsofNationalCenterforEducationalStatisticsdatacitedinForbes,see:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/emsi/2013/05/28/howforeignborngraduatesimpactthestemworkershortagedebate/.14

Source:CongressionalResearchService,Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)Education:APrimer,p.15,Aug.2012.

TheUnited

States

currently

ranks20thamongallnationsin

theproportionof24yearolds

whoearndegreesinnatural

scienceorengineering.Oncea

leaderinSTEMeducation,the

UnitedStatesisnowfarbehind

manycountriesonseveral

measures.

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TeacherQualityConcerns

ImprovementstoK12STEMeducationrequireattentiontoboth

sidesoftheequationstudentsandteachers.Asnotedbythe

PresidentsCouncilofAdvisorsonScienceandTechnology,the

mostimportant

factor

in

ensuring

excellence

is

great

STEM

teachers.15Thisstartswitheffectiveteachertrainingprograms,but

asarecentreportbytheNationalCouncilonTeacherQualityfound,

onlyabout10percentofthemorethan1,200teachertraining

programsintheU.S.arehighquality.16

Inadditiontogeneralteachertraining,themosteffectiveSTEM

teachershaveaneducationalbackgroundintheSTEMsubject

theyteach,butaccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofEducations

SchoolsandStaffingSurvey,manyoftheSTEMdisciplinesare

assignedteachers

that

did

not

major

in

that

field

in

college,

particularlyinthephysicalscienceswherefewerthanhalfof

teachershaveadegreeinearthsciencesorchemistry,themain

subjectstheyteach.17IntheU.S.,nearly30percentofmathteachers

donothaveamathdegreeandoneinfourbiologyteachersdonot

haveadegreeinthelifesciences.

AsnotedinaMcKinsey&Companystudyontheimportanceofteacherselectionandtraining,The

qualityofaschoolsystemrestsonthequalityofitsteachersThetopperformingschoolsystemshave

moreeffectivemechanismsforselectingpeopleforteachertrainingthandothelowerperforming

systems.Theyrecognizethatabadselectiondecisioncanresultinupto40yearsofpoorteaching.18

Thestudyraisesconcernsthatwearerecruitingmoreteachersfromthebottomperformersinhigh

schoolthanweshould,meaningtheprospectsforthequalityoftheeducationsystemseemunlikelyto

improvewithoutaconcertedefforttomakeSTEMfieldsmoreattractiveandimproveSTEMteacher

training.

Incontrast,countrieswithhigherperformingschoolsystemslikethoseofSingaporeandChina,placea

strongemphasisonrecruitmentandtrainingforSTEMteachers.Forexample,inShanghaiand

throughoutChina,anemphasishasbeenplacedonimprovingteachertrainingandstrengthening

credentialsinrecentdecades.19Rigorouseducationandtestingstandardshavebeenputintoplaceto

qualifyteachers.Beyondtheseinitialcredentials,teacherprofessionaldevelopmentiscontinuously

emphasizedand

promoted

with

teachers

observing

each

others

classes,

active

mentoring,

continual

evaluation,regulargroupdiscussionbasedonsubjectmattertosharebestpractices,andjointlesson

planning.InShanghai,teacherscontinuouslydeveloptheircraftandknowledgebasebymeetinga

requirementof360hoursofprofessionaldevelopmenteveryfiveyearsoftheirteachingcareer.

15PresidentsCouncilofAdvisorsonScienceandTechnology,PrepareandInspire:K12EducationinScience,Technology,Engineering,

andMath(STEM)forAmericasFuture,ExecutiveReport,September2010.16

NationalCouncilonTeacherQuality,TeacherPrepReview:AReviewoftheNationsTeacherPreparationPrograms,December2013.17

Source:U.S.DepartmentofEducation,NationalCenterforEducationStatistics,SchoolsandStaffingSurvey(SASS),200708.18

M.Barber&M.Mourshed,HowtheWorldsBestPerformingSchoolSystemsComeOutOnTop,McKinsey&Company,September2007.19

NationalCenteronEducationandtheEconomy,TheCenteronInternationalEducationBenchmarking;ShanghaiChinaprofile.

Amongthosewhoteachmath

andscience,havingamajorinthe

subjecttaughthasasignificant

positiveimpactonstudent

achievement.Unfortunately,

manyU.S.mathandscience

teacherslackthiscredential.

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ToretaingloballeadershipinbiopharmaceuticalR&D,theU.S.cannotaffordtocontinuetolagbehind

othercountriesinbuildingthe21stcenturySTEMworkforceneededtofueltheknowledgeeconomy.

AsnotedbyTheNewYorkTimesEditorialBoard,Americasstatureasaneconomicpowerisbeing

threatenedbysocietiesaboveusandbelowusontheachievementscale.Wealthynationswithhigh

performingschools

are

consolidating

advantages

and

working

hard

to

improve.

At

the

same

time,

less

wealthycountrieslikeChile,Brazil,Indonesia,andPeruhavemadewhattheOECDdescribesas

impressivegainscatchingupfromverylowlevelsofperformance.Inotherwords,ifthingsremainas

theyare,countriesthatlagbehinduswillonedayovertakeus.20

Thenationsbiopharmaceuticalcompanies,likemanyothersectors,recognizetheneedtobeapartof

thesolutionandaredevelopingandsupportingarangeofactivitiesandprogramsaimedatimproving

thestateofSTEMeducationintheU.S.startingwithK12anduptoandincludingenhancingteachers

professionaltrainingtofosterU.S.abilitytocompetewithothernations.

20NewYorkTimesEditorialBoard,WhyOtherCountriesTeachBetter,TheNewYorkTimes,Dec.17,2013.


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BiopharmaceuticalIndustry,Powered

byaHighlySkilledSTEMWorkforce

TheU.S.biopharmaceuticalsectorsabilitytodevelopnew

medicinesiscriticallytiedtoitsbaseofhighskilledtalent.Its

workforcespansabroadspectrumofoccupationsatthecore

ofU.S.innovationSTEMrelatedoccupationscanbefound

ateverystageoftheR&Dandmanufacturingprocess.Lifeand

physicalscientistsrepresentjustoneofthecriticalcomponentsof

thebiopharmaceuticalworkforce,accountingfornearlytwoout

ofevery

three

STEM

jobs

within

the

biopharmaceutical

manufacturingsegmentalone.

Thegraphiconthenextpageillustratesthebroadrangeof

STEMjobsinvolvedinresearching,developing,and

manufacturingnewmedicinesforourmostchallengingand

costlydiseases.

STEMrelatedoccupationsmakeupahighshareofthebiophar

maceuticalmanufacturingcomponentofthebroaderindustry

nearly

30

percent

of

industry

jobs

fall

into

these

primary

STEM

groupsaccordingtoavailablefederaldata.21Theconcentration

oftheseSTEMjobsisfivetimesthatseenacrosstheentire

economy.Nearlytwothirdsoftheseindividualsareworking

inbiopharmaceuticalmanufacturingaschemists,medical

scientists,biologicalandchemicaltechnicians,science

managers,biochemists,microbiologists,andotherhighlytrained

scientificoccupations.ThehigherconcentrationofSTEM

occupationsinthebiopharmaceuticalindustryspeakstothe

industrysvestedinterestinensuringthenextgenerationof

highskilled

workers.

i.PresidentsCouncilofAdvisorsonScienceandTechnology,ReporttothePresident

onEnsuringAmericanLeadershipinAdvancedManufacturing,Juneii11,p.ii,cited

inANationalStrategicPlanForAdvancedManufacturing,ExecutiveOfficeofthe

President,NationalScienceandTechnologyCouncil,Feb.2012.

ii.PhRMAanalysisofdatafromUnitedStatesInternationalTradeAdministration,

TradeStatsExpress:NationalExportData.

iii.PharmaceuticalResearchandManufacturersofAmerica,NewDrugApprovals

reports,20032011.

21BattelleanalysisofU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics,Occupational

EmploymentStatisticsdatabyindustry.

ADVANCEDMANUFACTURINGINTHE

BIOPHARMACEATICALINDUSTRY

AbroadrangeofSTEMexpertiseisrequiredto

supportadvancedmanufacturingperformedby

thebiopharmaceuticalindustry.Theactivities

(a)dependontheuseandcoordinationof

information,automation,computation,

software,sensing,

and

networking,

and/or

(b)makeuseofcuttingedgematerialsand

emergingcapabilitiesenabledbythephysical

andbiologicalsciences,forexamplenanotech

nology,chemistry,andbiology.Itinvolvesboth

newwaystomanufactureexistingproducts,an

themanufactureofnewproductsemerging

fromnewadvancedtechnologies.i

Advancedmanufacturingisanimportantsourceo

ExportsBiopharmaceuticalexportshave

increasedmore

than

300

percent

over

the

fifteenyearperiodbetween1998and

2012.ii

NewmedicalinnovationsMorethan300

medicineshavebeenapprovedintheU.S.

overthepastdecade.iii

Economicsustainabilityandgrowth

AccordingtotheNationalScience

Foundation,Themanufacturingsector

accountsforabout72percentofallprivate

sectorR&D

spending

and

employs

about

60percentofU.S.industrysR&D

workforce.Asaresult,themanufacturing

sectordevelopsandproducesmanyofthe

technologiesthatadvancethe

competitivenessandgrowthoftheentire

economy,includingthemuchlargerservice

sector.Technologybasedimprovementsto

productivitymadepossiblebythe

manufacturingsectorconsistentlygenerate

jobgrowthovertimeacrosstheeconomy.


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Figure4:STEMrelatedJobsAcrosstheDrugDevelopmentProcess


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BiopharmaceuticalCompaniesNurturingtheNextGeneration

ofSkilledWorkers

Companiesandentireindustriesaretakingactionto

improveSTEMeducationintheU.S.againstabackdrop

ofstakeholdersadvocatingforvariousreformsofthe

U.S.educationalsystem.

BattelleconductedasurveyofPhRMAmember

biopharmaceuticalcompaniesregardingtheirsupport

forSTEM

education

related

programs

and

initiatives

in

theU.S.TheresultsindicatethatPhRMAmembersare

proactivelyengaged,notonlyincreativeapproaches

toimprovingfundamentalscienceeducation,butalso

inreformingthewayinwhichSTEMsubjectsare

taughtandlearned.Thisisthefirsttimeastudyhas

tracked,indetail,thecontributionsoftheinnovative

biopharmaceuticalindustrytoU.S.STEMeducation.

BattellesurveyedPhRMAmembercompaniesand

their

foundations

in

March

2013.

Twenty

four

PhRMAmembercompaniescompletedthesurvey

andreportedthattheyortheirfoundationssupport

atleastoneSTEMrelatededucationprogram.

Inthissectionofthereportwedescribe:

Keyfindingsonoverallinnovativebiopharmaceutical

industryeffortsinsupportofU.S.STEMeducation

GeographicdistributionofSTEMeducationactivities

Agegroupsandeducationallevelstargeted

Typesand

examples

of

STEM

activities

supported.

WHATMOTIVATESBIOPHARMACEUTICAL

COMPANIESTOSUPPORT

STEMEDUCATIONINITIATIVES?

BiogenIdecandtheBiogenIdec

Foundationarecommittedtoactively

supportinganddrivingeducationalSTEM

opportunitiesandenhancements inan

efforttocreatethenextgenerationof

scientists.Ourhope,istofostera

passionandloveforsciencefor

childrensparkingacuriosity

and

love

ofproblemsolvingwhilesupporting

theSTEMcareerspipeline.Asa

biotechnologycompanyfocusedon

caringforothers,wefeelatremendous

responsibilitytohelpclosetheSTEM

educationachievementgap,embrace

diversityandinclusioninSTEMcareers

andsupportthosewhoaredevelopingor

runningsuchprograms.

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KeyFindingsSelectfindingsfromcompaniesrespondingtoasurveyoftheir

STEMeducationactivities:22

Annually,innovativebiopharmaceuticalcompaniesare

initiating,supporting,and/orfundingSTEMeducation

programswithmorethan500,000studentparticipants

andnearly8,000teachers.

14nationallevelprogramsarebeingsupportedwith

additionalSTEMactivitiessupportedin26states,

D.C.,andPuertoRico.

85percentofSTEMrelatedprogramssupportedby

theindustryfocusongradesK12,andareaimedat

improvingpreparationandachievementamongboth

studentsand

teachers.

Duringthelastfiveyears,24PhRMAmembercompaniesand

theirfoundationshave:

Investedover$100millioninSTEMeducationrelatedinitiatives;

Awardednearly600individualSTEMeducationrelatedgrants;

Leveragedtheskillsandtalentsofnearly4,500industryemployeesasvolunteers

inSTEMprogramsandinitiatives;

Volunteeredalmost27,000hours;

Supportedorservedmorethan17,500STEMteachers;

Impactedmorethan1.6millionstudentsinSTEMrelatededucationprogramssponsored

orsupportedbytheindustryatallgradeandeducationallevels;and

Supportedorfundedmorethan90individualinitiativestargetingstudentsand/orteachersat

alllevelsinSTEMrelatedfields,themajorityofwhichhavebeenactivewithinthelastyear.

Someofthemostsizableprogramsarethosethattargetanationalstudentorteacherpopulationin

supportofthirdpartySTEMrelatedinitiativessuchasTeachforAmerica,orsponsorshipforthe

NationalScienceandEngineeringFestivalorregionalornationalsciencefairsorroboticscompetitions.

Otherlargeprogramsarestatewideeffortsto,forexample,developorpromoteastatescienceinitiative

orimpactcurriculumdevelopment.

22Keyfindingsfromthesurveyrepresentwhatcompaniesareabletoreportbasedonvariousdegreesoftrackingparticipationinand

supportforSTEMeducationrelatedprograms.Asmanycompaniesdonotsystematicallygatherandreportthisinformation,these

figureslikelyundercountoverallsupport.

WHATMOTIVATESBIOPHARMACEUTICAL

COMPANIESTOSUPPORT

STEMEDUCATION

INITIATIVES?

Scienceisattheheartofeverything

Bayerdoes.Itsthethreadthatruns

throughandconnectsBayer

HealthCare,BayerCropScienceand

BayerMaterialScience.Notonlyis

scientificliteracyandahighlytrained

STEM(science,technology,engineering

andmathematics)workforceessential

toBayersthreebusinesses,itiscritical

toAmericasfutureeconomicstrength

andsuccess.

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GeographicCoverageofSTEMActivitiesBiopharmaceuticalcompaniesaresupportingSTEMeducationprogramsandinitiativesthatoperate

coasttocoastandvaryintheirgeographicfocusfromlocal,regional,andnationallevels.Theindustryis

supportingprogramsin26states,D.C.,andPuertoRicowithlargerconcentrationsinstateswitha

deeperindustry

presence

(see

map

in

Figure

5).

Fourteen

programs

are

considered

national

in

scope

andpotentiallyimpacteverystate.

Figure5:GeographicCoverageofU.S.STEMEducationProgramsSupportedbytheBiopharmaceuticalIndustry

BiopharmaceuticalcompaniesareinvestinginSTEMeducationwithintheirowncommunities.Thirty

twoprogramsaresupportedbycompaniesortheirfoundationswithaprimaryfocusatthelocallevel

(city,county,orlocalregion).NearlyallofthesearedesignedtoimpactSTEMstudentsoreducatorsin

thelocalareasandoftenschooldistrictsadjacenttocorporateoperations.

ThemultiplegeographiclevelsinwhichcompaniesandtheirfoundationsaresupportingSTEMrelated

educationprogramsformaneffective,layeredapproachtoimprovingeducationbytakingonlocal,

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FinancialandInKindSupportforSTEMEducationPrograms

SupportforSTEMeducationisprovidedinseveraldifferentways.Whileallbiopharmaceutical

companiesdonothavecorporatefoundations,manydoandoftenusethefoundationastheumbrella

underwhichtheylaunchinitiatives,providedirectfundingorinkindresources,orcontributeinother

capacities.The

survey

finds

companies

generally

use

ablend

of

approaches

across

the

programs

and

initiativestheysponsor.Justoverhalfofcompanies(55percent)providedirectsupportthroughthe

companyitself,24percentsupportSTEMactivitiesthroughtheircorporatefoundation,and21percent

useablendedapproach.

BiopharmaceuticalcompaniesandfoundationsthataresupportingSTEMeducationprogramsdosoinmany

ways,oftenthroughfinancialdonationsorgrantfunding,manytimesbydonatingequipmentorfacilitiesto

use,employeesvolunteeringtheirtimeandexpertiseforservice,orotherinkindcontributions.

Amongthe24companiesresponding,threefourthsofcompanysupportedSTEMinitiativesreceive

financialsupportwhichtotaled$10.3millionin2012.23Inthesurvey,companiesprovidingfinancial

supportwereaskedwhethertheyweretheprimaryfunderofthisprogram(providingmorethan

50percentofallfunding)orinsteadamoregeneralsupporterofabroaderprogrameffort.Biopharma

ceuticalcompaniesareprimaryfundersofnearly30percentofallSTEMeducationprogramsreceiving

anyfinancialsupport.Thisshareindicatestheimportantandcrucialroleofthesefinancialcontributions

insupportingnumerousSTEMeducationinitiativesandtheextenttowhichbiopharmaceutical

companiesaredesigningnewprogramstofullyfundoraretheprimarysupporterofexistingprograms.

Duringthelastfiveyears,amongthe

biopharmaceuticalcompaniessurveyed,

$100millionhasbeeninvestedinSTEMeducation

programsand

initiatives

across

the

U.S.

Some

of

thelargestinitiativesfromafinancialfunding

perspectivetendtobemultistateornationalin

theircoveragethoughtheyspananarrayof

programdesigns.Theseinitiativesrangefrom

companyinitiatedanddevelopednational

initiativestoimpactSTEMteachingandlearning,to

multistateprogramsaimedatexposingstudents

andteacherstorealworldlabexperiences,to

strengtheningpartnershipswiththirdpartySTEM

educationinitiatives.

Support

for

STEM

education

programsalsoinvolvesinkindcontributionsnonfinancialresourcescanincludeemployeevolunteers,

equipmentdonationorusepermission,andalloweduseoffacilities.Inanadvancedtechnologyindustry

suchasthebiopharmaceuticalsector,theseresourcesareextremelyvaluableastheexpertiseof

scientistsandspecializedinstruments,labequipment,andfacilitiesarehardtoaffordoraccessinmost

educationalsettings,particularlyintheK12levels.

23Numerouscompaniesthatreportprovidingfinancialsupportfortheirsponsoredprogram(s)wereunabletoreportanannualfigure

forcalendaryear2012.The2012contributionfigure,therefore,islikelyundercountingoverallsupport.

WHATMOTIVATESBIOPHARMACEUTICALCOMPANIES

TOSUPPORTSTEMEDUCATIONINITIATIVES?

Ourability

to

translate

science

into

new

hope

for

patientsaroundtheworldhingesontheabilityto

preparethenextgenerationofleadersinlife

sciencesfields.Excellenceinotherfieldssuchas

technologyandengineeringareneededtoensure

globalcompetitivenessanddriveinnovation.

Becauseofthis,CubistPharmaceuticals

philanthropiceffortsarefocusedonsupporting

organizationswithprogramsinscience,technology,

engineering,andmathematics(STEM).

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Companiescontributeinkindinmultiplewaysacrossindividualeducationprogramsbutthemost

common,byfar,isthroughemployeevolunteers.Amongthecompaniesandfoundationsrespondingto

thesurveyreportinginkindcontributions,theycontributesupportthrough:

Employeevolunteers(32programs;59percentofallinkindactivity)

Donationoralloweduseoflaborotherequipment(10programs;19percent

ofallinkindactivity)

Alloweduseordonationoffacilities(5programs;9percentofall

inkindactivity)

Supportinothercapacities,includingtechnicalandcommunicationssupport

(7programs;13percentofallinkindactivity)

Manycompanieswereunabletoquantifytheirinkindsupportsuggestingthatthese

figuresmayunderestimatethefullrangeofsupportprovided.Availabledataareprovided

inthefigurebelow.

Figure6:InkindContributionsandSupporttoU.S.STEMEducationPrograms

LevelofEducationandAgeGroupsSupported

ThesectorisworkingtoimproveandenhancetheSTEMtalentpipelinebytargetingallagegroupsand

educationlevelsacrossmorethan90individualprogramsorinitiatives(seeFigure7).Thevastmajority

(85percent)ofSTEMrelatedprogramssupportedbytheindustry,however,aretargetedatimproving

STEMeducationandopportunitiesamongstudentsingradesK12witharemarkablyevendistribution

acrosselementary,middle,andhighschoolgrades.Companiesareemphasizingthevalueinsupporting

STEMrelatedprogramsatyoungeragegroupstoinstillapassionforthesefieldsatanearlyage,which

hasbeenshowntoleadtocontinuedacademicinterestandcareerpursuitsasstudentsage.

Figure7:SupportforAllLevelsoftheSTEMEducationTalentPipeline

Note:Manyprogramsspanmultiplegradelevels.K12detailwillnotsumto85%duetosomesurveyresponsesreportingage

groupsthatspanK12gradelevels,andothersthatdontspecifywhichK12group.Programsbygradelevelincludeboththose

focusedonstudentsaswellasteachers.

ANNUALLY: 700employee

volunteers

8,648employeehours

volunteered

CUMULATIVE,last5years: 4,463employeevolunteers 26,770employeehoursvolunteered

OTHERcontributions: Labequipment

CommunicationsandPublic

Relationsassistance

Strategic

assistance

Elementary Middle High Associates 4-Year GraduateSchool School School Degrees College or Degrees(K6) (78) (912) University

22% 27% 32% 3% 8% 4%

K1285%

PostSecondary

15%

Wecantwaituntilkids

areinhighschooltodothis.

Wemuststartearlier,and

thathasguidedmuchof

ourthinkingonSTEM

relatedprogramming.

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TypesofSTEMActivitiesSupported

CompaniesaresupportingSTEMprogramsdesignedto

improveachievementandoutcomesforstudentsas

wellasforeducators.Asshownbelow,57percentof

industrysupported

programs

are

student

focused

while

otherstargetbothstudentsand/orteachers.Amongthe

93programsorinitiativesreportedbycompanies

respondingtothesurvey,morethan70percentwere

classifiedintothesevencategoriesshowninthepie

chartandarebrieflydescribedbelow.

Figure8:FocusofIndustrysupportedSTEMEducationPrograms

Figure9:DistributionofSTEMEducationProgramsSupported

Supportingthirdpartyefforts:Theactivitiesmostwidelysupportedbythebiopharmaceutical

companiessurveyedarethosethatsustainanexistingthirdpartystudentorteacherfocused

initiativesuchasTakedaPharmaceuticalCompanyssupportforscienceteachereducation

programsthroughitsgrantstotheChicagoMuseumofScienceandIndustrysCenterforthe

AdvancementofScienceEducation.In2012,TakedaPharmaceuticalCompanycommitted

fundingtoChicagosMuseumofScienceandIndustrytosupportscienceteachereducation

programsinChicagolandshighneedareas.TheCenterfortheAdvancementofScience

57%Studentfocused

22%Student&

Teacherfocused

12%Teacherfocused

9%Otherfocus

15%

14%

13%

10%7%

8%

5%

28%

Thirdpartyrelated initiativesforstudents

orteachers

Scholarships forstudentsorteachers

SciencefairsorSTEMrelatedcompetitions

Summerresearch experience or

academicallyoriented campsforstudents

orteachers

Teacher workshopsorotherprofessional

development

Classroomvisitstoschoolsforlearning

opportunities, careerawareness, etc.

STEMfocused schools

OtherSTEM

activities

TypesofSTEMactivitiessupported:

[Thereisa]greatneedtotapthepotentialofthe

entireSTEMtalentpool,andtheimportanceof

doingsoateverypointonthedevelopment

continuumbeginning

in

elementary

school

with

highquality,handson,inquirybasedscience

education,onthroughcollegewhereSTEMtalentis

refinedandrecruited,andthenintotheworkplace

whereitmustbefurthernurturedandencouraged.

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Education(CASE)programaimstoinspirethenextgenerationofinventorsandinnovatorswith

programsthatempowerteachers,engagethecommunityandexcitestudents.

Supportingscholarshipsforstudentsorteachers:Manycompaniesalsoprovidescholarships

forstudentsorteacherstopursueeducationinaSTEMrelatedfield.Asjusttwoexamples,the

EisaiUSA

Foundation

funds

$10,000

scholarships

to

worthy

students

at

the

University

of

the

SciencesinPhiladelphiaandNovoNordisksupportsscholarshipsforcollegestudentswhointend

topursuecareersindiabetes orhemophiliarelatedfields.TheCubistScienceEducation

LeadershipAwardhonorsinnovativescienceteachersinmiddleandhighschoolsthroughout

NewEnglandandpartnerswiththeNewEnglandPatriotsRadioNetworktorecognizea

TeacheroftheWeek.Atseasonsend,oneoftheseteachersisgivenanawardbyCubist

Pharmaceuticalswhichincludes$5,000fortheschoolssciencedepartment.

Sponsoringorhostingsciencefairsortechnologycompetitions:Numerouscompaniesare

fundingstateorregionalsciencefairsorroboticscompetitionssuchasFIRSTRobotics.Celgene

Corporation,forexample,hasbeenamultiyearsponsorandparticipantintheannualU.S.

Scienceand

Engineering

Festival

in

Washington,

DC.

The

company

provides

financial

support

for

theeventandanexhibit.SanofiPasteursupportsboththeBioGENEiusChallenge,apremier

nationalandinternationalcompetitionandrecognitionforhighschoolstudentsconducting

researchinbiotechnologyaswellasteamscompetinginFIRSTRobotics.

Supportingsummerresearchopportunitiesoracademicsummercamps:Summerresearch

opportunitiesarealsowidelysupportedwithoneintenprogramsprovidinghandson,inquiry

basedscientificresearchcurriculumatallgradelevels(seetextboxonGlaxoSmithKlines

ScienceintheSummerprogramonpage24).Novartisprovidessupporttoanintensivesummer

enrichmentprogramforGovernorsSchoolscholarsinNewJerseyhighachievinghighschool

studentsselectedfortheprogramenteringtheirsenioryear.ThescholarsliveatDrew

Universityduring

the

summer

and

present

their

scientific

research

findings

at

aconference

at

theuniversity.

Withintheothercategory:Severalprogramsaredesignedforchildrenand/orfamiliesto

introducethehandsonandfunnatureofscience.AbbVie(formerlyAbbottLaboratories),for

example,sponsorsafamilyscienceprogramfor3rdand4thgraderswithhandsonoutofschool

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Emphasisonexperimentallearning.PhRMAmembercompaniesareincreasinglyemphasizingand

encouragingnewapproachestoscienceeducationandcompanyscientistsarechannelingthose

experiencesthatattractedthemtoscienceasanexcitingeducationandcareerpath.Thesenew

approachesgenerallyemphasizethefollowingkeyelements:

EngagingstudentsandteachersinSTEMareasandtopicsthroughhandsonexperimentation

focusedonrealworldinquiry;and

Usingrealworldscientifictools,equipment,andcurriculatoconnectwithandeducatestudents

andteachersinhighlyrelevantlabexperiences.

Teachersof8thgradestudentstakingtheNAEPscienceassessmentin2011wereaskedhowoftentheir

sciencestudentsdidhandsonactivitiesorinvestigationsinscience.Inthe2011assessment,students

ofteachersreportingthegreatestfrequencyofhandsonactivitiesandprojectseverydayoralmost

everydayscoredhigherthanthosestudentswhoseteachersreportlessfrequency.24Just16percent

of8thgradersareengagedindailyhandsonlearninginsciencewhileamajority(56percent)perform

handson

work

once

or

twice

aweek.

Amgen,headquarteredinThousandOaks,California,isacorporateleaderindevelopingandsupporting

creativeSTEMeducationprogramsthroughtheworkofitsFoundation.Thesenotableeffortsinclude

theAmgenBiotechExperiencewhichbeganmorethan20yearsagoandincorporatesthesehandson

programcharacteristicswithaprovenapproachtointroducingindustryrelevantlabexperiencesto

morethan50,000studentsand500scienceteachersannually.

BeyondtheK12level,handsonexperientialprogramdesignalsoremainscriticaltolearningindemand

regulatoryscienceandknowledge.ThroughitspartnershipwithRutgersUniversity,Sunovion

Pharmaceuticals

has

developed

the

Pharmaceutical

Industry

Fellowship

Program

which

includes

a

unique2yearRegulatoryAffairsFellowship.Fromtheprogrammaterials:

Duetotheevolvingrequirementsfromhealthauthorities,thereisanincreasingneedfor

trainedregulatoryprofessionalstoensurecompliancewithglobalregulationsandguidance

inthedevelopment,marketingandmanufactureofproducts.Thistwoyear,postdoctoral

fellowshipwillhelptofulfillthatneedbyprovidingwellstructured,specialized,handson,

indepthexperiencesinacorporateenvironmentthatwilldevelopthecompetenciesneeded

tomeettheemergingchallengesinregulatoryaffairs.

24TheNationsReportCard,Science2011,NationalAssessmentofEducationalProgressatGrade8,NationalCenterforEducation

Statistics,InstituteofEducationSciences,U.S.Dept.ofEducation,page10.


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Scientific Discovery for the Classroom

The Amgen Biotech Experience

TheAmgenFoundationhassupportedhandsoneducational

outreachto

middle

and

high

school

and

college

students

and

teachersformorethan20yearsthroughitspioneeringBiotech

Experienceprogram.FormerlyknownastheAmgenBruceWallace

BiotechnologyLabProgram,thisprogramprovideslabandother

equipmentandcurriculaassistancetointroducerealworldlab

experiencesinordertoadvancescienceliteracyandtogenerate

interestinscienceasanacademicandpotentialcareerpursuit.

Studentsandteachersengageinindustryrelevantmolecularbiologycurricula,tools,andtechniquesusedin

therapeuticdiscoveryincludingrecombinantDNAtechniques,thepolymerasechainreaction(PCR),andkey

moleculartracerssuchasredfluorescentprotein.Atthesametime,studentsdevelopscienceliteracy,experience

working

in

a

lab

setting,

and

gain

valuable

insights

intopotentialcollegeandcareerpathsinlifescience

fields.Teachersgainprofessionaldevelopmentin

current,advancedscienceandaframeworkandlab

equipmentforbringingtheseapplicationsintothe

classroom.Theareasemphasizedreflectaspectsof

theR&DprocessforwhichfundamentalSTEM

knowledgeandskillsareneeded.

Morethan50,000studentsandhundredsof

teachersparticipateannuallyacrossfivestates,

PuertoRico,andtheUnitedKingdom.Sinceits

inception,morethan250,000studentshave

participatedintheAmgenBiotechExperience.Independentevaluatorshavefoundsignificantgainsamong

participatingstudentsinallareasrelatingtoscienceincludingattitude,interest,confidence,knowledge,and

interestinpursuingacareer.

TheAmgenFoundationhasprovidedmorethan$3millioninfundingforthelabprogramtowardmaterialsand

curriculadevelopment,supplies,andteacherprofessionaldevelopment.

BeyondtheAmgenBiotechExperience,theAmgenFoundationisactivelysupportinganumberofsubstantial

regionalandnationalSTEMeducationprogramsservingbothstudentsandteachers.

For

more

information

on

the

Amgen

Biotech

Experience

(formerlyknownastheAmgenBruceWallaceLabProgram)

visitwww.amgenbiotechexperience.com.

WeadvanceSTEMeducationinanumberof

ways,withthedualgoalofinspiringmore

studentstogoontoscientificcareersand

focusingonscientificliteracy.Thereisadearth

ofAmericansgoingintoscientificfields.Weare

hopingtogetmoreexcitedaboutscience.

ScottHeimlich,EdD,SeniorProgramOfficer,

AmgenFoundation

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A Statewide Approach to Reforming K-8 Science Education

EliLillyandCompanyFoundationsSupportfortheIndianaScienceInitiative

TheLillyFoundationhaspartneredwithBioCrossroadsandtheIndiana

Departmentof

Education

to

fund

and

develop

amajor

new

initiative

in

scienceeducationunderaprogramdevelopedbyISTEM,theIndiana

ScienceInitiative(ISI).TheISIisdesignedtoimplementasetofinquiry

based,handsonsciencecurriculuminK8schoolsstatewide.TheInitiative

includesprofessionaldevelopmentforprincipalsandteachersandprovides

kitstailoredtospecificgradelevels.

SciencekitsandexperimentsintheISIarebasedaroundlearningmodules

thatinthelifesciencesrangefromunitsonLivingThings,LifeCycles,and

PlantGrowthforgrades13toEcology,CellBiology,Bioengineering,and

Geneticsforupperelementaryandmiddleschoolstudents.Additionalexperientiallearningissupportedinthe

earth,

space,

and

physical

sciences

as

well.

Theexperiential,handsonnatureoftheISIisdesignedtoencourageandfosterintellectualcuriosityamong

studentsinSTEMfields.Currently,theInitiativesupportsandtrains2,000Indianateachersandreachesmorethan

50,000studentsannually.

TheLillyFoundationhassupportedtheISIbydonating$1.5millioninseedfundingaswellasprovidingextensive

strategicdirectiontodeveloptheInitiative.

FormoreinformationontheIndianaScience

Initiativevisitwww.indianascience.org/.Alladults,especiallyteachers,parents,andmentors

mustfosterexcitementinyoungchildrenaboutthe

wondersofscience.Allkidsarenaturallycurious,andwe

shouldencouragethemtoexploreandaskbigquestions.

Nooneshouldbeexcluded.Minorities,girls,kidsofall

backgrounds,canlearnandexcelinmathandscience,

andwemustidentifyandeliminatebarriersthat

discouragethemfromstudyingthesewondroussubjects.

JohnLechleiter,PhD,CEO,EliLillyandCompany


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Helping Children Grow Into Science

GlaxoSmithKlines Science in the Summer

In1986,GlaxoSmithKlinedevelopedtheScienceintheSummerprogram,whichprovidesfreeclassesandhandson

experimentsat

local

libraries

and

other

community

venues

to

help

foster

interest

in

the

sciences

among

elementaryschoolchildren.Theprogramhasservedmorethan100,000studentsintheGreaterPhiladelphia

region.Theprogramhasexpandedtoanumberofothercommunitiesincludingthoselistedbelow.Eachincludes

itsownspecializedsciencesessionsbasedonpartnershipsinthecommunities:

PhiladelphiaGenetics(BucksCounty);

Chemistry(ChesterCounty);

PhysicalScienceandElectricity

(DelawareCounty);

SimpleMachines(MontgomeryCounty);

Oceanography(PhiladelphiaCounty)

Pittsburgh

Bioscience

(Living

things)

WashingtonD.C./BaltimoreChemistry

NorthCarolinaGenetics

Examplesoftopicsandcurriculumforthe

specializedsessionsinclude:

BioscienceStudentswillhavetheopportunitytoexploretheworldoflivingthingsbyexaminingplant

andanimalcellswithmicroscopes,dissectingflowers,andlearningabouttherolebacteriaplayinnature.

PhysicalScience&ElectricityStudentswillfindanswerstoquestionssuchas:Howdomagnetswork?

Whatisamagneticfield?andWhatmakeselectricity?

GeneticsStudentswillbeintroducedtoandlearnaboutgenes,DNA,basiccellstructure,andtraits.The

studentswilluseactivitiestoidentifycellstructures,learnwhereDNAresidesinacell,learnaboutwhat

genetictraitsareandhowtheyareinheritedfromonesparents,andexploreadaptationsthatplantsand

animalshavemadetohelpthemsurviveintheirgivenhabitats.

Anestimated9,000studentswillhavegainedabetterunderstandingandappreciationofthesciencesthroughthis

programin2013.

TheprogramissolelysponsoredbyGlaxoSmithKlinebutleveragespartnershipswithleadingregionalscientific

organizationsincludingCarnegieMelloninPittsburgh;TheFranklinInstituteinPhiladelphia;Morehead

PlanetariumandScienceCenterintheResearchTriangle,NCregion;andtheAmericanAssociationforthe

Advancementof

Science

in

the

Washington,

DC

metro

area.

FormoreinformationonGlaxoSmithKlinesScienceintheSummerprogramvisit

http://www.scienceinthesummer.com/.

Photos courtesyofGlaxoSmithKline


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ProfessionalDevelopmentforTeachers:Teacherprofessionaldevelopmentiscriticaltomaintaining

andimprovingteacherqualitybyensuringeducatorsstayuptodateonthelatestadvancesinscience,

aneverchangingfield,anditsapplicationsintechnologyandR&Dintensiveindustrieswherediscovery

andcommercializationmeet.Examplesinclude:

BayerCorporationsBayerUSAFoundationprovidesanannualgranttotheNationalScience

TeachersAssociation(NSTA)foraBayerNSTAFellowsprogramandtoexpandtheNSTANew

ScienceTeacherAcademy.TheNSTAisamembershiporganizationdedicatedtopromoting

excellenceandinnovationinscienceteachingandlearning.Its60,000membersincludescience

teachers,administrators,scientists,industryandbusinessrepresentatives,andothers

committedtoscienceeducation.TheBayerNSTAFellowsProgramsupports10selectedearly

careermiddleandhighschoolscienceteachersannuallywithanarrayofprofessional

developmentresourcesandtoolsovera3yearperiod.TheNSTANewScienceTeacherAcademy

isayearlongprofessionaldevelopmentprogramtohelpreducethehighattritionrateamong

scienceteacherswhoarenewtotheprofession.

BristolMyersSquibbhasestablishedthreeCentersforScienceTeachingandLearning,facilities

dedicatedtoteachingandlearningbyinquiry.TheCenters,locatedatRiderandMontclairState

UniversitiesinNewJerseyandatQuinnipiacUniversityinConnecticut,focusonprofessional

developmentforK12scienceteachersandprospectiveteachers,amongotherthings.In

additiontosupportforcurrentteachingprofessionals,theCentersfocusonpreservice

teachingstudentswithcoursesdesignedtoreplicatetheinquirybasedapproachestheywill

ultimatelybeteaching.TheCentersaredevelopinganewmodelforteacherprofessional

developmentandgaugingitsefficacy.

BiogenIdechassponsoredTeachforAmerica(TFA)STEMteachersinBostonandinRaleigh

Durham.

Teach

for

America

recruits

talented

teaching

professionals

who

commit

to

teaching

in

lowincomecommunitiesfortwoyears.TFAprovidesintensivetraining,support,andcareer

developmenttotheteachers.Thepartnership,supportedbyBiogenIdec,aimstohelpclosethe

achievementgapseeninlowerincomecommunitieswhereTeachforAmericaprovidesteachers.

BiogenIdeciscontributingnotonlythroughitsgrantbutalsobyhostingconferencesand

workshopsforteachersatitsfacilitiesandofferingorientationandtrainingatitscommunitylab.


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Supporting Professional Development for Science Educators for 20 Years

The Merck Institute for Science Education

RecognizinganeedforimprovedK12scienceinstruction,Merckestablishedin1993theMerckInstitutefor

ScienceEducation

(MISE)

program

to

train

science

teachers

and

administrators.

MISE

has

evolved

from

one

program20yearsagointoamultifacetedsetoftrainingprogramsprovidingeducation,workshops,support

coaches,andfamilyscienceactivitynightsforpartnerschooldistrictsinNewJerseyandPennsylvania.These

programsareeachdesignedfordifferentaudiencesandskilllevelsandinclude:

TheAcademyforLeadershipinScienceInstruction(the

Academy)Launchedin2008,this3yearprofessional

developmentinitiativeforteachers,principals,and

districtadministratorssetsouttoimprovescience

instructionanddeepentheirunderstandingofleadership

inascienceclassroomsetting.

PeerTeacher

Workshops

These

weeklong

sessions

are

designedtohelpteachersdeveloptheirunderstandingof

instructionalmaterialsandeffectivelyapplythemina

classroom.

InClassSupportCoachesProvidescoacheswhooffer

middleschoolscienceteachersassistanceinformulatingclassroominstructionplans,lessonfeedback,

reviewofstudentandassessmentdata,andinsomecasescoteachingonsubjects.

FamilyScienceActivitiesScienceeventsheldatbothMercksitesandpartnerschooldistrictsthatpair

parentsandchildren(gradesK8)toworkcooperativelytosolveproblemsandmakescientific

observationsontopicssuchasphysicalscience,forensics,orastronomy.Theyalsoserveasatoolfor

schoolstoshowcasetoparentsthewaytheseactivitiesarebeingpresentedtostudentsthroughoutthe

schooldistrict.

MerckStateScienceDayAyearlyscienceexaminationcompetitiontakenbyNewJerseysecondary

studentseitherindividuallyorasateamcompetinginthefieldsofbiology,chemistry,physics,and

integratedsciencesforachancetobecomeknownasaMerckScholar.

MercksMISEprogramhasservedmorethan6,000teachersthroughnearly400PeerTeachingWorkshopssince

1993.Throughtheleadershipacademy,theprogramhasservedhundredsofteachersandprincipals,aswellas

dozensofschooldistrictadministratorsinthepastfiveyears.Theseteachersandstaffthenapplytheselessonsto

themorethan89,000studentsthroughouttheirschooldistricts.Inadditiontodirectlycontributingtohighquality

scienceeducation,MISEisactivelyengagedineffortstoimprovesciencecurriculum,resources,assessments,and

relatedpolicies.TosupporttheseprogramsMerckhasinvestedseveralmilliondollarsoverthelastfiveyearsand

hasleveraged

additional

grant

funding

from

the

National

Science

Foundation.

FormoreinformationontheMerckInstituteforScienceEducationvisitwww.mise.org.

Note:Studentfiguresarebasedonthesizeoftheentireschooldistrictinthepartnershipareas(Elizabeth,NJ;Hillside,NJ;Linden,NJ;

Newark,NJ;Rahway,NJ;ReadingtonTownship,NJ;andNorthPenn,PA).


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EncouragingwomenandminoritiesinSTEMeducation.Thelatestfederaldatarevealthatcertain

demographicgroupsareconsistentlyunderrepresentedinSTEMdegreeprogramsandjobs,namely

womenandcertainminorities(seetextbox).Thisrepresentsbothachallengetoencouragethese

groupstopursuecareersinthesefieldsaswellasanopportunitytoleveragethetalentsofallofthe

nationsbestandbrightest.

PhRMAmembercompaniesareengagedinarangeofeffortstoincreasediversityinSTEM,particularly

withrespecttoexposingstudentsatyoungagestotheexcitementofhandson,inquirybasedscientific

learningopportunities.Thesurveyfinds18biopharmaceuticalcompaniesandcorporatefoundations

supportmorethan30STEMrelatededucationinitiativesorprogramsthatprimarilytargetgirlsor

women,minorities,and/orstudents/teachersinlowerincomeareas.

THEUNDERREPRESENTATIONOFWOMENANDMINORITIESIN

SCIENCEANDENGINEERING

Inits2013reportonthepresenceofwomen,minorities,andthedisabledinscienceandengineering,theNationalScience

Foundation(NSF)1finds:

RelativetotheirshareoftheU.S.population,womenarelesslikelythanmento:

o Pursueapostsecondarydegreeinmath,thephysicalsciences,computersciences,andengineering

o Workasascientistorengineerrelativetotheirparticipationintheworkforceoverall

o Workfulltimeasascientistorengineer

o Workasafulltime,fullprofessorwithascience,engineering,and/orhealthrelateddoctoratedegree

(women

represent

fewer

than

one

in

four

among

these

professors)

RelativetotheirshareoftheU.S.population,underrepresentedminoritiesincludingthreeracial/ethnic

groupsblacks,Hispanics,andAmericanIndiansarelesslikelythantheirwhiteandAsiancounterpartsto:

o Attendcollegeortograduate

o Graduatewithapostsecondaryscienceorengineeringdegree

o Workasascientistorengineerrelativetotheirparticipationintheworkforceoverall

Womenandminoritiesaregaininggroundincertainareas,thoughevidencefromtheNSFstudiedtrendsindicateprogress

ismodest.Amongwomen,therehasbeenanincreaseintheirshareofsocialscienceandbiosciencerelatedcollege

degreesandtheyarerelativelywellrepresentedinthesefields;thoughtheirshareofdegreesinmath,physicalsciences,

engineering,andcomputerscienceremainlowandshowlittlesignsofimprovement.Amongunderrepresentedminorities,

therehavebeensteadygainsintheirshareofscienceandengineeringdegreesoverthelasttwodecadeswithincreasing

degreesin

psychology,

social

science,

and

computer

science

fields.

1Women,Minorities,andPersonswithDisabilities inScienceandEngineering:2013,NationalCenterforScienceandEngineeringStatistics;

DirectorateforSocial,BehavioralandEconomicSciences;NationalScienceFoundation.


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Programexamples,whichtotalmorethan30,include:

TheAstellasUSAFoundationsupportsStellarGirls,a

programthatintroducesgirlsingrades5through8to

currentinterestingBigIdeasinSTEMFields.

AstraZenecaprovidessupporttoTechGYRLSin

Delaware.Theprogramencouragesmiddleandhigh

schoolgirlstoembracetechnologyandtoconsidera

careerinscience,technology,engineering,ormath.

BayerUSAFoundationhaslongsupportedBiotech

Partners,whichistheBayAreasonlynonprofitorganizationprovidingacomprehensive,

handson,bioscienceeducationandjobtrainingprogramforpopulationsunderrepresentedin

thesciencesespeciallyminoritystudents(97percent),youngwomen(54percent)andthose

fromlowincomehouseholds.

BioMarinPharmaceutical

supports

aSummer

Algebra

Academy

targeting

high

potential

9th

gradersfromdisadvantagedLatinocommunities.

BoehringerIngelheimCaresFoundationhasprovidedfinancialsupporttotheBoysandGirls

ClubofStamford,CTtohelpfundascienceenrichmentprogram,andparticipationintheYoung

ScientistClub,aninteractive,handsonsciencecurriculum.TheBoysandGirlsClubseekstohelp

narrowtheachievementgapsbetweenminoritychildrenandtheirwhitecounterpartsaswellas

lowincomechildrenandtheirmoreadvantagedcounterparts.

DaiichiSankyosupportsStudents2Science,Inc.(S2S),anonprofitcorporationthatinspires,

motivatesandeducatesmiddleandhighschoolstudentstopursuecareersinSTEMsubjectsina

lowerincome

school

district.

S2S

operates

a10,000

sq.

ft.

technology

center

in

East

Hanover,

NewJerseywherestudentsperformhandson,ageappropriateexperimentsthatemphasizethe

subjectstaughtintheirscienceclassrooms.

Johnson&JohnsonsupportsapostdoctoralresearchprogramattheUniversityofMichiganfor

underrepresentedminoritydoctoralcandidates.Theprogramfocusesonresearchalignedwith

theimmunologytherapeuticareasatJanssenR&D,partofJohnson&Johnson.Eachpost

doctoralfellowisjointlymentoredbyauniversityfacultymemberandacompanyscientist,and

spendtimeworkingatbothsites.Researchprojectsarejointlydevelopedtoencourage

collaborationandalignmentofresearchinterests.

PhotocourtesyofAmgen


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Advancing National Science Literacy:

Bayer Corporations Making Science Make Sense Program

BayerCorporationsawardwinningefforttoadvancescienceliteracyandinspirestudentinterestinscience,

MakingScience

Make

Sense

(MSMS),

was

initiated

more

than

40

years

ago.

The

program

leverages

more

than

1,000employeevolunteersandstrategicnationalandlocalpartnershipstofundamentallychangethemannerin

whichscienceisbothtaughtandlearned.Anewapproachtoscienceeducationispromotedthatemphasizes

handson,inquiryfocused,experientiallearning,orinotherwords,bydoingitamethodthathasbeenproven

effectiveatdevelopingscienceliteracyandexcitingstudentsaboutscience.

Toadvanceandpromotenationalscienceliteracy,theBayerCorporationisactiveonseveralfronts,including:

BayerFactsofScienceEducationSurveysurveysthatreachouttoparents,teachers,students,

administrators,businessexecutives,andscientiststhatgaugethestateofscienceeducationintheU.S.

since1995.

BayerScienceLiteracyCampaignledby

Dr.MaeC.JemisonDr.Jemisonisa

physician,scientist,educator,andthe

nationsfirstAfricanAmericanfemale

astronauttoorbittheEarth,andserves

astheleadadvocateforBayers

scienceliteracycampaign.Inherrole

sheaccompaniesBayerexecutives

visitingBayersitecommunitiesto

emphasizetheimportanceofscience

literacyandscienceeducationreform.

MSMS

Experiment

Guide

a

free

bookletoffunandsimplescience

experimentsforparentsandchildren.

MSMSAudioSeriesbrieftwominutescienceclassesabouteverydaytopics.

MakingScienceMakeSenseWebsite(www.BayerUS.com/MSMS) aresourceforsciencefacts,

experiments,andsurveyresults,featuringaninteractiveperiodictable.

BayersMSMSprogramisworkingtowardsystemicscienceeducationreform,bringingitsemphasisonashift

towardexperientialeducationtosevenreforminitiativesinlocalcommunitiesincluding:Pittsburgh,PA;New

Haven,CT;KansasCity,MO;Elkhart,IN;NewMartinsville,WV;Charleston,SC;andClayton,NC.

Bayerisleveragingstrategicpartnershipstoaffectchangeacrossanarrayoforganizationsincluding:American

Association

for

Advancement

of

Science;

National

Science

Foundation;

National

Science

Resources

Center;

NationalScienceTeachersAssociation;andtheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.

FormoreinformationonBayerCorporationsMakingScienceMakeSenseProgramvisitwww.BayerUS.com/MSMS.

Photos courtesyofBayer


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Mentoring Tomorrows Scientists

Lundbecks Partnership with Perspectives/IIT Math & Science Academy

LundbeckispartneringwithPerspectives/IllinoisInstituteofTechnologyMathandScienceAcademyinChicago,

Illinois,to

provide

students

with

access

to

hands

on

experiments

in

quality

laboratories

as

well

as

access

to

Lundbeckemployeeswhovolunteerasmentorstothestudentsatthecharterschool.Throughthispartnership

LundbeckhopestoinspirestudentstopursuemoreeducationinSTEMfieldsandultimatelyenterintoaSTEM

relatedcareerfield.

Thepublicprivatepartnershiphastwokey

components:Lundbeckinvestingin

renovationsandimprovementsinthescience

labsatPerspectivesMathandScience

Academy.Theselabsprovidestudentsin

grades6to12withtheopportunityforhands

on

learning

and

the

opportunity

to

pursue

collegecreditinsciencethroughthe

introductionofanAdvancedPlacement

Chemistrycourse.

Lundbeckalsopartnerstoprovidementoring

tocharterschoolstudents.Lundbeck

employeessharerealworldexperiencesand

insightswithstudentstoprovidethema

windowintowhatacareerinSTEMentailsonadaytodaybasis.Allofthe2,300studentsenrolledatPerspectives

MathandScienceAcademyparticipateinthesementorshipprogramsviainpersonclassroomdiscussionsand

presentations,orthroughvirtualmeetingsessionswithLundbeckemployees.

FormoreinformationonLundbeckspartnershipwith

Perspectivesvisit

http://www.lundbeck.com/us/our commitment/community

involvement/stemeducation.

Ourcommitmenttosciencegoesbeyond

ourownlabsandintotheclassroom,where

wehaveanopportunitytoinspirethenext

generationofscientists.

PeterHngaardAndersen,PhD

HeadofGlobalResearch,Lundbeck

Photos courtesyofLundbeck


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Developing the Next Generation of Scientists:

Amgen Scholars

ThroughtheAmgenFoundationssupportoftheAmgenScholarsprogram,

undergraduatestudents

are

engaged

in

hands

on

university

summer

research

projectsatleadingU.S.universities.TenuniversitiesintheU.S.andthreein

Europehostthe810weeksummerresearchprogramdesignedtoengage

undergraduatesincuttingedgeresearchspanningawiderangeoflifescience

andrelateddisciplinesfrombiochemistry,bioengineering,andbiotechnology

toneuroscience,toxicology,andmoleculargenetics.Inadditionto

contributingtouniversityresearch,studentslearnthroughhandsonlabexperiences,workalongsidefaculty

mentors,andattendseminars,workshops,networkingevents,andamidsummersymposiumledbyindustryand

academicscientists.IntheU.S.,hostuniversitiesinclude:

CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology

ColumbiaUniversity/BarnardCollege

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology

StanfordUniversity

UniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,LosAngeles,

SanDiego,andSanFrancisco

UniversityofWashington

WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis

AmgenScholarshassupportedmorethan2,400

undergraduatesthatattendalmost400differentcollegesand

universitiessincetheprogrambeganintheU.S.in2006andin

Europe

in

2008.

Eligible

students

must

maintain

a

high

GPA

and

haveaninterestinpursuingaPhDorMDandacareerin

science.Theprogramissuccessfullyreinforcingstudentinterest

inpursuinggraduatelevelsciencestudiesandsciencecareers

asnearly90percentofprogramalumnithathavefinishedtheir

undergraduateprogramarenowenrolledinadvanceddegree

programsorareworkinginascientificfield.

TodatetheAmgenFoundationhascommitted$34millionover

eightyearstosupportthousandsofstudentsgloballyinits

initiativetoinspireandpreparethenextgenerationof

scientists.

FormoreinformationontheAmgenScholarsprogramvisit

http://www.amgenscholars.com/.

Ivelearnedmoreabouthowtoconduct

scientificresearch

and

about

myself

on

a

personallevelinthetwoandahalfmonths

IwasinNewYorkthanIhaveinmyentire

collegecareer.

Amgen2007ScholarKarenLevy,Universityof

Nevada,Biology,Biochemistry

PhotoscourtesyofAmgen


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THEROLEOFPUBLICPRIVATEPARTNERSHIPSINADVANCINGANDIMPROVINGU.S.STEMEDUCATION

Biopharmaceuticalcompaniesareleveragingstrategicpartnershipstoensuretheirinitiativesareeffective

andtheirgoalsarereinforcedbyacomplementaryorganizationwithlikemindedgoalsandapproaches.

Muchofthepartneringeffortsalignpublicandprivateentitiesinstrategicpartnerships,which,ifcoordinated

effectively,canbringtogetherthebestofbothsectors.Forinstance,abiopharmaceuticalcompanycanlend

professionalindustryexpertiseandresourcesindesigningaSTEMeducationprogramandtapintoanexisting

publicnetworkorentitysuchasauniversityorpublicschoolsystem.Today,companiesandtheirfoundations

arepartnering

with

more

than

60

individual

organizations

spanning

government

and

the

private

sector

and

widespreadgeography.Examplesinclude:

NationalScienceTeachers

Association

NationalGovernorsAssociation

AmericanChemicalSociety

TeachForAmericasSTEM

Initiative

100Kin10

TheAmericanAssociationfor

theAdvancementofScience

NationalBoardforProfessional

TeachingStandards

UnitedNegroCollegeFund

BoysandGirlsClub

TheFranklinInstitute(PA)

DelawareBiotechInstitute(DE)

ChicagoPublicSchools(IL)

NewarkPublicSchools(NJ)

NorthCarolinaNewSchools

Project(NC)

NorthPennSchoolDistrict(PA)

WakeandDurhamPublicSchool

Systems(NC)

CarnegieMellon(PA)

DukeUniversity(NC)

DrewUniversity(NJ)

NorthamptonCommunity

College(PA)

IndependentCollegeFund

ofNewJersey(NJ)


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Conclusion:ArrestingSTEMDeclinetoEnsure

TomorrowsNewMedicines,EconomicVitalityRequires

LongTermCommitment

TheU.S.isfacingmajorchallengesinensuringa

robustsupplyofSTEMworkerstomeetthe

increasingneedsofthenationsknowledgeeconomy.

AtissueisanincreasingSTEMskillsgapintheU.S.,a

concernforR&Dintensiveindustriessuchasthe

innovative

biopharmaceutical

industry,

which

require

abroadrangeofSTEMskills,training,andeducation

atalldegreelevels.

ThepotentialimplicationsaresignificantfortheU.S.

economyandpatientsifthecountryisunableto

growthenextgenerationofworkersequippedwith

theSTEMskillsneededtomaintaintheU.S.position

asaworldleaderinbiopharmaceuticalR&D.A

shortageofskilledworkerscouldunderminethe

abilitytodeveloptomorrowsnewtreatmentsherein

theU.S.forourmostchallengingandcostlydiseases.

Asevidencedbythisreport,biopharmaceuticalcompaniesandtheircorporatefoundationsare

lendingtheirresourcesandleveragingkeypartnershipstomakesubstantialcontributionsnationally,

inprogramsspecifictomorethanhalfofallU.S.states,andatthelocallevel,particularlyinthose

communitiesinwhichtheyreside.Justastheyvaryintheirgeographicreachandscale,sotoodo

theseinitiativestargetthevariedlayersoftheU.S.educationsystemacrossalllevelsfromK12

throughpostsecondary,andspanningbothstudentsandeducators.Significantresourcesarebeing

leveragedwithover$100millioninfinancialsupporttoSTEMeducationprogramsoverfiveyears

andnearly4,500skilledemployeevolunteerscontributingalmost27,000hourstoSTEMeducation

efforts.These

efforts

have

had

amajor

impact

by

reaching

1.6

million

students

and

17,500

teachers

withinnovativeapproachestolearning,teaching,andexcitingstudentsaboutSTEMcareers.

Asoutlinedinthisreport,employmentinSTEMrelatedjobshasgrownrapidlyandisprojectedto

continuetogrowatafasterpacethanoverallemployment.Federaloccupationalforecastsexpect

thenetjobgrowthtocontinuewithoverallSTEMjobsexpectedtoincreaseby17percentfrom

2010through2020versus14percentforalloccupations.

WhilethedemandforSTEMtalenthasincreased,U.S.rankingsinkeyglobalSTEMindicatorshave

declinedandothercountriescontinuetoincreasetheirSTEMinvestmentsandstrengthentheir


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STEMeducationalpipelines.Globally,countriesareseekingtoestablishacompetitiveadvantage

andhavedevelopedandlaunchedinitiativesfocusedonimprovingSTEMeducationintheirnation

aspartoftheirbroaderstrategiestoattractandgrowR&Dintensivesectorssuchastheinnovative

biopharmaceuticalindustry.Theseindustriesareparticularlyattractiveduetothehighwages,

stability,and

steady

contributions

to

local

and

national

economies.

Thisreporthighlightstheinnovativebiopharmaceuticalindustryslongtermcommitmenttohelpfill

theSTEMeducationgapbystrengtheningourSTEMpipelineandimprovingteacherqualitythrough

arangeofprogramsandactivities.Asthereportillustrates,allstakeholders,includingindustries

thatrelyonthesehighlyskilledemployeestoinnovate,havearoletoplayinimprovingthenations

standingasagloballeaderininnovation.

Thenationseconomicsustainabilityandgrowthisbasedonthecompetitiveadvantageofasteady

supplyofhighlyskilledSTEMworkers.InthefaceofincreasingcompetitioninSTEMeducationand

workersfromcountrieslikeChinaandJapan,toremaintheworldsengineofdiscoveryand

innovation,we

cannot

continue

to

lag

behind

other

countries

in

the

quality

and

quantity

of

our

STEMtalent.ItisanationalimperativeiftheU.S.istocontinuetoretainhighR&Dindustries,like

theU.S.innovativebiopharmaceuticalindustry,andthehighwage,highvaluejobstheybring.


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Appendix

SurveyMethodologyBattellesurveyedPhRMAmembercompaniesandtheirfoundationsinMarch2013regardingthe

programsandinitiativestheysupportrelatingtoSTEMeducation.Twentyfourof48PhRMA

membercompaniesandresearchassociates(ortheirrespectivecorporatefoundations)completed

thesurveyandreportedatleastoneprogramsupported25(50percent);theresponsesrepresent

77percentofthe30fullmembercompanies.

Thesurvey

sought

to

identify

any

and

all

education

related

initiatives,

programs,

or

other

efforts

thateachorganizationhasparticipatedin,funded,orotherwisecontributedtointheU.S.duringthe

lastfiveyearsthatspecificallyweretargetedtoadvanceSTEMrelatededucationfields(Science,

Technology,Engineering,and/orMathematics).Companiesandfoundationswereaskedtoprovide

informationinaninclusivemannerincludingprogramsorinitiativesatalleducationandg

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