Pharmaceutical in Illinois
    Illinois is the Midwest hub for the healthcare sector with 28 Illinois pharmaceutical companies listed in the Corp Tech Directory. Chicago is the location for important exhibitions and conventions in the medical field, such as the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting (60,000 delegates), the Chicago Dental Society annual meeting (40,000 delegates), the American Medical Association (headquartered in Chicago) and the American Heart Association annual show (40,000 delegates).

• Employment Pharmaceuticals: 25,200
• Value Pharmaceuticals: $7.2 billion
• Employment Medical Equipment: 8,800
• Value Medical Equipment: $1.3 billion

‘‘Fortune 1000’’ firms in these industries headquartered in Illinois include Abbott Laboratories (annual revenues of more than $13 billion) and Baxter International (annual revenues of more than $6 billion), which both also have extensive operations overseas. Other well known medical companies include Hospira and Medline.

Links:

American Medical Assn. (HQ in Chicago): http://www.ama-assn.org/

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