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Voice of the Cluster

Cluster’s Voice: Qualitative Feedback on Organizations & Personnel To conclude the survey, all

2.5 1) availability of high-quality entry- organizations were asked a
level employees
set of qualitative questions
2.6 2) availability of high-quality of
scientists/researchers to gage and quantify
2.1 3) availability of high-quality Hamilton’s performance
2.4 managerial and leadership talent as a life science cluster.
4) relative cost of talent compared to
1.9 other geographic regions Respondents were asked
5) ability to transform ip into
commercially viable products to rank 18 characteristics
1.00 2.00 3.00
Weakness Neutral Strength of Hamilton’s life science
cluster as either a strength,
Cluster’s Voice: Qualitative Feedback on Innovation and Research weakness, or neither. Their
responses form the basis
2.8 1) performance in basic research of the ‘Cluster’s Voice’
projects and activities
2.5 2) performance in translational sections found here. These
research projects and activities
2.6 3) delivery of high-quality trans- characteristics spanned four
2.6 disciplinary clinical trials main categories: Resources
4) hamilton’s culture of collaboration & Infrastructure, Innovation &
2.5 5) hamilton’s culture of innovation
Commercialization, Research
1.00 2.00 3.00 Capacity, Talent.
Weakness Neutral Strength

Cluster’s Voice: Qualitative Feedback on Investment and Funding

2.4 1) availability and accessibility of
public funding
1.7 2) availability and accessibility of
private funding
1.00 2.00 3.00
Weakness Neutral Strength

Cluster’s Voice: Qualitative Feedback on Infrastructure & Facilities

2.5 1) presence of required expertise,
knowledge, and partnerships to
2.4 drive innovation
2) Capacity to innovate digital health
2.3 products and technologies
2.3 3) Capacity to innovate medical device
products and technologies
2.5 4) Capacity to innovate in pharma/
biotech products and technologies
5) availability of facilities, lab space,
1.00 2.00 3.00
Weakness Neutral Strength and office space

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