UW-Madison's Biotechnology Center will celebrate its 25th birthday Wednesday.
The Biotechnology Center acts as a hub in the Madison area biotechnology business and is currently working with over 150 biotechnology firms.
The center worked with only three businesses in 1985 when it was first established.
Michael Sussman, UW-Madison biochemistry professor and director of the center, said the Biotechnology Center has become a crucial part of the campus and helped UW-Madison become one of the top biological research universities in the country.
""We have 750 tenured professors in biology, and probably a greater diversity, quality and quantity of biology research than at any place outside of the National Institutes of Health,"" he said in a statement.
Also according to Sussman, there were very few biotechnology jobs in the Midwest when the Biotechnology Center was first established, but the creation of the center helped to change that.
""Now there are thousands of jobs in the area, and we have attracted a lot of significant talent,"" he said.
