Advanced contamination-control issues meet Sacramento's biotech boom

摘要

Sacramento, calif-What was once simply known as California's state capital, where most employees worked for the government, Sacramento today is home to academic research and myriad public companies that increasingly implement cleanroom technology. Although it will take some time to compete with the size of Silicon Valley's technology base just 100 miles to the west, according to the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance (SARTA), the region's technology industry grew more than 30 percent in 2004. Today, more than 100 life science and medical device companies, and 15,000 life science employees, call the Sacramento Region-El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutler, Yolo, Yuba, and Solano Counties-home.