State-level policies that spur economic and workforce development are the most important tools for building and growing a bioscience-based industry in a state or region. Bioscience companies of all sizes leverage those state program to succeed. There is no debating the fact that California and Massachusetts are global bioscience industry hubs, but other states and regions across the United States are learning from California and Massachusetts and building their own bioscience industry clusters. Join a discussion with state legislators from California, Massachusetts, and the Midwest to learn about the proven state policy measures that have been shown to be effective in creating and attracting companies in an ever-increasing competitive environment.