Montana businesses are on the cutting edge of biotech research.
In Bozeman, LygoCyte Pharmaceuticals Inc. is working to develop a vaccine against norovirus, which causes the worst, most common type of intestinal flu.
In Big Fork, Swan Valley Medical Inc. is testing urological surgical instruments.
A GlaxoSmithKline plant in Hamilton is producing a key component for a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.
In Belgrade, Bacterin International Inc. employs 50 people to make antibacterial coatings for surgical implants.
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