NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New York Biotechnology Association 17th Annual Meeting--The New York State Biotechnology Association (NYBA), the voice of New York State’s biotechnology industry, today released its 2008 State of the Industry Report. The 2008 State of the Industry Report provides data on the economic and financial health of the multi-billion biotechnology industry in New York State, which currently ranks fifth nationwide in terms of the industry’s contribution to the state economy.