LIFE SCIENCES LIFE SCIENCE COMMUNITY Georgia offers many resources to assist in research, development, trials, manufacturing and distribution of your products. LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GEORGIA GLOBAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS HEADQUARTERED IN GEORGIA AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION CARE CDC TASK FORCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH THE CARTER CENTER TALENT 68,000+ life science employees #1 Workforce Training Program/ Bioscience Training Center 163,000+ workers in tech related jobs RESEARCH 21% Growth in NIH funding to Georgia-based institutions (2010 - 2018) 3,200 current clinical trials 1/3 of trials in Stage 3 2nd in the U.S. for the amount of funding provided by industry to universities' research 2,000 existing life science establishments INNOVATION 121% Growth from 2010 - 2018 in life science patents awarded; the largest growth in medical and surgical devices 547 patents awarded from 2014 - 2017 for drugs and pharmaceuticals LOGISTICAL RESOURCES 3 out of top 5 global companies for refrigerated warehousing are located in Georgia, Americold and AGRO Merchants Group are headquartered here. UPS operates 2 cold chain facilities providing 225,000 sq. ft of dedicated healthcare compliant distribution space and nearly 7 million sq. ft worldwide. Georgia serves as one of the nation's elite cybersecurity hubs, ranking 3rd in the nation for information security. Metro Atlanta ranks in top 5 U.S. markets for total bandwidth and fiber access. LIFE SCIENCES ESTABLISHMENTS Recognized as a leader in Global Health and Life Sciences, Georgia understands what your business needs to succeed. New business starts in Georgia grew over 32% in the past ten years as a result of a robust life sciences community, a culture of innovation and collaboration, productive workforce, and world-class logistics. 678 RESEARCH TESTING & MEDICAL LABS: 552 MEDICAL DEVICES: 245 BIOPHARMACEUTICALS: 208 DIGITAL HEALTH: 150 BIOSCIENCE-RELATED DISTRIBUTION: 95 AG. & INDUSTRIAL BIOSCIENCES: Georgia.org/LifeSciences Georgia Department of Economic Development Technology Square | 75 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 1200 | Atlanta, Georgia 30308 - USA | EJane Caraway | +1.404.962.4014