SMARTStart
Life Sciences & Medical Technology
Pasco County is integral to Southwest Florida’s reputation as an epicenter of medical innovation. Our region is home to numerous institutions – University of South Florida, University of Tampa, and Hillsborough Community College to name a few – that offer industry-specific programs. Students dig into coursework that enables them to seek employment and contribute their skills to regional assets like the Moffitt Cancer & Research Center and others. This industry has grown by 22.27% over the past five years with 192 jobs needing to be filled over the next three years.
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Average Industry Wage
in Pasco County
$48,962 -
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
FOR INDUSTRY IN MSA
10,943 -
5 YEAR EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
FOR INDUSTRY IN MSA
26.34% -
NO PERSONAL STATE
INCOME TAX
“We are excited to begin our next phase of expansion and greatly appreciate the genuine hospitality and support that officials from both Pasco County and the State of Florida provided to us in our search process.”
— Brian McNeill, President and CEO of TouchPoint, Inc., the parent company of TouchPoint Medical
Life Sciences & Medical Technology Companies
- Amgen
- Bausch+Lomb
- Baxter
- Biotica Pharma
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Catalent
- ConMed Linvatec
- Covidien
- Crestmark Pharmacy
- Henry Schein
- Johnson & Johnson
- Life Sciences Advanced Technologies
- LifeLink
- Lions Eye
- Moffitt Cancer Center
- Ortho Technologies
- Pharmaworks Inc.
- Suncoast Clincal Research
- TouchPoint Medical, Inc.
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Medical device maker wakes up a bedroom community
March 15, 2019
Business Observer
Say goodbye to the era of Pasco County being one big “bedroom community” that supplies workers to companies in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater.
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