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Life Sciences & Medical Technology
Healthcare and Life Sciences are some of Florida's fastest growing advanced industries and Pasco County is no exception to this growth. With access to a robust life sciences talent pipeline that sees 20,000 awards achieved every year within the region, announcements of expansions from established health research giants like Moffitt Cancer Research Center and fast-growing start-ups like Bravado Pharmaceuticals gives testimony to the opportunities Pasco County offers companies looking to locate in Tampa Bay’s life sciences corridor.
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Life Sciences & Medical TechnologyOur snapshot features industry specific data sets, local incentive information, and the advantages of doing business in Pasco County.
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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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