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Life Sciences / Healthcare

FACT: Life Science / Healthcare is the #1 sector in Palm Beach County when ranked by jobs employing nearly 100,000 people

The Numbers

625 companies
7,790 jobs
$117,836 average salary
$1.6 Billion Total Gross Regional Product

Life Sciences

Palm Beach County produces reactions and supports commercialization of the Life Sciences, inviting the future's start-ups to an unprecedented destination that incubates profitable outcomes.

Florida Atlantic University's John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter is the only place on the planet where The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology and Max Planck, the world's top two research institutes in biomedical sciences as ranked by Nature Index, co-reside.

The FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute in Jupiter also holds the prestigious Nikon Center of Excellence designation.

Over 625 companies are in Palm Beach County, primarily engaged in activities from R&D or manufacturing of biotechnologies, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals to the environmental and biological sciences — manufacturing the future of Life Sciences.

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Healthcare

Palm Beach County healthcare institutions are involved in cutting edge research. Residents and visitors have access to some of the nation’s best healthcare.

The Numbers

5,840 companies
67,891 jobs
$88,464 average salary
$7.3 Billion Total Gross Regional Product

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PALM BEACH COUNTY PRODUCES REACTIONS AND SUPPORTS COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE LIFE SCIENCES, INCUBATING THE FUTURE.

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LOOK WHO'S HERE

There are over 625 Life Sciences companies in Palm Beach County, primarily engaged in R+D or manufacture of biotechnologies, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and biological sciences.

5,840 healthcare companies are located in Palm Beach County. Here are just a few...

Life Sciences

Abberior

AcCellerated Biologics

Accelus

Access Hope

ACCOY Pharmaceuticals

ADMA Biologics

Akron Bio

Algafeed

Alphazyme

Anton Paar

ArchieMD, Inc

Artivion

Atlas Spine, Inc.

Aventusoft

Beacon Pharmaceutical

BioCurity Pharmaceuticals

BioFlorida

Biosculpture Technology, Inc BioTools Inc

BodylogicMD

Breckenridge Pharma

Captiva Spine

Capzer Pharmaceuticals

Charleston Laboratories

ChemPep

Clarity Diagnostics

CSL Plasma

Cytonics

Deluge Biotechnologies

DePuy Synthes

Johnson & Johnson MedTech

Digicare Biomedical Technology

Elmridge Protection

Emmune

Everglades Laboratories

Exuma Biotechnology

Expansion Therapeutics

Eyetech Ltd

FITTEAM

Flourish Research

FloSpine LLC

Gift of Life Marrow Registry

GummyWorks

Jupiter Environmental Laboratories

Jupiter Neurosciences

KD Pharma Group

LAP

LGM Pharma

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

MB Clinical Research

Medicinal Technologies

MDNA Life Sciences, Inc.

ModMed

Myosin Therapeutics

National Dentex Labs

NutraMedix

Octapharma Plasma

Ovation Diagnostics

Palm Beach Research Center

Palm Beach Naturals

Perry Baromedical

PharmaLogic

Positive ID Corporation

Precision Esthetics

Procaps Group

Protech Medical

ReachLink

Regenerative Medicine Foundation

Sensus Healthcare

SurGenTec

TherapeuticsMD

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Twinlab

The Herbert Wetheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology

Vetio Animal Health

Vova Ida Therapeutics

Xcovery

ZimVie Dental

Healthcare

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital East

Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital West

Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital

Baptist Health South Florida

Cleveland Clinic

Delray Medical Center

Florida Blue

Good Samaritan Medical Center

HCA Florida Healthcare JFK Hospital

HCA Florida Palms West Hospital

HCA Florida JFK North Hospital

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Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

Jupiter Medical Center

Lakeside Medical Center

MPLT Healthcare

NYU Langone Health

Palm Beach Children’s Hospital

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center

St. Mary’s Medical Center

Tampa General Hospital

Wellington Regional Medical Center

West Boca Medical Center

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DEPUY SYNTHES POWER TOOLS (A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMPANY)

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 96,000
JOBS: 350

DePuy Synthes Power Tools, a Johnson and Johnson company, is one of the world’s largest orthopaedic and neurological businesses and it’s located right here in Palm Beach Gardens. The medical device company designs, manufactures and sells surgical power tools. DePuy Synthes provides one of the most comprehensive orthopaedics portfolios on the planet. DePuy Synthes solutions, in specialties including joint reconstruction, trauma, craniomaxillofacial, spinal surgery and sports medicine, are designed to advance patient care while delivering clinical and economic value to health care systems worldwide.

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THERAPEUTICSMD

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 56,000
JOBS: 350

TherapeuticsMD, Inc. is an innovative healthcare company located in Boca Raton focused on developing and commercializing products exclusively for women. With its SYMBODA™ technology, the company is developing pharmaceutical products to enable delivery of bioidentical hormones through a variety of dosage forms and administration routes. The company has worldwide commercial rights for multiple women’s health products.

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The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 350,000
JOBS: 500

The scenic Jupiter, Florida campus of Scripps Research encompasses three buildings on 30 lush acres within Palm Beach County’s innovation corridor, between Interstate 95 and the Atlantic Ocean. Here dozens of principal investigators work with their laboratory members to understand disease and develop effective treatments. Regularly honored by the National Institutes of Health and prestigious disease foundations for their discoveries, this elite team continues to pioneer innovations in translational research.

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MAX PLANCK

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 58,000
JOBS: 250

Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) is its first and only institute in North America. Situated in the growing biosciences cluster in scenic Jupiter, Florida, MPFI provides a vibrant, collaborative environment where scientists are provided generous ongoing support to conduct high impact research at the cutting edge.

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MPLT HEALTHCARE

131 NEW JOBS
23,000 SQ. FT.
BOCA RATON, FL

MPLT Healthcare, a nationwide leader in healthcare and physician staffing, moved into a 23,000 sq. ft. facility in Boca Raton, FL. MPLT Healthcare will hire Recruiters, Account Managers, Credentialing personnel, Accounting, Marketing, Human Resources, and IT support staff at the new corporate headquarters.

HOW WE HELPED:

The Business Development Board provided MPLT access to an incentive package through the State of Florida, Palm Beach County, and the City of Boca Raton.

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NYU LANGONE

500 NEW JOBS
STATE-OF-THE-ART CENTER
BOYNTON BEACH, FL

NYU Langone Health opened a new state-of-the-art patient access contact center in Boynton Beach, FL. The facility offers a personalized, world-class experience to patients as a centralized point of access for providers and services across the growing NYU Langone network, where contact center representatives act as the gateway for patients on behalf of physician practices.

HOW WE HELPED:

The Business Development Board worked with the City of Boynton Beach on property and permitting services, connected it with CareerSource Palm Beach County, and also worked with Florida Power & Light on technical assistance.

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ModMed

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 64,000
JOBS: 800

Headquartered in Boca Raton, Modernizing Medicine helps physicians save time in their medical practices while improving both quality of care and business outcomes. Founded by a practicing physician and his patient, a successful software entrepreneur, the company tried a dramatically different approach when developing electronic health records (EHR) systems. The result? Specialty-specific EHR technology that thinks like a physician.

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