The Palm Beaches are a premier destination for healthcare, life sciences, and research—home to world-renowned institutes and one of Florida’s most robust, rapidly expanding healthcare systems.
Life Sciences Numbers
684
Companies
7,720
Jobs
$121,899
Average Salary
Healthcare Numbers
6,072
Companies
71,745
Jobs
$89,979
Average Salary
The Business Development Board’s Countywide Hospital Asset Map is a valuable tool for exploring hospital services across Palm Beach County. From top service lines to active clinical trials, it helps users identify the best care and locations to meet their needs—while showcasing the strength of our local healthcare sector. Palm Beach County hospitals attract residents from leading medical schools nationwide, with thousands choosing to stay and practice here after completing their training.Special thanks to Florida Atlantic University—Professor Nagarajan, student Andrew Hurst, and hospital leader Gina Melby—for their collaboration in bringing this resource to life.
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
HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery Instrumentum
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
Spotlight
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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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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Florida Atlantic University
Geographic Reach: Six Campuses, 100 Miles of Southeast Florida Coastline
Assets: 10 Colleges, Four Research Institutes, Extensive Research Infrastructure and Technology, 31,000+ Students
Florida Atlantic University is Palm Beach County’s R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production public university, the most prestigious research designation granted by the Carnegie Classifications. The university shares this distinction with less than 5% of the universities in the nation. Florida Atlantic’s commitment to excellence in research and education creates a magnet to draw world-class faculty, top-tier students, new funding sources and global collaboration to the region. With its flagship campus in Boca Raton and a one-of-a-kind biomedical research campus in Jupiter, Florida Atlantic is an essential driver of the county’s life sciences industry. Through major investments in state-of-the-art technology and facilities and renowned research faculty, Florida Atlantic is training the next generation of scientific talent and fueling the life science economy of the future.
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ZimVie
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 11,000
JOBS: 600
Palm Beach Gardens
ZimVie, a global leader in dental life sciences, has called Palm Beach County home for nearly 40 years. Headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, the company employs over 600 people locally and trains dental professionals worldwide. For C-level executive Indraneel Kanaglekar, Palm Beach County offers more than business opportunity—it’s where his family truly feels at home. After living across the U.S., he praises the region’s lifestyle, welcoming community, and strong public schools, including top magnet programs. ZimVie’s success and commitment to innovation reflect why Palm Beach County is the ideal place to live, work, and lead in life sciences.
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GummyWorks
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 10,000
JOBS: 400
West Palm Beach
When rising costs and cold winters pushed CEO Brad Satz to relocate, Palm Beach County delivered. GummyWorks, a leading manufacturer of vitamin and supplement gummies, partnered with the Business Development Board to secure a 100,000-square-foot facility near Palm Beach International Airport and a skilled local workforce. Today, the company thrives—producing 18 million gummies daily and employing 500 people.
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ModMed
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 64,000
JOBS: 400
Boca Raton
ModMed stands as a shining success story of how companies based in the Palm Beaches are highly sought after and poised for growth. Headquartered in Boca Raton, ModMed was founded by serial entrepreneur Dan Cane, who recently sold a majority stake in the company. Focused on helping physicians save time while enhancing care quality and business performance, ModMed took a bold, physician-centered approach to electronic health records (EHR). The result: specialty-specific EHR technology designed to think like a physician, setting new standards in healthcare software innovation.
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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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NYU LANGONE
500 NEW JOBS
STATE-OF-THE-ART CENTER
BOYNTON BEACH
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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Cleveland Clinic
Hundreds of Employees
120,00 Square Feet
West Palm Beach
Cleveland Clinic is planning a new hospital that will include approximately 150 inpatient beds, an emergency department, a medical office building and an ambulatory surgery center. The hospital will be located on newly acquired land next to Clear Lake in West Palm Beach. It also has plans for a new 120,000-square-foot outpatient location that will nearly quadruple the square footage of the existing Cleveland Clinic Health Center.
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Alan B. Miller Medical Center
Hundreds of Employees
80,00 Square Feet
Palm Beach Gardens
Slated to open in 2026, the Alan B. Miller Medical Center will be a transformative addition to the healthcare landscape in Palm Beach County. Located in the heart of Alton, this state-of-the-art facility will feature a 300-bed, seven-story hospital designed to deliver advanced, high-quality care across a wide range of specialties. Accompanying the hospital will be an 80,000-square-foot medical office building, providing space for physicians, specialists, and outpatient services. Beyond improving access to care, the project is expected to create hundreds of new jobs, strengthen the local healthcare ecosystem, and support the region’s continued growth as a medical and life sciences hub.
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