Life Science
Gainesville-Hall County Life Science Strategy includes building on existing businesses, strengthening relationships, creating a business park environment, building sources of capital and reviewing talent to support life science industry. Georgia has the 7th largest number of bioscience companies in the U.S.* Georgia Life Science businesses flourish in Gainesville-Hall County. Existing life science companies enjoying the lakeside lifestyle include:
- Elan Drug Technologies
- Merial Select
- Kiel Laboratories
- Theragenics Corporation
- Hall BioScience
- codaDOSE
- ProCare Rx
Elan Drug Technologies has been located in Gainesville, GA for 30 years. Donogh McGuire tells you why.
Multiple academic research and medical testing facilities exist in Gainesville-Hall County and throughout Georgia that support the creation of talent and development of new technologies:
- Brenau University
- Centers of Research Technology
- Center of Innovation for Life Sciences
- Emory University
- Manufacturing Development Center
- Medical College of Georgia
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center
*Source: Ernst & Young


