Through the years, considerable economic growth has occurred in and around Alachua County and Gainesville, home of the state's flagship research university, the University of Florida (UF). UF and Gainesville/Alachua County enjoy a thriving town-gown relationship conducive to existing successful tech startups and R&D ventures. This type of collaboration has allowed for steadily increasing job opportunities for both local citizens and UF graduates.Large existing employers including UF, Shands HealthCare, Santa Fe College, Veterans Affairs, Nationwide Insurance and Florida Farm Bureau are welcoming a healthy influx of tech and biotech interests. CEO’s survey of existing businesses in Alachua County indicates that information technology, biotechnology and professional engineering service firms represent the industry sectors with the highest planned investment and job creation. World-class facilities such as the Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator ensure that healthy life science and biotech companies continue to make Alachua County their home. The Florida BioDatabase™ provides the latest information on Florida’s bioscience industry plus unique profiles of biotechnology and biomedical device companies.
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