Shaping Infinity, The Georgia Life Sciences Industry Analysis
Georgia Bio, in association with the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business, produces the annual Georgia Life Sciences Industry Analysis, titled Shaping Infinity. This is the only analysis of Georgia's private sector life sciences industry.
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Shaping Infinity, the Georgia Life Sciences Industry Analysis 2009, not only provides data and commentary on the progress of the state’s life sciences companies, but also features the first-ever study of the economic impact of the life sciences industry on Georgia.
The 2009 analysis was produced by the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth in the Terry College of Business. Selig Center Director Dr. Jeffrey Humphreys conducted the economic impact study. In addition, Governor Sonny Perdue and Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Kenneth Stewart have written articles on the state’s efforts to support the life sciences industry. Articles describing the breakthrough research and product development in Georgia also feature:
- Solvay Pharmaceuticals President and CEO Stephen Hill;
- Georgia State University President Mark Becker;
- Georgia Center of Energy Innovation Director Jill Stuckey;
- Georgia Institute of Technology’s Mark Allen, Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, and James Meindl, Director of the Nanotechnology Research Center;
- Quintiles’ Dan Brown, Vice President and General Manager Quintiles North American Laboratories, and Andrew Cunningham, Executive Director of Quintiles Southeast Clinical Development Services.
Shaping Infinity 2009, the fourth annual report, also plots the growth of Georgia’s life sciences industry since 2005.
The 2008 Georgia Life Sciences Industry Analysis not only provides data and commentary on the progress of the state’s life sciences companies, but also features articles from Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Kenneth Stewart on the state’s efforts to support industry growth.
The report provides a full range of data from venture capital raised by start-ups to the life sciences-related products manufactured and marketed by established companies.
In addition to Governor Perdue and Commissioner Stewart, the leaders of Altea Therapeutics, Medical College of Georgia, Merial, and Sciele Pharma have written articles for the report describing their breakthrough research and product development.
The 2008 Shaping Infinity also heralds the upcoming 2009 Biotechnology Industry Organization International Convention, May 18-21, 2009, in Atlanta. This is the largest biotechnology convention in the world. It is a reflection of the dramatic growth in Georgia’s life sciences industry that this international convention is coming to Georgia and the Southeast for the first time.
The Georgia Life Sciences Industry Analysis 2007 reveals Georgia’s life sciences industry, between 2001 and 2006, grew much faster than the average for all other industry sectors in the state. The annual report shows the number of life sciences establishments increased by an impressive 38.3 percent between 2001 and 2006, compared to a 13.8 percent average growth rate for all other industry sectors in Georgia.
The 44-page report tracks the progress of Georgia’s life sciences industry and includes data and trends on number of companies, revenues, products on the market and in development, capital raised, and workforce composition. Shaping Infinity also includes articles spotlighting UCB Inc., Georgia Venture Partners, C2 Biofuels, Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine and University of Georgia.
This inaugural report reveals that more than 250 life sciences companies combined with Georgia’s universities and other research institutions, such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have a huge impact on the state’s economy. The dramatic growth in the number of companies over the last decade clearly demonstrates this is an industry on the move with enormous potential.
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