What next?

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 438.

It is evident that the life science industries in Georgia, North Carolina and Florida are still quite young and home-grown and, as a result, labor force issues are expected to have significant effects on growth. These problems are likely to reflect similar situations in other Southeastern states.

All three states appear to be making significant efforts to grow their life science industries in ways that are sure to retain and attract more high-level graduates and technicians back into the area.

Companies like Southeast BIO have become part of this solution by helping to educate people about available opportunities in the Southeast. Southeast BIO does this through plain old networking events and by listing regional life sciences jobs on their online job board.

According to Sebastien Henry, there is hope. “More and more life sciences and biotech companies are finding that, in addition to the availability of skilled researchers, the geographic location of the Southeast makes it strategically poised for access to key regions in the Americas and elsewhere,” he says.
The Southeast is still recognized as one of the fastest growing science and technology regions in the U.S. and it is expected that as the industry grows, so will the availability of jobs for the numerous young professionals who help drive its development.