SOUTHCOAST IS DESIGNED FOR BIOTECH INDUSTRY SUCCESS
SouthCoast Massachusetts brings together everything that biotechnology and bioengineering companies, large and small, need for development and commercial success. Business-minded communities provide needed public services, streamlined permitting and hands-on assistance with financial incentives and access to business and technical support services. SouthCoast Massachusetts has the real estate, water resources, skilled workers, tax incentives and overall quality of life that biotech businesses need.
Companies such as Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. and Amgen find SouthCoast an ideal location for needed resources including:
- SouthCoast colleges & universities produce 15,000+ grads annually
- Over 50,000 high-tech workers live in SouthCoast
- Outstanding regional technical workforce training programs
- Central location with excellent highway infrastructure
- Access to 3 major airports linked to all domestic & international markets
- Business parks with proper zoning & innovative Research & Development overlay districts to accommodate biotech companies
- Streamlined permitting and financial incentives, state-funded Research & Development tax credits & Workforce Training Grants to qualified businesses
