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Healthcare &
Life Sciences

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36,800+

Tennesseans employed in healthcare & life sciences
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2,900+

Healthcare & life sciences companies in Tennessee
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95,400+

Healthcare & life sciences-related graduates since 2019
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$855M+

Capital investment since 2019
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6,000+

New job commitments since 2019
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$4.5B+

Medical equipment and supplies exported in 2024
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11,800+

Tennesseans employed in life sciences R&D
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#1

In the Southeast for medical equipment and supplies exports for 20 years
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#1

In the Southeast for employment in surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing

Our Vital Signs Have Never Been Stronger

Tennessee sits center stage within the nation’s healthcare & life sciences industry. From biotech and pharmaceutical companies to medical device manufacturing and healthcare technology, our lineup is stacked. We’re home to the world’s largest hospital company, third in the nation for medical equipment exports, and since 2016, we’ve grown employment in the sector by nearly 20%. How’s that for healthy?
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News Highlights

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  • Foreign-Owned Establishments, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Innovation
  • Middle Tennessee

Nissha Medical Technologies to Relocate Engineering Operations to Tennessee

  • Advanced Manufacturing, Foreign-Owned Establishments, Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Middle Tennessee

A New Chapter of Mobility: Inside Permobil’s Expansion in Tennessee

  • Healthcare & Life Sciences, HQ, Finance & Tech
  • Middle Tennessee

Governor Lee, Commissioner McWhorter Announce Harrow, Inc. Expansion in Davidson County

  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • West Tennessee

Governor Lee, Commissioner McWhorter Announce First Location for PANTHERx® Rare in Tennessee

Success Story

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From startups to seasoned brands, businesses find their rhythm in Tennessee.

Pioneering the Future of Biotech in Tennessee

August Bioservices is a Nashville-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that focuses on critical sterile injectable medications that are delivered intravenously, typically in a hospital setting. Since the CDMO’s November 2020 expansion announcement, August Bioservices has fully renovated its Elm Hill Pike location and, as of January 2024, is in the process of expanding its site footprint—building an additional new facility that will house multiple high-speed manufacturing lines.

The Company We Keep

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Incentives & grants

We work hand in hand with your team to offer competitive deductions, tax credits and grants based on your project’s impact to Tennessee.

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Tennessee’s Single Source for Workforce

TNWorks is Tennessee’s central hub connecting employers to a full suite of customized, data-driven workforce development services, delivered at no cost.

About TNWorks
“We’re excited to be in Lebanon, as Nashville is one of the top 10 fastest growing biotech hubs. Being here will enable us to serve more customers on a local level and a global scale.”
Daniella Cramp
SVP & President, Bioproduction, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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In the Southeast for medical equipment and supplies exports for 20 years 

certified sites

All Certified Sites

Our fully vetted, shovel-ready sites are primed to bring your vision to life.

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  • West Tennessee
  • 0-50 Acres

Timberlake Industrial Park

  • Easily accessible from Interstate 40 by State Route 22, a five-lane highway, this industrial park is perfectly suited for manufacturing operations.
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  • East Tennessee
  • 0-50 Acres

Aerospace Park 1

  • Located on the Tri-Cities Regional Airport campus, this site provides direct access to the airport’s two runways and is less than ten miles from the intersection of Interstate 81 and Interstate 26, near Kingsport.
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  • West Tennessee
  • 100+ Acres

Northwest Tennessee Regional Industrial Center

  • Ideally located along Highway 51 and bordered by the Canadian National Railroad, the site affords exceptional access to future Interstate 69.
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