Georgia's Medical Device Companies

The concentrated medical device industry in Georgia includes a wealth of resources to design, prototype, manufacture and test new products. Medical devices and diagnostics account for 50% of Georgia's life science companies and 27% of the state's life science workforce.

Ethicon's Georgia facility produces 70% of all sutures on the market.
 
Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI) in Georgia is the Southeast's first comprehensive medical device innovation center.
Georgia exports of medical devices, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals totaled nearly $1.5 billion in 2017.

Leading Medical Device Companies in Georgia

Why Georgia is a Leader in the Medical Device Industry

1. Workforce and Training

  • The Technical College System of Georgia has Associate of Applied Science degree programs in biotechnology, bioscience technology and biomedical engineering technology, as well as targeted fast-track certification programs in life sciences.

  • Georgia's colleges and universities confer more than 3,500 undergraduate and graduate degrees in biotechnology and life science related programs each year.

  • The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University is the largest BME department in the country and ranked #2 nationally.

 

2. Business Climate

  • Georgia's 6 percent corporate income tax applies only to income earned in Georgia

  • Payroll withholding exemption (eligibility thresholds apply)

  • Sales Tax Exemption for tangible property integral to the manufacturing process

  • Sales Tax Exemption for energy used in the manufacturing process

  • Local property tax relief for qualified land, building and equipment

3. Distribution and Logistics Infrastructure

  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport hosts 18 cargo airlines and has 2 million square feet of cargo handling space

  • 90 percent of the world's top third-party logistics providers (3PLs) have facilities in Georgia

  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport serves 150 U.S. destinations and more than 70 international destinations

 

Medical Device Studies

Alcon Case Study

Ethicon Case Study