Broward County 's Office of Economic Development (OED) has assumed a lead role in developing a County strategy for the growing bio-technological and bio-sciences industry, which includes an industry serving; medical devices, ophthalmic goods, emerging biotech, pharma, vaccines, diagnostic tests.
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Florida is second in the nation in Bioscience employment;
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Bioscience is termed a “clean industry”;
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50,000 Floridians are employed in some aspect of Bioscience in the state of Florida .
With the help of the private sector and educational institutions, Broward County stands ready to assist businesses in relocating to Broward and increasing economic opportunities.
