Job Creation Tax Rebates

Sales Tax Exemptions

Life Science & Medical Technologies

Business Opportunities:
Low-Cost Urinary Catheter Strap for Safer Patient Wheelchair Transport: UF is seeking companies interested in commercializing an inexpensive urinary catheter strap for safer patient wheelchair transport. Details: http://apps.research.ufl.edu/otl/viewTechInfo.cfm?case=13146

News and Events 

• Pinellas company to expand, add 70 jobs 

• Palm Harbor to get 70 new high-wage jobs

• Florida's Medical Device Makers Score a Break - Bill Exempts Duplicative Regulation

• Medical Design & Manufacturing Southern Regional Series exposition and conference, March 16 - 17, 2011.

• Act now on investment tax credit for life sciences companies 

• Biotech employment in Florida up 18% 

• Florida's Innovation Quarterly Newsletter featuring Pinellas County's Biopsy Sciences

Industry Overview
Pinellas County leads Florida's High Tech Corridor with 23% of the Corridor's medical technology companies. Organizations such as the Florida Medical Manufacturers' Consortium (FMMC) have created a network of industry members, educational and governmental partners with a vested interest in expanding this vital industry sector. Pinellas County offers medical technology companies a pro-business environment with job creation tax incentives, low tax rates, a developed infrastructure, strong existing industry base and a skilled workforce.