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Industry Snapshot

South Carolina Life Sciences At-A-Glance

  • Life Science companies are present in 42 of the 46 SC counties
  • The industry is the state’s fastest-growing industry, with 42% growth since 2017.
  • 2x faster employment growth than the Southeastern average
  • 1,033 firms across the state, and an annual economic impact of $25.7B
  • Life sciences directly and indirectly employ over 87,000 citizens
  • An average wage of $87,369 – 79% higher than the average wage in SC

Across South Carolina, Life Sciences Booms

South Carolina life sciences — biotech, pharmaceuticals, biomedical technologies, medical devices, health IT, bio-ag, and related areas — is booming.

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What Our Members Say

"The extraordinary growth of life sciences is creating jobs and improving quality of life in South Carolina, and SCbio is central to those achievements. Nephron is a committed Investor of SCbio."
Lou Kennedy
Lou KennedyCEO, Nephron Pharmaceuticals
"Our SCbio Membership has been a major contributor to building our network and relationships – and in advancing our business."
John Carrington
John CarringtonCEO, ZVERSE & Revaly
"SCbio has been a true ally of Poly-Med at every turn, helping us further key relationships that grow our business and support our workforce needs. Count Poly-Med as a very satisfied Investor."
Dave Shalaby
Dave ShalabyCEO, Poly-Med Inc.
"SCbio is more than a trade organization for us. Our membership leads to a greater ROI than our traditional marketing efforts. Last year alone, we calculated our ROI to be more than 45x."
Richard Pace
Richard PaceFounder & CEO, Parimer Scientific
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South Carolina’s Life Sciences Ecosystem

Drugs & Pharma​

Including pharmaceutical, medicinal, biological and botanical manufacturing

Medical Devices/Equipment​

Surgical and medical instruments, appliance and supply manufacturing, lab instruments and more

Bioscience & Related Distribution​

Specialty distribution of medical, dental, hospital equipment, supplies, drugs and more

Research, Testing, & Medical Labs​

Research and development, medical and testing labs and more

Bio-Ag​

Agricultural fertilizer and fiber manufacturing, ag-chemicals, pesticides, research and processing

Life Science Ecosystem​

Specialized organizations partially but not exclusively servicing the life sciences industries

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