Georgia Life Sciences Designates Augusta as Newest BioReady® Community

Georgia Life Sciences Designates Augusta as Newest BioReady® Community

AUGUSTA, GA-May 15, 2025 –  The City of Augusta has been designated a BioReady Gold Community by the state’s leading life sciences membership organization, Georgia Life Sciences. To receive this distinction, communities must meet certain criteria related to zoning practices and infrastructure capacity. 

 

“We are proud to recognize the City of Augusta as our latest BioReady community. A hub for life sciences, boasting Augusta University's Health Sciences Campus, including the Medical College of Georgia, and companies like Manus, Augusta is known as the ‘City of Medicine,’” said Maria Thacker-Goethe, President and CEO of Georgia Life Sciences. “Through this program, we champion communities that have made a commitment to expanding access to resources and infrastructure, boosting commercialization.”

 

The BioReady rating system rates communities in three tiers from Bronze to Silver to Gold. Through these BioReady ratings, Georgia Life Sciences allows local municipalities to better showcase biotech-zoned science parks, streamline permitting, build a robust infrastructure, and identify biotech-friendly sites more effectively, making them a desirable choice for real estate developers and biotechnology companies seeking destinations to locate.

 

For more information about this recognition, visit the BioReady Communities website at https://www.galifesciences.org/resources/bioready-communities.

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