Obatala Sciences, a New Orleans biotechnology company, has selected Charleston County for its first East Coast operation, a $656,000 investment expected to create 46 jobs. Operations are already online at Blue Sky Labs in Charleston, with MUSC as a research partner.
Why this matters here
Forty-six research jobs is a modest headline number with an outsized neighborhood footprint, because lab hires buy lunch, rent apartments and grab coffee near where they work. The life sciences cluster forming around MUSC and Blue Sky Labs is a steady, year-round customer base worth courting.
First reported by live5news.com.
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