Medical Meetings

Atlanta, the nation’s health IT capital and a key player in the bioscience industry, is a dynamic hub for life sciences, digital health and technology innovation. This location for medical meetings is ranked as the 12th-best U.S. metro for life science companies and in the top 20 for research and medical lab employment.

15000

Employees at the CDC, one of the top employers in the region

250k+

Digital health companies with a presence in Georgia and numerous healthcare assets

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Research universities accessible from metro Atlanta generating $2.2 billion+ in federal research funding

The
“Center for Global Health”

Home to Health HQs

Many headquarters for renowned national and global biomedical health organizations call Atlanta home.

Georgia Bio
Technology Association of Georgia
Advanced Technology Development Center
CDC
American Cancer Society
Cooperation for Assistance and Relief
The Carter Center
Medical Meetings

Hospitals & Medical Centers

  • Emory Healthcare
  • Piedmont Healthcare
  • Grady Memorial Hospital
  • Northside Hospital System
  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA)
  • Shepherd Center
  • Cancer Treatment Centers America Atlanta 
  • Winship Cancer Institute (Emory University)
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A Highly Educated, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

  • Emory University
  • Emory Winship Cancer Institute
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
  • Georgia State University
  • Mercer University
  • Morehouse College
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Spelman College
  • University of Georgia

Convenience & Connectivity

  • World’s busiest airport : Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
  • Non-stop access from more than 150 U.S. cities
  • 9 miles from the airport to the Downtown core & convention campus
  • Efficient, reliable MARTA public transportation system
  • Nearly 107,000 hotel rooms in the metro region
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