Researcher at work in a Progress Park laboratory

Where discovery comes to work

Progress Park sits where a top-five public research university, a nationally ranked bioincubator, and North Central Florida's growing life-science industry meet. Our purpose is to turn early science into companies, jobs, and cures — and to give the people doing that work a place to grow.

At a Glance

Progress Park at a glance

200+
acres of master-planned research park
45+
life science & technology companies
2,600+
scientists, engineers & staff on site
Top 5
U.S. university bioincubator at Sid Martin Biotech
15 min
to the University of Florida
1.2M SF
of lab, office & GMP manufacturing space
90+
acres of preserved green & conservation land
Est. 1995
when the corridor's first labs opened
The Corridor

At the center of North Florida innovation

Progress Park is a place where research talent, ambitious companies, and world-class institutions sit within minutes of one another — close enough to share equipment, people, and ideas as they advance solutions to real problems. Everything the corridor needs is a short drive away:

University of Florida Santa Fe College UF Health Historic Alachua GNV Airport
Scientists collaborating inside a Progress Park research building Sid Martin Biotech Lab & GMP Suites The Green
Why North Central Florida

Built for the science of what's next

Alachua pairs the research firepower of a major university town with the cost, climate, and quality of life that keep talent here for the long haul.

Pipette and test tubes in a research lab

Research & Innovation

  • Anchored by the University of Florida, a top-five U.S. public research university
  • Sid Martin Biotech, a nationally ranked wet-lab incubator, has launched companies raising billions in follow-on capital
  • Deep strength in gene therapy, biologics, regenerative medicine, and medical devices
Scientist looking through a microscope

Talent Pipeline

  • Companies gain direct access to graduates from UF and Santa Fe College every year
  • A renewable pool of scientists, engineers, and skilled biomanufacturing technicians
  • Shared core facilities let small teams work at a scale usually reserved for big pharma
Researcher in a bright biotech laboratory

Accessible & Livable

  • Direct I-75 access, 15 minutes from campus and 20 from Gainesville Regional Airport
  • A cost of living well below the U.S. metro average, with no state income tax
  • Springs, state parks, and historic Main Street minutes from the lab bench
15 min
to the University of Florida
20 min
to Gainesville Regional Airport
90 min
to Jacksonville & the Atlantic
25%
below the U.S. metro cost of living
Neighborhood

Everything within reach

Conestogas Restaurant
The Great Outdoors
Adam's Rib Co.
Mi Apá Latin Café
First Magnitude Brewing
Historic Alachua Main Street
San Felasco Hammock Preserve
O'Leno State Park
Ichetucknee Springs
Santa Fe River
Depot Park
Alachua Conservation Trails
University of Florida
Santa Fe College
UF Health
North Florida Regional
UF Innovate
Sid Martin Biotech
Cade Museum for Innovation
Harn Museum of Art
Hippodrome Theatre
Historic Downtown Alachua
Florida Museum of Natural History
Heartwood Soundstage
Development Partners

Trusted, committed, long-term partners

The University of Florida, the City of Alachua, and regional development partners have spent decades building Progress Park into North Central Florida's premier innovation address — and we're just getting started. Together we're growing a knowledge community rooted in research, entrepreneurship, and inclusion.

UUF InnovateOperates Sid Martin Biotech
ACity of AlachuaMunicipal partner
SSanta Fe CollegeTalent & workforce
CConcept CompaniesDevelopment & real estate
Researcher holding test tubes
Community

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Scientist holding a flask in a lab suite
Real Estate

Spaces for growth

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