Somerset County

Somerset County exceeds the national average for:

• Chemical Engineers
• Industrial Engineers
• Biological Technicians
• Packaging & Filling Machine Operators

And, we're a talent hot spot for data scientists and have the highest cluster of degree specialization in biopharma & medical devices in New Jersey. Additionally, New Jersey has the largest biomanufacturing workforce in the U.S.

• Aucta Pharmaceutical, a biopharma company focused on CNS therapeutics, purchased a 52,000 SF campus in Basking Ridge to serve as the new site for their U.S. research & development operations.

• BAP Pharma, a leading clinical trials supplier founded in the U.K., relocated their U.S. HQ to a 28,000 SF facility in Somerset.

• Biocon Biologics, the first company from India to have biosimilars commercialized in the U.S. and a Top 10 Global Biotech Employer, established their 1st North American HQ in Bridgewater.

• Cellares creating upwards of 400 new jobs in first east coast location, developing groundbreaking cell & gene therapies in its 118,000 SF Smart Factory in Bridgewater.

• Center for Workforce Innovation in Aseptic Processing & Biomanufacturing established at Raritan Valley Community College, making it the first Clean Room Environment & Training Program at a community college in New Jersey.

• Intra-Cellular Therapies relocated their corporate and commercial HQ, including 70+ jobs, from New York to Bedminster.

• Johnson & Johnson's CEO and Chairman announced their $1M investment into NJBioFutures, the workforce development initiative led by Raritan Valley Community College.

• LabCorp expanded their regional laboratory in Raritan by 110,000 SF to employ over 1,300 people.

• Triumvirate Environment moved into a brand new 10,000 SF facility in Somerset, centralizing their workforce in service to the region’s life science and advanced manufacturing industries.