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===Life science and technology industry=== The life science and technology industry is a rapidly growing and expanding sector for Jersey City. In 2024, Jersey City was ranked as the 5th top tech city in the United States and now houses 394 different Tech and IT firms with 15.5% of all jobs in Jersey City being created in that sector from 2020 to 2021.<ref name="Top Tech"/> In 2020, [[Merck & Co]] spin-off [[Organon International]] leased {{convert|110,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of office space and locate its headquarters at the [[30 Hudson Street|Goldman Sachs Tower]] via [[WeWork]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Daniel |last=Geiger |title=WeWork Leases 110,000 Square Feet at 30 Hudson Street for Organon |date=2020-07-13 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/wework-leases-110000-square-feet-at-30-hudson-street-merck-2020-7|work=Businessinsider.com|access-date=2022-02-28}}</ref> In 2021, the [[Liberty Science Center]] broke ground on SciTech Scity, a {{convert|30|acre|km2}} campus across the street from the science center that will serve as a hub for life sciences, health care and technology. The $450 million campus will include Edge Works, an eight-story facility that will feature laboratories, [[research and development]] spaces, office suites, co-working spaces for startups, a tech exhibition hall and a state-of-the-art conference center. [[Sheba Medical Center]] is an anchor tenant and will develop a "hospital of the future" simulation space that will be known as "Liberty Science ARC HealthSpace 2030". Additionally, the campus will include Liberty Science Center High School, a new [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] public high school that will be administered by the [[Hudson County Schools of Technology]] and Scholars Village, a 500-unit residential project that will marketed toward families and individuals in tech related industries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://re-nj.com/eda-to-invest-20-million-partner-in-development-of-jersey-city-science-and-tech-hub/|title=State to invest $20 million, partner in development of Jersey City science and tech hub|publisher=Real Estate NJ|date=November 17, 2023|access-date=January 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jerseydigs.com/scholars-village-scitech-scity-jersey-city/|title=Jersey City Approves 500-Unit Scholars Village in SciTech Scity|website=jerseydigs.com|date=July 17, 2023|access-date=January 24, 2025}}</ref> Another life science and innovation hub called "The Cove" was announced in 2022. The {{convert|13|acre|km2}} campus site is near SciTech Scity and will be a mixed-use development with {{convert|1,400,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of life science office and research space, {{convert|1,600,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of residential space and feature a {{convert|3.5|acre|km2}} public waterfront park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roi-nj.com/2022/02/22/healthcare/cove-in-jersey-city-aims-to-be-n-j-s-next-great-life-science-hub/|title=Cove in Jersey City aims to be N.J.βs next great life science hub|website=roi-nj.com|date=February 22, 2022|access-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref> In 2023, the [[biotechnology]] firm [[EpiBone]], a company that grows bone and cartilage for skeletal reconstruction, announced it would move from [[Brooklyn]] to Jersey City and lease {{convert|28,089|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of lab space at 95 Greene Street, a purpose built life science facility at [[Exchange Place, Jersey City|Exchange Place]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://re-nj.com/biotech-firm-takes-28000-sq-ft-in-jersey-city-plans-move-from-brooklyn-with-eda-tax-credit/|title=Biotech firm takes 28,000 sq. ft. in Jersey City, plans move from Brooklyn with EDA tax credit|publisher=Real Estate NJ|date=March 9, 2023|access-date=January 24, 2025}}</ref> The following year in 2024, RegenLab USA, which manufactures devices for the production of regenerative [[cell therapy]], announced that they would also move from Brooklyn to Jersey City and lease {{convert|15,792|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of lab space in the same facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://re-nj.com/life-sciences-firm-moving-to-jersey-city-from-brooklyn-inking-lease-at-thors-95-greene/|title=Life sciences firm moving to Jersey City from Brooklyn, inking lease at Thor's 95 Greene|publisher=Real Estate NJ|date=January 2, 2024|access-date=January 24, 2025}}</ref> In 2024, [[biopharmaceutical]] company Eikon Therapeutics moved into {{convert|36,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of office space at [[Harborside (Jersey City)|Harborside]].<ref name="3 Second St."/> In 2025, [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] and IT company Hexaware Technologies leased the entire the 24th floor of Harborside 5 for their global headquarters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jerseydigs.com/hexaware-jersey-city/|title=Tech Company Hexaware Opens Global Business Headquarters in Jersey City|website=jerseydigs.com|date=March 21, 2025|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref>
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