About Rowen
Georgia’s Largest Knowledge Community
Mission-Focused Innovation, Research and Education
Rowen is a 2,000-acre planned community in Metro Atlanta, thoughtfully designed to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation 35 miles from Atlanta. Guided by the mission-driven Rowen Foundation in partnership with Gwinnett County, Rowen provides a rare ecosystem where education, business, research and smart city solutions converge to drive innovation in medicine, agriculture and the environment.
Supported by a team of business leaders, higher-education veterans, and nonprofit experts, Rowen is poised to create an environment where businesses can grow and innovate confidently in a setting committed to both bold advancements, inspiring natural beauty and lasting impact.
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The Latest News from Rowen
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Gwinnett’s bet to build Georgia version of Research Triangle Park starts to pay off
Originally published in The AJC. Belgian biopharmaceutical facility to anchor massive life sciences campus, which still has 1,900 acres to develop. Sometimes envy is the driving force behind economic development. Many states covet the ecosystem created by North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, a massive biotech and life sciences hub positioned between the Tar Heel State’s […]
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Atlanta’s Suburban Life Sciences Push Gains Traction as UCB Commits $2B to Rowen
Originally published in Globest.com. Rowen, an ambitious project to create a 2,000-acre life sciences park that combines sustainability, environmental protection and advanced manufacturing in a suburban Atlanta county, has scored its first major win. UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company based in Brussels, has announced a $2 billion investment in 79 acres in the Gwinnett County […]
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UCB scoops up 79 acres in Gwinnett County for $2 billion manufacturing plant
Originally published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Story Highlights UCB Inc. paid $14.3 million for 79 acres along what used to be known as Old Freeman Mill Road. The Belgium-based pharmaceutical giant plans to develop a $2 billion plant on the Gwinnett County site. It will be part of the planned Rowen life sciences research […]