Varian Medical (NYSE:VAR) said today that it plans to add 100 jobs in Georgia over the next 5 years as it expands its footprint there with a new facility.
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Varian said the new Atlanta shop will serve as its East Coast hub as well as a customer visit facility. The company, which has had an office in Marietta for more than 30 years, said the new center is slated to open in November.
Nearly a year ago Varian acquired Atlanta’s Velocity Medical Solutions for an undisclosed amount. Velocity, which was incubated at Emory University, makes software that aggregates treatment and imaging data from cancer patients’ medical records.
"We anticipate that there will be significant worldwide growth in demand for technology and software that clinicians can use to improve outcomes when treating cancer," Varian oncology systems president Kolleen Kennedy said in prepared remarks. "Our acquisition of the Velocity group was part of a larger strategy to produce more tools and software that support our clinical customers. The new facility in Atlanta will enable us to foster greater collaboration across our teams and make sure that we have the space to accommodate future growth. We sincerely appreciate the support we have received for this project from Georgia state officials."
"Varian has chosen to consolidate and expand in Georgia simply because we are the best state in the nation for business," Gov. Nathan Deal added. "Our state’s highly skilled workforce, combined with Varian’s local customer base of world-class healthcare institutions utilizing its technology in cancer treatment, makes Georgia the ideal location to support this company’s ongoing growth."
Late last year, Varian bought another cancer software firm, MeVis Medical, for $37 million.