ATLANTA – Georgia may not be an official biotech or med-tech hotbed, but it's moving in that direction as demonstrated by the breadth of companies and researchers featured during this week's Georgia Life Sciences Summit 2008. And, despite venture capital funding difficulties in recent times, the state has seen steady growth with 300 life sciences companies calling the southern state home that now boasts nearly $8 billion in annual sales of 400 life science products. (Medical Device Daily)