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Virginia's Life Science Community By the Numbers
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1,451 Companies
Life science companies in Virginia.
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$8B Industry
Life Science contributes $8B to Virginia's economy.
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26,545 People
Employed by Life Science companies in Virginia.
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$77,848 Average Wage
Average earnings of life science workers in Virginia.
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1,197 Clinical trials
Biopharmaceutical industry-sponsored trials in Virginia per year.
News
09/21/2022
HemoShear Therapeutics Advancing Novel Modulators Against Second Target for Horizon Therapeutics’ Gout Discovery Pipeline
HemoShear Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held clinical stage biotechnology company, has earned a milestone payment for the advancement of potential lead product candidates against a second target for the treatment of gout under its collaboration with Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP). This milestone marks the fifth payment that HemoShear has earned in accordance with the …
09/21/2022
Kaléo Announces First U.S. Department of Defense Supply Contract for the Rapid Opioid Countermeasure System (ROCS) Antidote for Ultra-Potent Weaponized Opioids
Kaléo, a privately held commercial-stage U.S. pharmaceutical company, announced the execution of the first contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for the procurement of the Rapid Opioid Countermeasure System (ROCS), a 10 mg Naloxone Auto-injector (naloxone hydrochloride injection) antidote for ultra-potent weaponized opioids. The contract includes an award for the manufacture and delivery …
09/20/2022
Embody, Inc. Announces $10.4 Million Series C Funding Round
Embody, Inc., a privately-held medical device company focused on soft tissue healing, announced that it closed a $10.4 million Series C funding round led by Genesis Innovation Group’s cultivate(MD) Capital Funds LP. The financing will enable Embody to expand its world-class operations, post-market clinical studies of the recently launched Tapestry RC System for rotator cuff …
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