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Virginia's Life Science Community By the Numbers

  • 3,433 Companies

    Life science companies in Virginia.

  • $8B Industry

    Life Science contributes $8B to Virginia's economy.

  • 30, 504 People

    Employed by Life Science companies in Virginia.

  • $107,281 Average Wage

    Average earnings of life science workers in Virginia.

  • 1,197 Clinical trials

    Biopharmaceutical industry-sponsored trials in Virginia per year.

News

05/21/2026

New Global Clinical Society to Bring Focused Ultrasound Into Mainstream Medicine

The Focused Ultrasound Foundation today announced the launch of the International Focused Ultrasound Society (IFUS), a new organization dedicated to advancing clinical practice and accelerating adoption of focused ultrasound – a revolutionary, noninvasive therapeutic technology. Established as a program of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, IFUS aggregates and expands the Foundation’s activities related to clinical implementation

05/21/2026

Virginia Bio Announces Recipients of its 2026 Outstanding Contributions to Bioscience Award

Richmond, VA, (May 21, 2026) – Every two years, the Virginia Biotechnology Association recognizes individual Virginians for their significant contributions to bioscience and the Virginia biotechnology ecosystem.  On April 30, Scott Meza, Esq., Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP, and Nikki Hastings, Ph.D., President of CvilleBioHub, were presented with the Outstanding Contributions to Bioscience Award at

05/18/2026

Skyphos to Showcase Additive Lithography at the Microfluidics Consortium Open Day in Boston

Skyphos Technologies, a Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center company advancing micro-scale and additive lithography manufacturing, will participate in the Microfluidics Consortium Open Day Meeting in Boston, where the company has been invited to present in the Physical Microfluidics Hotseat and deliver a tabletop demonstration. The Microfluidics Consortium convenes worldwide leaders, from research and industry, bringing