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We are made up of the people who do the research, development and commercialization of biosciences in Virginia, and the suppliers, consultants, attorneys, accountants and others who work to support the industry.
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Our mission is to promote innovation and growth through strengthened networks; advocacy; capital investment; talent attraction, development and retention; and advancing the next generation of leaders.
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.
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09/22/2021
Activation Capital $15,000 Pitch Contest in November to Shine Light on Virginia Businesses
The inaugural Pitch Virginia event, powered by Activation Capital, will take place on Wednesday, November 10 at the newly opened Shift Retail Lab at VCU, an initiative of the VCU da Vinci Center. Kicking off with a design thinking workshop in the morning, the day will be filled with pitches from high growth, main street …
09/22/2021
Caretaker Medical Chosen as Finalist to Compete for $350,000 Grand Prize at MedTech Conference
This year brought in a record number of applications with over 1,100 submissions from 54 countries and 42 U.S. states. With less than a 5% acceptance rate, 50 companies were selected to participate in the MedTech Innovator Showcase, with a subset receiving a place in the MedTech Innovator Accelerator. Over four months, 25 Accelerator companies …
09/21/2021
HemoShear Therapeutics Advancing Several Novel Compounds for Horizon Therapeutics Gout Discovery Pipeline
HemoShear Therapeutics, a privately held clinical stage biotechnology company, has earned a milestone payment for the advancement of potential lead product candidates for the treatment of gout under its collaboration with Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP). This milestone marks the fourth payment that HemoShear has earned, following previous payments for the identification and validation of …
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