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Virginia's Life Science Community By the Numbers
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3,433 Companies
Life science companies in Virginia.
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$8B Industry
Life Science contributes $8B to Virginia's economy.
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30, 504 People
Employed by Life Science companies in Virginia.
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$107,281 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
07/01/2025
ISOThrive Announces Promising Phase 2 Interim Data for Novel Heartburn Treatment and Appoints Pharma Veteran Mike Walther as Chief Strategy Officer
ISOThrive Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced interim results from a Phase 2 study of its lead candidate, ISOT-101, for treatment of Non-Erosive Reflux Disease (NERD). The data showed positive trends in addressing heartburn frequency and symptom severity among proton pump inhibitor (PPI) partial-responders (PR), a patient population with major unmet medical need. These positive …
07/01/2025
Gary Lowenthal Joins Focused Ultrasound Foundation’s Council
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation is pleased to welcome Gary Lowenthal to its Council, a dedicated group of goodwill ambassadors who work closely with the Board of Directors and staff to provide advice and assist with raising funds and building awareness. Mr. Lowenthal is a retired educator, entrepreneur, and executive with a career spanning education, international service, …
06/25/2025
Liquet Medical Closes Oversubscribed Seed Round to Launch Pilot Study Evaluating Real-Time Hemodynamic Monitoring
Liquet Medical, a clinical-stage medical device company developing the Versus™ Catheter — a first-of-its-kind dual-tipped catheter system cleared by the FDA for controlled and selective infusion of fluids into the pulmonary vasculature and hemodynamic monitoring — announced the successful and oversubscribed close of its Seed funding round, which officially closed in May 2025. The capital …
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