You thought the Shark Tank was tough…wait until you enter the the BioHealth Capital Region Crab Trap!
Submit your application for the opportunity to be named the company with the most commercial potential at the 2020 BioHealth Regional Forum, $10,000, and MORE!
Application Deadline: March, 20th 2020
Finalists will be announced: April 3rd, 2020
Finalist Presentations BioHealth Capital Region Forum Event: April 15th, 2020
04/21/2026
On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, GO Virginia Region 7 funded something the Commonwealth has not had before: a structured, credentialed pathway that takes students from their first day in a real biotechnology laboratory all the way to a career in one of the fastest-growing industries in America. The program is called Life-Sciences Innovation & Future …
04/20/2026
Lumira Ventures today announced the first closing of Lumira Ventures V, LP (“Fund V”), its latest healthcare venture capital fund dedicated to building transformative biotechnology and medical technology companies across North America. Together with three strategic funds managed by the firm, this closing represents the seventh investment fund established by Lumira. With a target final …
04/15/2026
AgroSpheres, Inc., a Charlottesville-based agricultural biotechnology company, officially opened its first commercial biomanufacturing facility, representing a milestone for AgroSpheres and the biotech ecosystem. Speakers at the ribbon-cutting ceremony included: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, AgroSpheres co-founders CEO Payam Pourtaheri and CTO Ameer Shakeel, Albemarle County Chair of the Board of Supervisors Ned Gallaway, President of the …