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Five finalists have been named in the prestigious annual “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition presented by the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI). Representing innovations in pediatric technologies that aim to address unmet medical needs for children, these five finalists now have access to a pediatric accelerator program led by MedTech Innovator and will …

Roanoke, Va. — The biggest night in  tech celebrated the rapidly  expanding technology ecosystem and the movers and shakers in the industry on  Thursday night at Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council’s TechNite 2022 at the  Taubman Museum of Art, attracting over 300 statewide and regional leaders.  Among the highlights of the evening was the induction of Victor …

There is no doubt that Virginia is open for business to the life sciences industry. Over the past several years, the state has seen significant growth in pocket ecosystems across the land, particularly in areas like Charlottesville, Richmond, and Blacksburg. Some of the growth has been fueled by an infusion of federal monies related to …

-$450,000 Committed to Using Entrepreneurship as a Means of Economic Development- Richmond, VA – Activation Capital, a leading entrepreneurship and ecosystem development organization, was awarded $300,000 from GO Virginia for Region 4’s Regional Entrepreneurship Initiative (REI).  The funding, coupled with cash and in-kind donations from Altria, Dominion Energy, Greensville County and Activation Capital will total …

~ Virongy Biosciences Inc. to invest $471,000 to begin development of diagnostic technologies for viral pathogens ~ RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Virongy Biosciences Inc., a developer of viral diagnostic technologies, anti-viral drugs, and therapeutic viral vectors, will invest $471,000 to expand in Prince William County. The company recently relocated to occupy over …

$8 Million Investment to Fund Cutting-Edge Research, Launch Clinical Trials, Create Jobs Charlottesville, VA – UVA Health and the Charlottesville-based Focused Ultrasound Foundation today announced the launch of the Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center, the world’s first center dedicated specifically to advancing a focused ultrasound and cancer immunotherapy treatment approach that could revolutionize 21st-century cancer …