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04/17/2022
Merck opens Virginia plant to support UNICEF deal for HPV vaccines
Elkton, VA (EndpointNews) – A construction project built around expanding the vaccine manufacturing capabilities at a Merck site in Elkton, VA, has been completed. The upgrades will support the company’s human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil 9, once it gains review and approval from regulators. About 150 new jobs have been added to the site, as the …
04/08/2022
Virginia Western to launch new 2-year biotechnology degree
Roanoke, VA (The Roanoke Times) – Virginia Western Community College announced this week it will be launching a new biotechnology degree program to keep pace with the region’s fast-growing industry. Students will earn a two-year associate degree in biotechnology that will prepare them to transfer to a four-year school for a bachelor’s degree or to …
04/06/2022
ATCC Announces Expansion of its Bioinformatics Data Platform with QIAGEN
ATCC’s collection of high-fidelity, authenticated DNA-seq and RNA-seq datasets to be included in QIAGEN’s databases for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies for research Manassas, VA, United States, ATCC, the world’s premier biological materials management and standards organization, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with QIAGEN, a recognized leader in bioinformatics solutions, to provide …
04/05/2022
Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Sports Medicine Company to Expand in the City of Norfolk, Creating 92 New Jobs
RICHMOND, VA (Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin) – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Embody, Inc., a Norfolk-based medical device company developing novel collagen-based technologies for soft tissue repair, will invest $5 million to expand its headquarters at Innovation Research Park at Old Dominion University in the City of Norfolk. The company will add 10,000 …
03/25/2022
One of World’s Top Innovators Joins Focused Ultrasound Foundation as Chief Technology Officer
Charlottesville, Va., – Rick Hamilton, a leading inventor and authority on technology and innovation, has joined the Foundation as Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer. Hamilton is the one of the world’s most prolific inventors with more than 1,040 patents, standing just behind Thomas Edison. He has spent nearly 30 years at Fortune 50 organizations and …
03/22/2022
Carilion Clinic, Richmond firm part of $3.5M concussion grant
Clinical trial to follow 300 patients Roanoke, VA (Virginia Business) – Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic and Richmond’s BRAINBox Solutions Inc. are part of a $3.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to research and develop a new way to diagnose brain injuries in the elderly. The research will include enrolling 300 patients with head trauma and …