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Virginia's Life Science Community By the Numbers

  • 3,433 Companies

    Life science companies in Virginia.

  • $8B Industry

    Life Science contributes $8B to Virginia's economy.

  • 30, 504 People

    Employed by Life Science companies in Virginia.

  • $107,281 Average Wage

    Average earnings of life science workers in Virginia.

  • 1,197 Clinical trials

    Biopharmaceutical industry-sponsored trials in Virginia per year.

News

05/12/2026

Phlow Corp. Appoints Tim Mayleben Chief Executive Officer as Co-Founder Dr. Eric Edwards Transitions to Chairman Emeritus and Strategic Advisor

Phlow Corp., a leading American advanced pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced that Tim Mayleben has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Eric Edwards, M.D., Ph.D., Phlow’s co-founder and former CEO, has transitioned to the role of Chairman Emeritus and Strategic Advisor to the CEO and Board of Directors. The leadership

05/09/2026

NIRSense Supports the US Army in the Indo-Pacific with Tissue Oxygenation Assessment for Battlefield Casualty Care at Balikatan-26

NIRSense, Inc. today announced its participation in Balikatan-26, supporting the US Army Pacific (USARPAC)’s 18th Theater Medical Command (18th TMC) as they evaluate advanced approaches to battlefield casualty assessment using portable tissue oxygen saturation (StO₂) monitoring. Balikatan, meaning “shoulder-to-shoulder,” is the longstanding U.S.-Philippine bilateral exercise designed to strengthen interoperability and regional readiness through combined operations

05/08/2026

RIVANNA Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Accuro XV Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging System

RIVANNA®, developer of AI-enabled clinical decision-support solutions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Accuro® XV Diagnostic Ultrasound System. The clearance marks a pivotal regulatory milestone for RIVANNA, authorizing commercial use of the Accuro XV for musculoskeletal imaging by qualified and trained healthcare professionals in hospital