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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

11/11/2025

Quoin Pharmaceuticals Announces Achievement of Topical Rapamycin Target Loadings for Two Proprietary Delivery Technologies

Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNRX) (the “Company” or “Quoin”), a late clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on rare and orphan diseases, today announced that the target loading concentrations for its two topical rapamycin delivery technologies have been successfully achieved. Specifically, a rapamycin loading concentration of 4% w/w has been achieved for Quoin’s proprietary topical

11/07/2025

Dan Myers Named Director of Virginia SBDC, Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program to Accelerate Tech-Driven Growth in the Commonwealth

The Virginia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is pleased to announce that Dan Myers has been named the new Director for the Virginia SBDC – Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP). Dan, a seasoned innovation strategist, will lead the Virginia SBDC – ICAP program that is designed to help Virginia small businesses turn ideas into commercial

11/06/2025

Luna Labs’ MedSim Product Lines Acquired by Integrated Medcraft

Integrated MedCraft LLC today announced it has acquired the TrueClot and Dislotech product lines from Luna Labs. This announcement is more than a successful transaction. It is an example of innovation being accelerated with the right strategic partner. We built Luna Labs with a clear mission to incubate, accelerate, and grow technologies to the point