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Virginia's Life Science Community By the Numbers
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3,433 Companies
Life science companies in Virginia.
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$8B Industry
Life Science contributes $8B to Virginia's economy.
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30, 504 People
Employed by Life Science companies in Virginia.
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$107,281 Average Wage
Average earnings of life science workers in Virginia.
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1,197 Clinical trials
Biopharmaceutical industry-sponsored trials in Virginia per year.
News
09/17/2026
From Lab to Three Continents: Agrospheres and FMC Corporation Advance Bioinsecticide Pipeline into Global Field Trials
AgroSpheres, a biotechnology company pioneering breakthroughs in sustainable crop protection and FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a global leader in agricultural sciences, today announced a significant advancement in its ongoing collaboration. Two proprietary RNA-based biomolecule candidates from AgroSpheres’ pipeline are now entering global field trial development, marking the transition from discovery into real-world testing across three …
09/15/2026
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition of Actio Biosciences
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) (“Jazz” or the “Company”) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of privately-held Actio Biosciences, Inc. (“Actio”) for $820 million upfront. Actio is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jazz. “ABS-1230 holds the promise of being a transformative, first-in-class therapy for individuals living with KCNT1-related epilepsy,” said Renee Gala, president and …
09/14/2026
BRAINBox Solutions Announces Agreement with Prolight Diagnostics for Commercial Supply of Pyros® Devices for Delivery of BRAINBox Concussion Diagnostics/Prognostics at Point-of-Care
BRAINBox Solutions announced it has entered into an agreement with Prolight Diagnostics to supply its Psyros® instruments and cartridges for use in point-of-care (PoC) delivery of BRAINBox’s TBI diagnostic/prognostic tests for concussion (also known as mTBI or Acute Traumatic Encephalopathy). “This agreement is an important step towards commercialization of our solutions and reflects the successful …
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