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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
10/29/2026
ReAlta Life Sciences Launches KnowHIE, a New Online Educational Resource for Families of Babies Diagnosed with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
ReAlta Life Sciences Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on safely targeting neutrophils and central components of the complement system to potentially revolutionize the treatment of inflammatory disorders, today announced the launch of KnowHIE.com, a new educational website designed to help families and caregivers better understand neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) …
10/28/2026
Adial Pharmaceuticals Announces Name Change to Azora Therapeutics and New Executive Team, Focused on Advancing AT177, an Oral, Colon-Targeted AhR Agonist for Ulcerative Colitis
Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL), a biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for serious inflammatory diseases, today announced that it has changed its corporate name to Azora Therapeutics, Inc. The company’s common stock is expected to commence trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the new ticker symbol “AZR” on October 29, 2026. Azora has also launched …
10/28/2026
U.S. Bioscience Industry Powers Over $3 Trillion in Economic Output, New Report Finds
Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) released new national and state-level data on the U.S. bioscience industry’s economic impact. The report, “The U.S. Bioscience Economy: Advancing Innovation and Strengthening States and Regions,” examines the industry’s economic footprint through employment, wages, business establishments, university research and development, access …
