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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
01/20/2026
Vibrent Health Joins a Landmark BARDA-Funded Large-Scale Hybrid/Remote Decentralized Clinical Research Study
Vibrent Health, a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) data company in the field of precision medicine research, is collaborating with Fred Hutch Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) under a $17 million contract awarded through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s (BARDA) Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle (RRPV) Consortium. This collaboration drives critical research on correlates of protection (CoPs), …
01/18/2026
Gerry Brunk Joins Focused Ultrasound Foundation’s Council
The Foundation is pleased to welcome Gerry Brunk to its Council, a committed group of goodwill ambassadors who partner with the Board of Directors and staff to offer guidance, raise funds, and generate awareness for focused ultrasound technology. Mr. Brunk co-founded Lumira Ventures, a North American healthcare venture capital firm, and serves as managing director in the firm’s Boston office. He has led investments in …
01/14/2026
Phlow and Enveda Partner to Advance AI-Driven Chemistry to Accelerate Domestic Pharmaceutical Development and Transform Drug Substance Manufacturing
Phlow Corp., a leading American pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced a major advancement in AI-driven Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing process development in collaboration with Enveda, a biotechnology company that learns from life’s chemistry to create better medicines faster. Through a joint pilot program launched last year to rapidly select API …
