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11/23/2025
ATCC Welcomes National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology for the Capital Region Stop of the Biotech Across America Roadshow
ATCC, the world’s premier private, non-profit biological resources and standards organization, hosted an event today, Empowering the Future of Biotechnology Through Trusted Science, with the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) at its headquarters in Manassas, Virginia as part of the NSCEB’s “Biotech Across America” roadshow. The NSCEB met with ATCC leaders and key …
11/21/2025
A new era of global growth: George Mason and Naugen launch international innovation accelerator
This month, a new Northern Virginia International Soft-Landing Accelerator (NISA) program, designed to help start-ups from around the globe find guidance, connections, and lab or office spaces at no cost, was launched to help develop new technologies in life sciences.Applications are now open for the first NISA cohort. Participants in the six-month program will have …
11/20/2025
VIPC Signs MOU with AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Merck to Develop the Virginia Center for Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing to Train Workforce of the Future
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) and AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly (Lilly), and Merck to develop the Virginia Center for Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (APM) was executed by Governor Glenn Youngkin at a statewide gathering with key leaders from Virginia’s life sciences ecosystem, higher-ed universities, and community colleges on October 31. This …