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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

03/21/2025

Luna Labs to Expand Research and Development Operations in Charlottesville

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Luna Labs USA, LLC, a product development company accelerating breakthrough solutions to multiple industries, will invest $200,000 to expand its operations in the City of Charlottesville. The company will create 20 new jobs. “Luna Labs’ expansion demonstrates Virginia’s ability to cultivate and retain innovative technology companies,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin.

03/18/2025

Committed to Innovation: Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance Replaces Verge

The Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance, formerly Verge, unveiled a major rebrand to reflect their ongoing commitment to tech-based economic advancement and their leadership in a portfolio of organizations dedicated to developing the Roanoke Blacksburg innovation ecosystem. The elements of the Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance (RBIA) include: A new name that reflects the commitment of Roanoke Blacksburg

03/14/2025

CEL-SCI’s Head and Neck Cancer Study Clears FDA Review, Eyes Commercialization Partners

CEL-SCI Corporation announced that a third-party study published on March 6, 2025 in JAMA Oncology titled “Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Plus Chemotherapy Followed by Response-Stratified Chemoradiation Therapy in HPV-Negative Head and Neck Cancer: The DEPEND Phase 2 Non-randomized Clinical Trial” provided data that support Multikine’s use as a neoadjuvant treatment in patients with tumors having low PD-L1 expression