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Virginia's Life Science Community By the Numbers
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1,451 Companies
Life science companies in Virginia.
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$8B Industry
Life Science contributes $8B to Virginia's economy.
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26,545 People
Employed by Life Science companies in Virginia.
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$77,848 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
10/17/2024
Charlottesville startup KeViRx tackles acute lung injuries
Charlottesville startup KeViRx Inc. is developing new drugs that target inflammation for people with acute lung injuries. The company received a $2 million grant from the Department of Defense for further research to grow from animal testing to preparing for an investigational new drug meeting with the Food and Drug Administration. KeViRx’s goal is to …
10/15/2024
Currie Medical to expand in Norfolk
Currie Medical, a medical device manufacturer, plans to invest $1.22 million to expand its operations in Norfolk, creating an estimated 60 jobs. Based in Franklin, Tennessee, Currie Medical will lease a 30,000-square-foot building at 3701 E. Virginia Beach Blvd. in Norfolk, where it will house its medical device reprocessing operation and distribution center. Currie has …
10/15/2024
Cerillo Introduces the Industry’s First Standardized Co-Culture System — Duet Revolutionizes Microbial Interaction and Isolation Studies
Cerillo, a leader in cellular analytics, announces the release of Duet, the first standardized co-culture system that allows researchers to explore microbial and cellular interactions in real time. Designed to address challenges in microbial research, Duet offers a novel approach to studying the dynamics between different microbial populations, enabling more precise, reproducible, and reliable results in fields ranging …
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