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Virginia's Life Science Community By the Numbers

  • 1,451 Companies

    Life science companies in Virginia.

  • $8B Industry

    Life Science contributes $8B to Virginia's economy.

  • 26,545 People

    Employed by Life Science companies in Virginia.

  • $77,848 Average Wage

    Average earnings of life science workers in Virginia.

  • 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