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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

04/02/2026

ATCC Receives New CDC Award to Help Fast-track Diagnostic Tests for Future Disease Outbreaks

TCC has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Readiness and Response (ORR) for a new five-year contract to support rapid test development during public health emergencies. The award, valued at up to $148 million (IDIQ contract 75D301-25-R-73207), will help ensure that diagnostic tools can be quickly created, validated,

03/27/2026

CvilleBioHub Appoints Nikki Hastings as President, Marking New Phase of Growth and Regional Leadership

CvilleBioHub today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Nikki Hastings as President, recognizing her leadership in building the organization into a cornerstone of Central Virginia’s life sciences ecosystem and positioning it for continued growth and influence. The appointment comes as CvilleBioHub prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary and marks one year since the

03/25/2026

Grenova Appoints New Chief Executive Officer to Lead Next Phase of Growth Across Global Automation Platform

Grenova today announced the appointment of Ted Hull as Chief Executive Officer. Hull will lead Grenova and its automation divisions, Peak Robotics and Peak Analysis & Automation (PAA), guiding the organization through its next phase of growth as a global platform delivering automation-ready solutions to laboratories world-wide. Grenova and its division partners are backed by