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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

11/10/2026

Luminoah Raises $25 Million Series B to Expand Access to Its FDA-Cleared Enteral Feeding System

Luminoah, a medical technology company modernizing enteral nutrition, today announced a $25 million Series B financing led by Sandbox Clinical Ventures, with participation from the Blue Venture Fund, GV (Google Ventures), Sands Capital, Texas Medical Center Venture Fund, the CU Healthcare Innovation Fund, the American Gastroenterological Association GI Opportunity Fund, and existing investors. The Series …

11/04/2026

$6 Million in Philanthropic Gifts Establishes UVA Biotech Innovation Fund

The University of Virginia Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology received gifts totaling $6 million from philanthropists to establish the UVA Biotech Innovation Fund. This fund will provide long-term support for the UVA SPARK Innovative Medicines program, helping accelerate promising discoveries toward new treatments and cures. “The mission of the UVA Manning Institute of …

10/29/2026

ReAlta Life Sciences Launches KnowHIE, a New Online Educational Resource for Families of Babies Diagnosed with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)

ReAlta Life Sciences Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on safely targeting neutrophils and central components of the complement system to potentially revolutionize the treatment of inflammatory disorders, today announced the launch of KnowHIE.com, a new educational website designed to help families and caregivers better understand neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) …