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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

05/18/2026

Skyphos to Showcase Additive Lithography at the Microfluidics Consortium Open Day in Boston

Skyphos Technologies, a Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center company advancing micro-scale and additive lithography manufacturing, will participate in the Microfluidics Consortium Open Day Meeting in Boston, where the company has been invited to present in the Physical Microfluidics Hotseat and deliver a tabletop demonstration. The Microfluidics Consortium convenes worldwide leaders, from research and industry, bringing

05/18/2026

Neurocrine Biosciences Completes Acquisition of Soleno Therapeutics

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) announced the completion of its acquisition of Soleno Therapeutics, Inc., strengthening the company’s leadership in endocrinology and rare disease. The acquisition adds VYKATâ„¢ XR (diazoxide choline) tablets, the first and only approved medicine for hyperphagia in adults and pediatric patients 4 years of age and older with Prader-Willi syndrome, to

05/15/2026

OsteoStrong Expands in Virginia with New Location in Tysons, Virginia

OsteoStrong, a global leader in skeletal strength conditioning, is expanding in Northern Virginia with a new location in Tysons, Virginia, offering residents a cutting-edge, drug-free solution to improve bone density, strength and overall skeletal health in just 10-minute sessions per week. Located at 8609 Westwood Center Drive, Suite 625, Vienna, VA 22182, OsteoStrong Tysons VA