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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

04/24/2026

Skyphos Technologies Has Been Awarded its Second U.S. Patent

Skyphos Technologies has been awarded its second U.S. patent, adding to a growing intellectual property portfolio that now includes nearly a dozen patent applications in process around the world. This latest patent secures core technologies and methods that allow micro-scale parts to be produced in seconds, at throughputs designed to exceed legacy manufacturing such as

04/23/2026

CollectiveMinds LLC Places Keith Meadors as Chief Commercial Officer at Genova Diagnostics

CollectiveMinds LLC, a leading executive search firm specializing in life sciences and healthcare, today announced the successful placement of Keith Meadors as Chief Commercial Officer of Genova Diagnostics, a pioneer in advanced diagnostic testing. The appointment marks another milestone for CollectiveMinds in connecting exceptional leadership talent with high-growth organizations across the diagnostics and life sciences

04/22/2026

RIVANNA expands multi-site clinical study for Accuro XV musculoskeletal imaging system

RIVANNA®, developer of AI-enabled clinical decision-support solutions, announced that it has expanded its clinical studies evaluating Accuro® XV, the company’s musculoskeletal imaging system, from two to eight sites nationwide. This expansion follows execution of a funding option by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response