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The Roanoke-Blacksburg region is establishing itself as a biomedical research hub and medical device innovation center. About $5 million from the state could help move that work from labs to markets. Those millions will fund Project Vital: Virginia Innovations and Technology Advancements in Life Sciences. It’s a collaboration among the Roanoke-Blacksburg Innovation Alliance (formerly Verge), …

AGC Pharma Chemicals, a leading innovator in pharmaceutical manufacturing with over 40 years of expertise in Contract Development Manufacturing Operations (CDMO) for small molecule APIs based in Barcelona (Spain) and Japan, announces a significant expansion of its High Potency Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (HPAPI) capabilities, enabling seamless scale-up from grams to tons within a single integrated …

OrthoPreserve, a company developing orthopedic implant solutions, announced today it has been granted both a Breakthrough Device Designation and Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program (TAP) enrollment from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for Defender, a meniscus replacement implant. The designation covers the use of the therapeutic medical device to treat patients who …