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SOURCE Richmond BizSense by Jack JacobsIMAGE by Civica Rx"A Utah-based nonprofit pharmaceutical manufacturer is gearing up to kick off production at its new Petersburg plant about two years after breaking ground. With construction largely complete on the $140 million...

SOURCE Richmond BizSense by Jack JacobsIMAGEby Jack Jacobs"A newly announced pharmaceutical lab facility is expanding a local company’s footprint while introducing a newcomer to the area. Shockoe Slip-based Phlow Corp. and Maryland-based nonprofit U.S. Pharmacopeia...

SOURCE Richmond Times-Dispatch by Sean JonesIMAGEby EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH  "The Richmond-area partnership that’s been working since 2020 to revolutionize U.S. drug making has reached another milestone with the opening of a new lab space in the city....

SOURCE The Business Journals by James Shea — Richmond Inno"Joy Marie Polefrone earned a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Virginia and traveled the world as an executive at global health care giant Philips. In 2019, she quit Philips and moved to Richmond...

SOURCE Richmond BizSense by Jack JacobsIMAGE SOURCEJack Jacobs"Two sizable new laboratory buildings tied to a regional effort to manufacture pharmaceuticals are set to rise in Richmond and Chesterfield. Activation Capital is moving forward with pre-pandemic plans for...

SOURCE The Progress-IndexGov. Glenn Youngkin presented an 'Essential Medicine Shortage Awareness Day' proclamation to the stakeholders in the Petersburg-Richmond pharma cluster.

SOURCE VirginiaBioNonprofit generic drug company to create 51 new jobs at testing and R&D lab in Chesterfield County that will support Petersburg manufacturing operation "RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that non-profit Civica Inc. (Civica)...

SOURCE Virginia Business by Courtney Mabeus"Nonprofit drugmaker Civica Rx is investing $27.8 million to establish a new 55,000-square-foot laboratory in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. The expansion will add...

SOURCE Mark R. Warner, US Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia"WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA) celebrated $52.9 million in funding from the federal government for the Petersburg/Richmond...

SOURCE Richmond Inno by Drew HansenIMAGE SOURCE PhotoAlto/Sigrid Olsson"The White House announced Friday the Richmond-Petersburg region is set to receive $52.9 million in federal grant money to create a research and manufacturing hub for essential medicines and their...

SOURCE Richmond Times-Dispatch by Michael Martz"The Richmond region has won a $52.9 million federal grant to create a hub for research and advanced manufacturing of essential medicines and pharmaceutical ingredients. The White House announced the grant to the Virginia...

SOURCE EDA Public Affairs DepartmentPresident Biden to Announce 21 Winners of $1 Billion American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge "Today, President Biden will announce the 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional...

SOURCE Richmond Times-Dispatch by David RessIMAGE SOURCEDAVE RESS/TIMES-DISPATCH"Virginia is stretching out a hand to one of its hardest-pressed cities — Petersburg — with a unique partnership that brings together state and local officials, businesses and nonprofits...

SOURCE WTVR by Wayne Covil"As the cluster of pharmaceutical facilities in grow, the nation is expected to see more medicine being developed in Petersburg. Butler said the company is creating end-to-end solutions at the facility with their nearby partners Phlow and...

SOURCE WVTF"Virginia Commonwealth has played a central role in applying for grants and planning to build the new drug hub, creating the Alliance for Building Better Medicine, talking with local leaders and drafting a 180-page plan. Jeff Gallagher is executive director...

SOURCE Virginia State UniversityThe Pharma Cluster Coalition: Alliance for Building Better Medicine "For far too long Americans have been dependent on a poorly flawed global supply chain for our country’s most essential pharmaceuticals, critical medicines,...

SOURCE Richmond BizSense by Jack JacobsImage by Activation CapitalActivation Capital Launches New Program for Minority-led Startups "Activation Capital is floating a new startup development program in a bid to support nascent, minority-owned companies in the region....

SOURCE The Progress-Index by Sean JonesMcEachin secures $3.3 million from federal government for Petersburg capital projects "U.S. Congressman Donald McEachin is traveling the area to celebrate federal dollars that have been earmarked for local projects. Among those...

SOURCE Pharmaceutical CommerceGoing with the Phlow "Established just over two years ago, Phlow quickly generated headlines, some of them controversial, as the corporation secured a contract of up to $812 million from the Trump administration to produce essential...

SOURCE WTVR CBS 6 by Wayne CovilImage by WTVRThis Historic Virginia City Sees ‘Biggest Economic Development’ in 40 Years, mayor Says "Pharmaceutical companies are changing the landscape in Petersburg, Virginia. In fact, officials estimate three of the drug companies...

SOURCE Virginia Economic Review PodcastNurturing Innovation in the Life Sciences: A Conversation With Chandra Briggman "Chandra Briggman is president and CEO of Activation Capital, a nonprofit organization that supports entrepreneurship in tech clusters in Virginia,...

SOURCE BioSpace by Heather McKenzieImage by CivicaRXCivica is Rallying Leaders to Make Affordable Insulin by 2024 "The availability of Civica’s affordable insulins will benefit people with diabetes who have been forced to choose between life-sustaining medicines and...

SOURCE CCAMHow CCAM Provides Value to Virginia’s Alliance for Building Better Medicine "'CCAM is committed to executing manufacturing excellence for regional growth. The Alliance for Building Better Medicine represents a once in a lifetime opportunity for Virginia,...