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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,...

SOURCE Virginia Economic Development PartnershipVirginia Economic Review "This issue of Virginia Economic Review explores the life sciences industry in Virginia, including public and private research and development, medical laboratories, pharmaceutical and equipment...

SOURCE Virginia Economic ReviewA Supply Chain Reaction "Richmond and Petersburg host a new pharmaceutical cluster making essential medicines with innovative techniques." Read More

SOURCE The Progress-Index Civica to Manufacture Affordable Insulins at its Plant in Petersburg "Civica Inc. to use its Petersburg plant for manufacturing a new affordable line of insulins." Read More

SOURCE CNN Politics by Tami LuhbyNon-profit drug maker will provide insulin for no more than $30 a vial "Civica Rx, a non-profit generic drug maker backed by hospitals, insurers and philanthropies, announced Thursday that it plans to manufacture and sell insulin for...

SOURCE Virginia's Gateway RegionImage by Phlow™Pharma Cluster to Produce Regional Economic Development and Revitalization "While AMPAC Fine Chemicals, alone, is creating excellent jobs in the Gateway Region, the entire Pharma Cluster combined is bringing hundreds of...

SOURCE The Progress-IndexFederal Reserve Bank President Praises Petersburg's 'Creativity' "The last time Tom Barkin came to Petersburg was three years ago. He says he was surprised by the changes he's seen in the city since then." Read More

SOURCERichmond Times-Dispatch by Mark HouriganImage byMark Gormus/Times-DispatchMark Hourigan column: GO Virginia FAME program builds regional workforce "With GO Virginia funding, the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, together with Richard Bland College...

SOURCE Richmond Times-Dispatch by Chandra BriggmanImage by Getty ImagesChandra Briggman column: Filling the nation's need for essential medicines "The Build Back Better Regional Challenge is a historic grant competition issued by the U.S. Economic Development...

SOURCE Activation CapitalImage by Activation CapitalActivation Capital Partners With Opportunity Hub On Racial Equity Initiative To Expand High-Growth Company Building "Activation Capital, a leading entrepreneurship and ecosystem development organization based in...

SOURCE Virginia Business by Rich GrisetImage by Phlow CorporationEconomic healing Petersburg aims to become pharma hub "In November 2021, S&P Global Ratings raised the city’s bond rating three places, from BBB+ to an A+. Moody’s Investors Service also increased...

SOURCEVirginia's Gateway RegionImage by VGR‘Perfect Storm’: Pandemic Creates Wakeup Call for U.S. Drug Supply’s Overseas Manufacturing Dependence "With the pandemic brewing and the supply chain interrupted, the realization of the nation’s dependence on foreign...

SOURCE Richmond Times-Dispatch by John Reid BlackwellImage by CivicaLocal coalition wins $500,000 federal grant to create pharmaceutical hub project, seeking up to $100 million more "The coalition was awarded $500,000 earlier this month as one of 60 finalists across...

SOURCE Activation CapitalImage by Activation CapitalAdvanced Pharmaceutical Cluster Growth Project Chosen As Finalist In EDA’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge The coalition will compete for up to $100 million to supercharge the economy of Central Virginia "The...

SOURCEVirginia's Gateway Regionby Logan BarryImage by VGRAPI Development: A Core Pharma Cluster Strength "Both, the research & development and continuous processing technology for scale-up, “Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing,” are already in place for the pharma...

SOURCE Virginia's Gateway Region by Logan BarryImage by Phlow™Re-imagining Medicinal Chemistry: Leveraging Novel R&D, Advanced Manufacturing to Foster Regional Cluster Growth and Economic Prosperity "Phlow, along with Civica Rx, AMPAC Fine Chemicals and the Medicines...

SOURCE Fierce Pharma by Joseph KeenanImage bySmartPhotoLab/ShutterstockAmid 'reshoring' efforts, central Virginia looks to bolster drug supply strength "Efforts to "reshore" drug manufacturing and address supply shortages in the U.S. have trickled down to central...

SOURCE Activation CapitalImage byActivation CapitalCentral Virginia to fast-track development of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing with launch pf ‘Cluster Accelerator’ "Activation Capital, a leading entrepreneurship and ecosystem development organization,...

SOURCE Progress-IndexState awards $1.4 million grant to 'accelerate growth' of Petersburg's new pharma cluster "The latest round of Growth and Opportunity for Virginia [GO Virginia] grants have been awarded, and it includes just the right amount of monetary medicine...