Quadruple Bottom Line
The industry ecosystem we have created in the Commonwealth of Virginia gauges its success using four dimensions of performance: health, social, environmental, and financial impact. We are holistic – addressing multiple, interconnected priorities such as translational research that sparks engineering research, strengthening degree programs and our higher education network, creating opportunities for 21st-century workforce development in life science/advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing, creating higher-paying jobs, producing medicine using environmentally friendly methods, enhancing Virginia’s competitiveness across the globe, attracting other suppliers, improving health and wellness, and more.