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Biotechnology/Life Sciences
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Virginia's New River Valley is home to a growing cluster of biotechnology and life sciences firms. Whether you need the latest high-tech innovations from a world-class research university or access to pure water, the New River Valley has your recipe for success with low electric rates, an excellent location and a readily available, highly skilled workforce.

Biotechnology/Life Sciences Companies in the New River Valley:

• Revivicor, Inc. (Blacksburg, VA) — commercializes therapies that can treat and cure serious human disease through regenerative medicine; namely, the replacement of cells, tissues, and organs: www.revivicor.com
• Techlab, Inc. (Blacksburg, VA) — experts in Anaerobic Microbiology of the intestinal tract. Innovation, manufacture and sales of diagnostics for diseases of the GI Tract, GLP Contract Research (therapeutics and food additives..), and GMP Contract manufacturing: www.techlab.com
• Intrexon Corporation (Blacksburg, VA) — manufactures genetic material and employs modular DNA control systems to enhance capabilities, improve safety and lower cost in human therapeutics, protein production, industrial enzymes and agbio: www.dna.com
• Keraderm (Blacksburg, VA) - technology focuses on the healing power of light to inactivate the organisms that cause nail infection:  www.keraderm.com
• Biomedical Implant Technology (Blacksburg, VA) — provides dental implant training programs and a patented, one-piece, one-stage implant system:  www.dental-implant.com
• Biosensors (Blacksburg, VA) — provides equipment and services for real-time, continuous monitoring of water supplies for detection of dangerous contaminants: www.biomon.com
• Novozymes Biologicals, Inc. (Salem, VA) — the biotech-based world leader in enzymes and microorganisms: www.novozymes.com

Fralin Life Science Institute at Virginia Tech

Support Services:

• Virginia Bioinformatics Institute: www.vbi.vt.edu
• Center for Biomedical Engineering: www.sbes.vt.edu
• Fralin Biotechnology Center: www.biotech.vt.edu
• Virginia Tech Applied Biosciences Center: www.abc.vt.edu
• Virginia Tech Center for Genomics: www.biochem.vt.edu
• Carilion Biomedical Institute: www.biomedicalinstitute.com
• Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine: www.vcom.vt.edu

Research Sponsors include (but are not limited to):
NIH, NSF, Jeffries Foundation, U.S. Army, Proctor and Gamble, Honda of America, NASA, DOD, Sun Microsystems, IBM, Phenomenome Discoveries Inc., Liphatech, Novozymes, etc.

Regional and Location Information

• Extremely low cost of doing business (utilities, taxes, etc.)
• Area of outstanding beauty, recreation, sports, culture, and
  education
• Available, well-trained workforce with an outstanding work ethic
• Home of Virginia Tech, Radford University, and New River
  Community College
• Located on Virginia's I-81 Corridor and close to I-77 and I-64
  with N,S,E,W rail lines
• Home of the Virginia TradePort
  (Port of Entry #1412 and FTZ #238)