Esser will work with scientists to accelerate the development of new medicines and treatments for illnesses like cancer and Alzheimer's.
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The University advances innovation in bioscience and health care delivery by supporting research and sustained growth for startups and bioscience initiatives. Partnerships with powerful industry leaders like INOVA create impact throughout the state and beyond.
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One of Esser's responsibilities will be to foster an "ecosystem of innovation" that will attract biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to Central Virginia and the greater Commonwealth, bringing with them hundreds of jobs directly and…
UVA Health
The Commonwealth BioAccelerator officially opened its doors, transforming 6,500 square feet of cutting-edge lab space into a launchpad for Virginia's most promising biotech ventures.
CvilleBioHub
CvilleBioHub, a regional, industry-led organization, received a $4.3 million GO Virginia award and is partnering with UVA to establish the region's first laboratory accelerator at North Fork, a UVA Discovery Park.
UVA Today
The UVA Manning Institute of Biotechnology positions UVA at the very forefront of cutting-edge medicine, such as cellular and gene therapies that revolutionize how diseases are treated and cured.
UVA Today
Explore 2022's first quarter edition of the Virginia Economic Review featuring a story on UVA and its support for the life sciences industry in Charlottesville (p. 32).
Virginia Economic Revie…
Discover the University's contributions to Virginia through a series of compelling, vignette-style highlights presented in this first edition report. Understand UVA as an engine for inclusive economic growth by exploring the initiatives that…
Local biotechnology industry leader Nikki Hastings, PhD, has been named the first Executive Director of the CvilleBioHub, a non-profit that connects and supports the Charlottesville-area biotechnology sector.  CvilleBioHub will receive strategic pla
Charlottesville Tomorro…
The UVA Licensing & Ventures Group helps discoveries reach their full potential in the marketplace. In 2018 there were 213 invention disclosures filed, 59 U.S. patents issued and 77 transactions with commercial partners. 
UVA Licensing &…
UVA Professor Shawn Russell helps those with disabilities take on skiing, proving that biomechanics research has real-life applications that can change lives for the better in Virginia and beyond.
Illimitable
A WMRA podcast alludes to UVA's role in the biotechnology industry in Central Virginia.
WMRA
Insulin delivery technology developed at UVA and commercialized by TypeZero Technologies, Inc. received initial support from UVA's Licensing and Ventures Group (LVG).
Charlottesville Tomorro…