Bioscience & Health Care

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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Generosity from anonymous donors will support research and aid in the development of new treatments for hard-to-treat or incurable diseases, to the benefit of patients everywhere.
UVA Licensing & Ventures Group helps UVA researchers secure patents for their inventions and launch start-up companies.
A new way of thinking about Alzheimer's disease has yielded a UVA research discovery that could be the key to stopping the cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Esser will work with scientists to accelerate the development of new medicines and treatments for illnesses like cancer and Alzheimer's.
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.
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, 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 statewide biopharma boom is fueled by talent emerging from Virginia's universities, which provide a steady pipeline of specialized labor.
The Virginia Catalyst Fund encourages collaboration with over 30 industry partners in collaboration with Virginia universities, including UVA.
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.
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).
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…