Richmond: Virginia's Innovation Capital

Home to the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park  - a 34-acre park with over 63 companies, labs, and research centers, 2,000 employees, and 1.2 million square feet of space - and the well-respected VCU Medical College of Virginia campus and Medical Center, Richmond is an ideal location to test ideas and develop life-saving products that change the world. Join life science leaders such as Pfizer, Kaleo and UNOS.

Medical Device Manufacturing

Richmond has a number of surgical and medical instrument manufacturing companies located in its city limits such as Kaleo Pharma, which develops develops self-administered injection devices to Bio Track, which is a medical device incubator that has developed many new medical devices, taking them from concept development, testing to commercialization.

Medical Laboratories

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), Virginia IVF Andrology Center, the Virginia Department of Forensive Science and Virginia Commonwealth University are just a handful of the medical laboratories in Richmond making new discoveries and solutions every day.

Research Parks

The Virginia BioTechnology Research Park is located in the center of the nation's East Coast pharmaceutical and biotechnology corridor. Located in the city's CBD, it is a growing incubator of 60 life science companies, research institutes, state/federal labs and is adjacent to Virginia Commonwealth University. Learn more.

Hospitals

The City has a number of general medical and surgical hospitals within its boundaries, including VCU Health System, HCA, Bon Secours Health System, and the McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Pharmaceutical R&D Centers

Pfizer, Inc., chose to locate and remain in Richmond when considering realignment and consolidation of facilities.