Civica, which is partnering with Phlow, VCU’s Medicines For All Institute and AMPAC, plans to manufacture generic drugs and create 200 jobs.
$125M pharmaceutical plant to be built in Petersburg will create 200 jobs
Health care
Hospitals make progress vaccinating their workers against COVID-19
Bon Secours, VCU Health and HCA have each immunized thousands of their medical staff and say they are meeting their goals.
Pandemic pivot: Church Hill yoga studio turns to pods to outlast winter
Measuring 6 feet wide, 8 feet long and 7 feet high with open tops, the pods are big enough for two people to practice yoga together.
Medical cannabis operator with facility in Manchester to be acquired in $240M deal
New York-based Columbia Care, which has cannabis facilities and dispensaries in 18 American jurisdictions and in Europe, will buy Green Leaf Medical.
PartnerMD expands membership-based medical practice to GreenGate
The 6,000-square-foot Short Pump office, the primary care company’s seventh location, has 14 employees.
CBD shop Kultivate adds location in GreenGate development
The owner of Kultivate Wellness said even if marijuana is legalized, there will be a market for CBD oil, because there are “people who will want the medicinal benefits without the high.”
Shockoe Bottom tele-health company fuels expansion with $250K capital raise
AnswersNow, which offers app-based, virtual therapy for autistic adults and children, plans to serve patients in five to seven more states by next summer.
VCU Health laying off 635 employees as it outsources billing and collections
About 90 percent of those being terminated are transferring to Ensemble Health Partners, which took over the so-called revenue cycle service on Nov. 1.
Medical cannabis operator opens first Richmond region facility to patients
Since opening Friday, the Manchester dispensary has seen around 1,200 customers come through its doors.
Japanese-owned chain of plasma collection clinics plants flag in Henrico
The location at 8702 Staples Mill Road employs 60 people and has the capacity to extract up to 4,000 plasma samples a week.