After winning nine figures in new federal funding, a local pharmaceutical startup is looking to Petersburg as its first step toward securing the nation’s generic drug supply.
Health care
Local urgent care centers shift into coronavirus testing
Not even health care is totally safe from the economic disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic, as Richmond-area urgent care providers juggle the regular business of urgent care with operation of COVID-19 testing centers.
Medical cannabis operator readies Manchester facility, eyes five dispensary sites in region
As it prepares to open the Richmond area’s first medical cannabis production facility this month, its operator now has its eye on opening several dispensaries, thanks to recently signed state legislation.
New Richmond pharma startup aims to shore up U.S. generic drug supply
Armed in part with an initial $6 million in government funding, Phlow Corp. is led by Kaleo co-founder Eric Edwards and Frank Gupton, chair of the Department of Chemical and Life Sciences at VCU’s College of Engineering.
Project Snapshot: 17-story VCU Health building taking shape
One thing that working from home is depriving downtown employees of is the chance to bear witness to the vertical evolution of one of the newest, and tallest, additions to the city skyline.
Local medical research firm gets $25M injection
Looking to expand on its capabilities, a downtown-based medical research firm has just received an eight-figure shot in the arm.
Proposed shopping center, medical office projects progress in Hanover
Two proposed developments that would add a total of about 77,000 square feet in new retail, restaurant and office space in Hanover County are working their way through the planning approval process.
Richmond dentists build new supply chains for medical providers in need
With fewer mouths to tend to in the age of social distancing, a Central Virginia dental practice has turned itself into an equipment supplier for a few medical providers in the region, ordering protective gear on their behalf as the coronavirus pandemic strains their resources.
Local clothiers shift production to protective masks
Ledbury and Shockoe Atelier are making and selling masks to VCU Health, and they plan to continue to ramp up production.
Convention center to serve as Richmond field hospital site
With the spread of coronavirus forecast to surge in Virginia in the next two months, facilities across the state are being assessed for potential use as temporary hospitals, with several options apparent in the Richmond region.