Health & Life Sciences
Fast Facts
Metro in the U.S. for Consumer Health Spending
Sidecar HealthLocal Colleges & Universities Offering Health & Bioscience Programs
Fairfax County EDAEmployed on Average Annually in Educational & Health Services in Northern Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022Best Hospitals in the U.S. (Inova Loudon Hospital)
Healthgrades, 2024A New Frontier for Innovation
Expect Evolution in Fairfax NOVA
A hub of precision medicine and data analytics, Fairfax NOVA offers a unique landscape for leading companies in the life sciences and bioscience industry. With one of the highest consumer healthcare expenditures in the U.S., our region is home to leading companies and research organizations advancing healthcare on a local and national level, every day. From medical device manufacturing to vaccine research to personalized wellness, Fairfax NOVA’s life and biosciences sector comprises innovators dedicated to pushing boundaries. Expect evolution with an industry workforce of more than 180,000 and over 60 colleges and universities that confer 90,000 degrees annually.
Fairfax NOVA’s robust cloud computing, machine learning and internet infrastructure resources also offer the boundless potential for digital solutions in bioinformatics, regenerative therapies, immunology, genomics and proteomics, propelling companies toward industry leadership.
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Resources for Healthcare Innovation
Biotech Companies in Fairfax Are Building the Future
Fairfax NOVA is home to some of the most cutting-edge biotech companies in Virginia developing innovative products and services in diagnostics, therapeutics, pharma/biopharma and DNA forensics.
Major Health & Bioscience Providers
Businesses that choose to expand in Fairfax NOVA are in good company, as exemplified by the Inova Center for Personalized Health — a 117-acre campus anchored by the Inova Schar Cancer Institute. Across the street, the University of Virginia Medicine Inova Campus provides students with unparalleled learning opportunities at Northern Virginia’s largest hospital and the region’s sole Level 1 trauma center, offering access to world-class medical specialties.
Even more innovators like Bode Technology, a trusted forensics DNA analysis services firm, and Parabon Nanolabs, a pioneer in the chemical engineering of synthetic DNA for the design of innovative pharmaceuticals, continue to advance the frontiers of biotechnology and clinical research and development.
Biomedical Research
Transform your business’ vision into an era-defining breakthrough with Fairfax NOVA’s abundance of medical research centers. Notable institutions like the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Farm Research Campus invest nearly $100 million annually into cutting-edge biomedical research, while Inova Schar Cancer Institute stands as a beacon of innovation with its state-of-the-art facilities and the latest advancements in oncology research and clinical trials.
Education & Talent
The future is being made in Fairfax NOVA, with dozens of higher education programs serving the life sciences industry and an industry workforce that’s 63,000 strong and counting. George Mason University, with its campuses in Fairfax and Prince William Counties, plays a pivotal role by offering diverse programs in forensic science, biochemistry and an interdisciplinary post-graduate program in neuroscience.
Fairfax also benefits from institutions like Howard University College of Medicine and George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Services, which provide top-tier residency programs with an emphasis on health and biosciences. Nearby universities like Virginia Tech and Virginia Commonwealth University also add to Fairfax NOVA’s growing talent pool. In all, over 32,000 degrees are awarded annually in the region, with over 9,000 of these being post-graduate degrees.
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