Best Medical Ships Crucial Cancer Therapies Worldwide, With VEDP’s Help

Best Medical International, a Virginia-based cancer treatment manufacturer, is expanding its global reach with support from VEDP. The Commonwealth's strategic logistics advantages and targeted international outreach continue to position Best Medical for sustained global growth.

Enabling Innovation

Across Virginia, local life sciences ecosystems are helping researchers connect with the funding and facilities they need to grow.

Dulles Prepares for Pharma Growth Through Brussels Partnership

Recent major biopharmaceutical announcements have sent a clear signal from the industry: Virginia is the future of biopharma manufacturing.

Merck’s Elkton Growth From ‘Vitamin Valley’ Beginnings

Merck’s $3B expansion in Rockingham County builds on an 85-year legacy in Elkton, Virginia and adds 500 new jobs in the Commonwealth. The investment underscores the site’s long-standing role in producing essential medicines for global distribution and reflects Merck’s continued commitment to innovation, resilience, and patient-first care.

Continuous Improvement

The pharmaceutical manufacturing innovation that came out of a Virginia university is changing the way medicines are made. The Commonwealth’s universities and the rest of its biopharma research community are making sure Virginia is ready to make the medicines of the future.

The History and Future of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Virginia

VEDP's Vice President of Manufacturing Sneha Atwal speaks with Dave Maraldo, senior vice president of Human Health Manufacturing Operations at Merck, one of the five largest biopharmaceutical companies in the world.

Behind the Rise of a Research Center in Roanoke

Investments from Virginia Tech, Carilion support critical studies in brain, heart, and cancer issues.

Inside Virginia’s Rise to Biopharma Prominence

A look at the partnerships and targeted investment that created the next U.S. biopharma hotspot — and the work that still needs to be done.

The Urgency of Building Healthier Communities

Pam Cheng is executive vice president of global operations and IT and chief sustainability officer at AstraZeneca, which recently announced a new facility in Albemarle County — the company’s first in Virginia. VEDP Vice President of Manufacturing Sneha Atwal spoke with Cheng about the Commonwealth’s rapid rise in pharmaceutical engineering and the company’s plans for the new facility.

Blue Sky Innovators Expands Virginia Footprint with $7 Million Investment

Defense technology company to create 175 new jobs at Reston office