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State Innovation Profile

Virginia

Northern Virginia's cybersecurity and defense tech cluster and Charlottesville's research ecosystem drive Virginia's innovation economy.

2
Universities
~219
Available Technologies
$1.5B
R&D Spending (NSF, FY2024)
98
US Patents Granted (Latest Year)

2 Virginia Universities

Startup counts not published

Charlottesville, Virginia

UVA is a leading public research university with strong commercialization in biomedical sciences, data science, and engineering.

BiomedicalData ScienceEngineeringMaterials
62
US Patents
$813.8M
R&D

Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech is a leading public research university with strong commercialization in engineering, computing, and agricultural sciences.

EngineeringComputingAgricultureBiomedical
36
US Patents
$656.9M
R&D

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