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Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Prince William County is emerging as one of the fastest-growing biotech clusters in the Greater DC Metropolitan Area.

At the heart of this dynamic ecosystem is Innovation Park, a premier research and technology hub anchored by George Mason University’s Science and Technology Campus (GMU SciTech)—the only university-centered research corporate park in Northern Virginia.

  • The Endeavor234 incubator program offers early-stage companies access to wet lab space, cutting-edge resources, a robust talent pipeline, and a dynamic research environment.
    • Since its launch in 2014, the program has helped more than 20 emerging companies with lab space and seen eight of those companies raise capital and expand operations.

  • The 30,000 SF Northern Virginia (NOVA) Bioscience Center offers mid-size companies BSL-2 laboratories furnished with equipment and modern, collaborative workspaces.

  • Caerus Vivarium is a contract biomedical animal research lab that provides critical infrastructure to emerging companies. 
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Helena Kondow
Business Development Manager
100+

Life Sciences Companies

1600+

Biotech Employees

31%

Job Growth Since 2012

 

16%

Projected Job Growth

GMU's Science and Technology Campus 

GMU's SciTech campus has anchored Innovation Park since 1997 and houses multiple facilities and institutions that elevate the life sciences and biotechnology. 

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Driving Biohealth Innovation

GMU's Institute for Biohealth Innovation (IBI) serves as a central hub for over 300 faculty and thousands of students across 34 departments and centers, offering interdisciplinary research aimed at advancing human health and well-being. 

“With the FDA, NIH, DOD and other federal agencies in our backyard, Prince William County is a great place to be. There are jobs, there is space, and there is a critical mass of people who want to work together.”
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Amy Adams

Executive Director, GMU's Institute for BioHealth Innovation