Alliance for Building Better Medicine

This week, the Inclusive Community Development Committee hosted its inaugural meeting designed to ensure that under-represented suppliers and other key stakeholders are aware of the growing opportunities as the biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturing sector flourishes in the region. Engaging conversations included our equity plan, ways to push our Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing cluster forward, how to build on our region’s thriving innovation ecosystem, plans for the new Innovation Center, workforce development opportunities, jobs, supply chain diversity, and building awareness about our collective efforts by engaging other community organizations. Thank you to all of the stakeholders who participated!

In addition to supporting students as they find their careers, our new B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences program is helping Central Virginia businesses power what Virginia Business describes as a "thriving hotbed of pharmaceutical manufacturing companies." We couldn't have said it better ourselves. Read more about why our new program is so important in this article from Virginia Business: https://lnkd.in/ggsVDjMW

Check out the latest episode of BioBlast with Devin Zitelman with guest Chandra Briggman, President and CEO of Activation Capital. BioBlast is collaborating with BioBuzz to feature BioBuzz Community Builder Award nominees on its podcast. In the latest episode, Devin, who serves as the Director of Scientific Real Estate Advisory Services at Scheer Partners, discusses our region's innovation ecosystem and the collaborative work underway to grow the life sciences sector. https://lnkd.in/gMUpXvwR #lifesciences #BioBlast #BioBuzz #biotech #biohealth #healthcare #innovation #innovationecosystem #startup #entrepreneurship

🥇🏆 BREAKING: Virginia has earned the No. 1 ranking in the United States for Customized Workforce Training by Business Facilities magazine for the second year in a row! Congratulations to the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program team for setting the standard yet again in attracting and retaining top talent to businesses that choose Virginia. Learn more about this achievement: https://hubs.ly/Q02D3lj70

Mark your calendars for "Petersburg Empower Hour - Unlocking Business Opportunities" featuring Vanessa Womack, Inclusive Community Development Coordinator consultant at Activation Capital and Alliance for Building Better Medicine, on Tuesday Jul 23, 2024 from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT. This thought-provoking Empower Hour workshop is titled "Why Inclusive Community Development is Critical to Grow the APM and Biotech Ecosystem in Region 4." The Metropolitan Business League's monthly Empower Hour Meetings are held at the City Point Innovation Center in Petersburg, and are designed to initiate membership dialogue around issues of mutual concern and to provide opportunities for networking. Business leaders and decision makers are encouraged to attend the meetings to discuss specific business opportunities, potential partnerships, and relatable business topics. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gHwspQ9f

Had the opportunity to tour the Civica Rx facility in Petersburg and walk through the production and packaging facilities. We also got to see some graduates from Brightpoint's Pharmaceutical Manufacturing CSC and CCWA's Pharma MT training programs on the job. Brightpoint.edu/pharma

Tom Scott, our managing director for business investments, joined the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and the Alliance for Building Better Medicine to present VGR’s pharma cluster to domestic and international companies at BIO 2024. The annual conference is the largest and most comprehensive biotech event, drawing 18,500 industry leaders from across the globe. #Pharma #Manufacturers #Biotech

This Friday, we have an inspiring story from Eric Edwards, MD, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO at Phlow. Eric shares his incredible journey from battling severe allergies to creating groundbreaking medical devices and addressing drug shortages. This story is about resilience, innovation, and dedication to making a difference in healthcare. Find out more and be the first to listen: Spotify 👉 https://ow.ly/I5ET50PlzP0 Apple 👉 https://ow.ly/8kNF50PlzOZ Amazon 👉 https://ow.ly/M3WI50PlzP1 #SupplyChain #Pharmaceuticals #Innovation 

Jim Pannucci, PhD, Vice President of Entrepreneurship at Activation Capital, shares news on WWBT NBC 12 with Naomi Brackett about Frontier BioHealth, a new educational and support program designed to provide highly specialized training, targeted mentorship, and relationship building to help scale pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and health-focused consumer products companies! High-potential teams are encouraged to apply by June 17 to receive customized educational programming to aid in navigating product and company scale-up, expert coaching from global thought leaders and serial biomedical entrepreneurs, and access to investors and corporate partners. Watch the RVA Today segment on NBC12 here: https://lnkd.in/e7JAHimb Apply for Frontier BioHealth here: https://lnkd.in/e3SwKNWJ Frontier BioHealth is funded [in part] through a Grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration. #frontierbiohealth #activationcapital #pharmaceutical #biotech #biohealth #medicaldevice #healthcare #lifesciences #innovation #innovationecosystem #startup #entrepreneurship gener8tor FedTech Fat Robin

We had the honor of sitting down with some of our valued members from the great City of Petersburg, including the inspiring Mayor Samuel Parham, for our upcoming impact series celebrating the multi-jurisdictional public and private sector stakeholders in the region. Born and raised in Petersburg, Mayor Parham is a dedicated public servant who has helped attract the world’s biggest companies and brightest minds to help form a pharmaceutical manufacturing ecosystem that is building better medicine and healthy communities. Together, Mayor Parham and our other purpose-driven members are working side by side to create a secure supply of life-changing medicine at state-of-the-art facilities in the Petersburg-Richmond region. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gJDx7exC.