1. Research universities focused on life sciences.

• Eastern Virginia Medical School (*$33 million)
  • University web site: www.evms.edu
  • Tech Transfer web site: http://www.evms.edu
• George Mason University (*$59 million)
  • University web site: www.gmu.edu
  • Tech Transfer web site: http://www.gmu.edu
• James Madison University
  • University web site: www.jmu.edu
  • Tech Transfer web site: http://www.jmu.edu/research/
• Medical College of Virginia
  • College web site: http://www.medschool.vcu.edu/
• Old Dominion University
  • University web site: www.odu.edu
  • Tech Transfer web site: http://www.odu.edu
• University of Virginia (*$233 million)
  • University web site: www.virginia.edu
  • Tech Transfer web site: http://www.uvapf.org/
• Virginia Commonwealth University (*$126 million)
  • University web site: www.vcu.edu
  • Tech Transfer web site: http://www.research.vcu.edu/ott/index.htm
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (*$248 million)
  • University web site: www.vt.edu
  • Tech Transfer web site: http://www.vtip.org/
• William & Mary (*$48 million)
  • University Web site: www.wm.edu
  • Tech Transfer web site: http://www.wm.edu/ip/index.php

*Total sponsored research expenditures from the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Licensing Survey 2003

2. Life Science Incubators

• Darden Progressive Incubator, Charlottesville - http://www.darden.virginia.edu
• Fairfax County BioAccelerator - www.fairfaxbiotech.biz
• Mason Enterprise Center, Fairfax - http://www.masonenterprisecenter.org/index.html
• Spinner Technologies, Charlottesville – www.spinnertech.com
• Virginia Biosciences Development Center (VBDC), Richmond - http://www.vabiotech.com/bioincubator/index.html
• Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center - http://www.vtcrc.com/generalinformation/

3. VC Firms/Angel Funds

• Carlyle Venture Partners, L.P., McLean – www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/fund/14-695.html
• Envest Ventures, Virginia Beach – www.envestventures.com
• CIT’s Growth Acceleration Program (GAP) - http://www.cit.org/gap
• IN-Q-Tel Inc., Arlington – www.in-q-tel.com
• Harbert Venture Partners, Richmond – www.harbert.net
• New Enterprise Associates, Reston – www.nea.com
• Neuroventures, Charlottesville – www.neuroventures.com
• Roanoke-New River Valley Investment Fund - http://www.newvafund.com/
• Tall Oaks Capital, Charlottesville – www.talloakscapital.com
• Third-Security, Radford - http://www.thirdsecurity.com/

4. Bio organizations

• Virginia Biotechnology Association – www.vabio.org

5. Other economic development organizations

• Carilion Biomedical Institute - http://www.biomedicalinstitute.com/
• CVG/EntreNet - www.cville-venture.org
• Greater Richmond Technology Council – www.richtech.com
• New Century Technology Council – www.nctc-va.org
• Northern Virginia Technology Council – www.nvtc.org
• Virginia Biotechnology Research Park, Richmond - www.vabiotech.com
• Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology – www.cit.org
• Virginia Economic Development Partnership – www.vedp.org
• Virginia Piedmont Technology Council – www.vptc.org

6. Research Institutes

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Loudon County (to be completed in 2006) - http://www.hhmi.org/

7. Companies

• http://mcweb01.memberclicks.com