BLACKSBURG, Va., April 10 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Virginia Tech marked a step forward in biomedical innovation in Southwest Virginia with the opening a clean room facility to produce clinical-grade therapies under federally regulated Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.
The facility at theFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTCin Roanoke enables researchers and companies to manufactureclinical-grade materialsthat meet federal standards required for testing in human andanimalpatients.
Until now, that capability has been largely unavailable in the region, often forcing companies to look elsewhere to advance their work.
"The clean room facility is a critical step...