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Roanoke City Council approves grant for health and life sciences facility

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ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) - RoVa Labs opened its doors in May as a multi-purpose facility with office space and lab space, for people and businesses in the health and life sciences field to meet and work. The facility received a $1 million grant from the US Small Business Administration, which then had to…

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    Grant boost for Roanoke biotechnology incubator RoVa Labs (opens WFXR Roanoke)

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    ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- The City of Roanoke was awarded a one million dollar grant to purchase advanced laboratory equipment for RoVa Labs, a biotechnology startup incubator. The funding was made available though the U.S.

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    Roanoke City Council approves grant for health and life sciences facility (opens WFXR Roanoke)

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    ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) - RoVa Labs opened its doors in May as a multi-purpose facility with office space and lab space, for people and businesses in the health and life sciences field to meet and work. The facility received a $1 million grant from the US Small Business Administration, which then had to…

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