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Charlottesville nurtures biotech startups
Jun 2, 2025

Charlottesville nurtures biotech startups

Charlottesville's biotech startup ecosystem is growing, with help of U.Va.'s $350M Manning Institute of Biotechnology and CvilleBioHub.

Luminoah founder and CEO Neal Piper was inspired to build a better tube-feeding system by the experiences of his son, Noah. Photo by Jeneene Chatowsky
Aug 30, 2023

Son’s cancer fight inspires startup

The sight of Neal Piper’s then-3-year-old son, Noah, stuck on the couch all day, tethered to an IV pole with a feeding tube after the boy’s cancer diagnosis in 2019 put his father on a new mission. Piper, who had 15 years of experience in commercializing health care products, including 10 years in sales, marketing […]

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