Author Archives: Jessica Kliner

Norfolk Innovation Corridor and Greater Norfolk Corporation Annual Meeting Recap On Tuesday, June 11, the Norfolk Innovation Corridor (NIC) hosted a joint annual meeting with the Greater Norfolk Corporation at the historic Wells Theatre. The event was attended by many board members from both organizations, along with our valued stakeholders and supporters. We celebrated our […]

Norfolk Innovation Corridor  2024 Invention Convention Recap Blog   May 2024 On Saturday, April 20, 2024, more than 40 students – twice the number from last year’s inaugural event – representing Norfolk Public Schools and a school in Smithfield participated in Virginia’s Regional Invention Convention at The Chrysler Museum of Art in Downtown Norfolk. Sponsored by […]

Norfolk Innovation Corridor Global Institute on Innovation Districts In July 2023, the Norfolk Innovation Corridor (NIC) announced its participation in the Global Network program of The Global Institute on Innovation Districts (GIID), a prestigious group comprised of what is considered the gold standard of innovation districts worldwide. Since then, the NIC team has fully engaged […]

ReAlta Life Sciences, located in the Norfolk Innovation Corridor (NIC) has received FDA clearance for a Phase 2 Trial of RLS-0071 in patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AE-COPD). ReAlta is a bio-tech firm that is focused on treating life threatening acute inflammatory and rare diseases through its proprietary therapeutic platform that […]