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REGIONAL VIEW northern virginia


Vibrent provides technology for national health study by Jessica Sabbath


the heart of an ambitious nationwide health study to collect and analyze data from 1 million people. Vibrent Health won


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a $74 million, five-year contract in 2016 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has received an additional $5 million in funding for the program since.


The goal of NIH’s


fast-growing Fairfax County company’s technology is at


When NIH was looking for a platform for its per- sonalized medicine program, Vibrent Health applied for its first federal contract, beating out several major research institutions. “We applied against all odds, which were heavily against us,” says Jain. Since then, the company


All of Us Research Program is to acceler- ate research and to improve health outcomes by creating a first-of-its-kind database. It would take into account differences in lifestyle, environment and biology of Americans across the country. Vibrent will supply data


collection methods, such as wearable devices and web- based platforms, and the abil- ity to analyze the data. Volunteers will have


FOR THE RECORD


A proposed mixed-use project that would redevelop yet another section of Tysons has received the thumbs-up from Fairfax County planning commissioners. The planning commission voted unanimously July 13 to recommend the Board of Supervisors approve the rezoning for International Place at Tysons. The project would be built on 5.4 acres in an area bounded by Route 7, Gallows Road, Boone Boulevard and Howard Avenue. The project would have only one building, consisting of a concrete-and- steel base with two levels of commercial space interspersed with two parking levels, topped by four stories of multifamily residential units. (Inside NOVA)


Vibrent Health’s platform collects and interprets health data.


Jain started Vibrent Health


access to their own informa- tion. So while the program won’t provide medical advice, it may, for example, help a par- ticipant identify diet triggers for migraines. “Our job is to convert their data into insight using machine learning and algorithmic approaches,” says CEO Praduman Jain. Provid- ing useful data may persuade volunteers to submit even more data, he adds.


Franklin Capital Strategies, a financial strategies firm, has opened an office in Vienna. Paul Franklin, a third generation finan- cial adviser who has worked in the industry since 2009, founded the firm. The company also has a location in Cleveland. (News release)


Top officials at the General Services Administration and FBI committed in early August to crafting a new plan within 120 days to move the nation’s top law enforcement agency into a consolidated headquarters after abruptly canceling their years- long search for a new facility the month before. The previous project was axed because of a lack of funding, concerns about cost escalations and a potential reduction in value of the FBI’s


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in 2009 after holding executive roles at Sprint Nextel, AOL, Time Warner and VTech. He saw a need to develop a consumer-centered platform to collect and interpret health data.


The company received $6.5 million in grants from the fed- eral Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop its platform and started to work with several clients.


J. Edgar Hoover Building in downtown D.C. It was to be exchanged as partial value for a new building at one of three potential sites. Two sites were in Maryland, and the other was in Springfield. (Washington Busi- ness Journal)


Hogan Lovells plans to move its Northern Virginia office to Boro Tower, a 20-story office tower under construction at The Boro in Tysons. The Meridian Group, which is developing The Boro, said Hogan Lovells, a global law firm with more than 45 offices, will occupy the tower’s entire 17th floor and half of its 16th floor. The law firm now has its offices at Park Place II in McLean. About 70 attorneys and staff will be moving to Boro Tower. Located within walking distance


has won contracts with the Department of Defense and the National Cancer Institute to provide readiness informa- tion for active-duty military personnel and care manage- ment for cancer survivors, respectively. Vibrent, which employs about 65 people, expects to have a total of 100 by the end of the year. It also plans to expand into a larger headquar- ters of between 20,000 and 25,000 square feet. Vibrent seeks IT workers skilled in areas such as machine learn- ing, data sciences, analytics, product management and user interface design. “I can’t hire fast enough,” Jain says.


of the Greensboro Metro station, The Boro will include a mix of office, residential, retail, enter- tainment and open park space. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


A Kaiser Permanente affiliate plans to build a $200 million medical center on a long-vacant lot on Minnieville Road, accord- ing to a request under review by Prince William County. The five-story building would house an urgent-care center and specialist offices managed by the Rockville, Md.-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States. Expected to open by early 2021, the medical center will include adult and pediatric care, women’s health services and outpatient surgery, as well as a pharmacy, lab, optometrist’s office and MRI


suite, according to the submitted plans. The site is expected to employ 185 when it is completed as well as about 200 temporary workers during construction. Another 60 jobs will be created with future expansion. (Inside NOVA)


Loudoun County is once again the richest county in the U.S., according to the latest Census Bureau estimates, based on 2015 data. The county boasts a median household income just shy of $126,000. While Loudoun takes the top spot, half of the richest counties in America are within an hour of the District of Columbia. In second place is nearby Falls Church. Technically an independent city, Falls Church is considered by the Census Bureau to be equivalent to a


Photo courtesy Vibrent Health


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