Nikki Hastings directs the Commonwealth BioAccelerator at North Fork Discovery Park — the region's first laboratory accelerator — in partnership with UVA Innovates and CvilleBioHub, the nonprofit she co-founded and leads as Executive Director.
An operations biotech executive and ecosystem builder, she brings more than 15 years of experience with early-stage biotech, medtech, and medical device companies, with particular expertise supporting academic and first-time founders. She also directs the M.S. in Commerce Biotech Track and serves as adjunct faculty at the McIntire School of Commerce.
Hastings earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia and has been recognized among Virginia Business's Women in Leadership for her work advancing the region's life-sciences sector.
