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The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research engages in research, education and conferencing to achieve economic development. We focus on finding marketable innovation, preparing tomorrow’s workforce, and helping entrepreneurs, growers and educators become better-connected and more effective.

Research at the Institute involves renewable resources, agriculture & horticulture, analytical chemistry and polymers & composites. Education spans K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs, graduate and post-graduate research, professional development for educators, and lifelong learning. The Institute also operates a full-service conference center utilized by residents of Southern Virginia and beyond for meetings, events and dining.

The Institute develops and attracts technology and talent critical to Southern Virginia’s economic prosperity to enable economic and community transformation in the region. We were founded in 2002 in Danville as a political subdivision of the Comonwealth of Virginia.