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A Non-Profit That Advances San Antonio’s Healthcare and Bioscience Industry
BioMedSA was founded in 2005 to accelerate growth of the healthcare and bioscience sector, create regional economic benefit, and contribute to the health of San Antonio and beyond by establishing San Antonio as a leader in healthcare and bioscience. BioMedSA serves as the hub for the healthcare and bioscience industry in San Antonio and the surrounding region, connecting people, opportunities and resources, facilitating key collaborations, advocating for industry needs, convening industry leader forums to conquer challenges, and promoting the City of Science and Health.
Residents of San Antonio enjoy a low cost of living, beautiful weather, a vibrant downtown, and numerous opportunities for outdoor recreation. Businesses in San Antonio benefit from the low cost to do business and local industry resources and research capabilities.
BioMedSA 2022 Annual Report
Our Mission
Support
the regional healthcare & bioscience ecosystem
Create Actions
for growth that benefit industry and the community-at-large
Promote
the Central/South TX
healthcare & bioscience industry
Our Officers
Ted Day
Chair
Dr. Thomas Evans
Vice Chair
Bob Hutchens
Treasurer
Shawn Hughes
Secretary
Ann Beal Salamone
IMMEDIATE PAST Chair
Heather Hanson
President
Board of Directors
Ted Day
EVP, Strategic Planning & Business Development
University Health System
Stephen Dalal, Ph.D.
Vice President, U.S. Research Development
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Rene Dominguez
President & Chief Operating Officer
TRTF/VelocityTX
Thomas M. Evans, Ph.D.
President
University of the Incarnate Word
Mike Flores, Ph.D. (Xavier Urritia, Proxy)
President
Alamo Colleges
Gary Frashier, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Management Associates
Allen Harrison
President & CEO
Methodist Healthcare System
Stephen A. Harrison, M.D.
Medical Director
Pinnacle Clinical Research
Shawn Hughes, J.D.
SVP, Estate & Trust Officer
Jefferson Bank
Bob Hutchens
President & CEO
StemBioSys
Brian Kieser
Managing Partner
Fountainhead Investment Partners
Kris Kieswetter
Sr. Director, Research & Technology
3M Health Care, Medical Solutions Division
Martin J. Landon
Chief Executive Officer
BioBridge Global
Joe McDonough
VP, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Division
Southwest Research Institute
Debra Niemeyer, Ph.D., DAFC
Chief Scientist
59th Medical Wing/ST
Karma Nilsson
Interim VP of Customer Value Optimization
CPS Energy
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
UT Health San Antonio
Jim Reed
President
San Antonio Medical Foundation
Jessica Serna
Partner
KGB Texas Communications
Larry Schlesinger, M.D.
President & CEO
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Jaclyn Shaw , Ph.D.
Interim VP for Research, Economic Development & Knowledge Enterprise
University of Texas at San Antonio
Neill (Gobie) Walsdorf, Jr.
President
Mission Pharmacal
Sal Webber
President
Community Labs
Ex-Officio Board Members
Henry Cisneros, Ph.D.
Chairman
American Triple I Partners
Melody Newsom
CEO
Bexar County Medical Society
Mayor Ron Nirenberg
Mayor
City of San Antonio
Richard Perez
CEO
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Ann Beal Salamone
Chairman of the Board
Rochal Industries
Ann Stevens
Retired
Staff
Heather Hanson
President
Shavon Brookes
Administrative Assistant
Jared Stein
Member and Program Manager
Sarah Jury
Project Specialist
Thornton Bates
Executive Director, Clinical Trials
