Heather Hanson

BioMedSA’s Board of Directors approved 8 new memberships in June, 2022: CSC Leasing, Summa Bio-Solutions, MedCognition, Transwestern, Kreager Mitchell Law Firm, Nurlabs, Gryphon Bio, and STAR Park. CSC Leasing Company provides operating leases and lease lines on equipment up to $20 million, helping a wide range of businesses in multiple industries, including healthcare and bioscience.  … Read more

BioMedSA is part of a nationwide network of similar organizations who leverage their members’ purchasing volume to pre-negotiate cost savings contracts with key suppliers. These pre-negotiated contracts are available to BioMedSA members. We are pleased to introduce Mercer, an ACA-compliant Affinity Small Group (ASG) health plan program provider. Mercer’s BIO Small Group Health Plans program … Read more

One of the biggest key factors in growing your company’s digital presence is SEO. If google can’t even find you then your audience won’t be able to either. One thing we do know about SEO is that it’s time-consuming in that it’s a marathon and not a race. It takes a lot of work to … Read more

Students at San Antonio’s colleges and universities are available for internships. Companies can reach students from multiple institutions at the same time by posting their job opportunities on Handshake (The University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Incarnate Word, Trinity University, and St. Mary’s University). Upcoming recruitment events are posted on the BioMedSA Events … Read more

BioMedSA’s Board of Directors approved 2 new memberships in April, 2022: BellaMia Technologies, and NanoHarmonics. BellaMia Technologies is developing a laser-based medical device to perform non-invasive facial rejuvenation for men and women. The device will be the first non-contact robotic laser using artificial intelligence to allow physicians to choose treatment parameters effortlessly with the touch … Read more

Lyle Hood, Ph.D., runs the Medical Design Innovations Laboratory at UTSA. He is dedicated to helping his students learn mechanical and biomedical engineering concepts and apply themselves to innovation. In 2020 (awarded in 2022), he received UTSA’s Innovator of the Year Award for 1 patent issued, 10 patent filings and 8 new technology disclosures in … Read more

Beyond antivirus software, protect your business in 2022. Ordinary anti-virus (AV) software will not protect your business from cyberattacks. As we head into 2022, ransomware in particular has grown into a global problem for businesses of all sizes. From the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack to the more recent Kaseya cyberattack, everyone in the IT industry … Read more

BioMedSA is part of a nationwide network of similar organizations who leverage their members’ purchasing volume to pre-negotiate cost savings contracts with key suppliers. These pre-negotiated contracts are available to all BioMedSA members. In this post, we are pleased to feature PSC Biotech. They are a national company that has served over 100 clients in … Read more

Lauren Cornell, Ph.D., is the CEO of Novothelium, the Biofest Invest 2022 Best Pitch winner. She co-founded the company in 2015 to develop an acellular tissue-based product for nipple reconstruction, post mastectomy. Under her leadership, Novothelium has received other innovation and start-up awards, including: MassChallenge Platinum Award, TX A&M New Ventures 3rd Place Elevator Pitch, … Read more

Biofest Invest 2022 was held on March 30, 2022, the day before the start of San Antonio’s Fiesta celebration. Over 250 people were registered in order to support medtech, biotech, digital health, and pharma entrepreneurs make connections with investors, support organizations, and colleagues, as well as receive helpful information to enable their growth.  Over 25 … Read more