Who’s Who in San Antonio: Brett Ginsburg, Ph.D.

Dr. Brett Ginsburg, Ph.D., a distinguished professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, is a prominent researcher in pharmacology and behavioral neurobiology. His research has focused on neurobiological mechanisms in alcoholism recovery, effects of synthetic cannabinoids and acute intoxication stress treatments, opioid … Read more

Alternative Funding Mechanisms for Biologics

Advancing biologics through commercialization is a long process. Traditional funding routes such Initial public offerings (IPO) are less common, venture capital and private equity firms can be more selective, and the mergers & acquisition (M&A) option isn’t always available for pre-clinical and early-stage companies. Fortunately, traditional funding routes are not the only options for advancing … Read more

Who’s Who in San Antonio: Gregory C. Ippolito, Ph.D.

Gregory C. Ippolito, Ph.D. brings deep expertise in approaches that reveal fundamental mechanisms of a body’s immune response to infection, as well as responses where antibodies mistakenly attack healthy organs and tissues in autoimmune disorders such as lupus. He and collaborators have identified antibody repertoires elicited by vaccines or treatments. They designed a protocol that … Read more

Who’s Who in San Antonio: Paolo Casali, M.D.

Paolo Casali, M.D. has spent almost 5 decades in the areas if immunology, microbiology and molecular genetics. Dr. Casali studies how certain genes are turned on or off in the immune system and looks at how these changes affect the body’s ability to make antibodies; proteins that help fight infections. The Casali lab studies how … Read more

Create Conviction Confirmation with Public Relations and Strategic Marketing

Companies in the biomedical space face unique challenges – explaining your value proposition, making your mark, generating adoption – all in a highly regulated environment, and typically with a need to keep expenditures in line. Public Relations (PR), or more specifically media relations resulting in earned media coverage, is the process of building and maintaining … Read more

BioMedSA New Members: June 2024

BioMedSA’s Board of Directors approved 4 new memberships in June 2024: Eppendorf, Lone Star National Bank, Pizarro Allen, and Raven Innovations. Eppendorf is a German based company that seeks to support research in academic, commercial, and industrial spaces by developing and manufacturing a variety of products and services for use in laboratories in pharmaceutical, biotech, … Read more

Who’s Who in San Antonio: Alison Wiesenthal, MD, FACP, FAAHPM

Dr. Alison Wiesenthal is the current Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC). Stepping into this role in March of 2020, Wiesenthal became the first civilian to hold the position. She founded the first interdisciplinary Palliative Care Service to the Department of Defense in 2017. Her current role also … Read more

Why Does Your Lab Need a Single Flow Air System?

Optimizing Laboratory Safety with Single Flow Air Systems In the world of scientific research, maintaining a controlled and safe environment within a laboratory is paramount. One crucial aspect of laboratory infrastructure that ensures this environment is the air handling system. Specifically, the implementation of a single flow air system plays a critical role in maintaining … Read more

Who’s Who in San Antonio: Laurence Morel, PhD

Dr. Laurence Morel is investigating the mechanisms of lupus pathogenesis. The ultimate goal of her work is to establish better clinical management and therapeutic targets by identifying lupus susceptibility in genes or pathways.  Her current focus is CD4 T cells and B cells. In 2022, the University of Texas System awarded Dr. Morel $1.4M to establish … Read more

BioMedSA New Members: April 2024

BioMedSA’s Board of Directors approved 3 new memberships in April 2024: GoldiloxBio, Maribel Gonzalez and TECHspace. GoldiloxBio develops novel assays to provide predictive pre-clinical toxicity and efficacy testing to the BioPharma market. Maribel Gonzalez is the Co-Founder and Owner of Vitality Chronic Care Management as well as a leader in the development of Platelet-Rich Plasma … Read more

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