Subsidized Workforce Program

The City of San Antonio has launched a subsidized On-the-Job Training program for companies located in Bexar County with an open job requisition. There are no eligibility restrictions regarding the maximum number of employees. Participating employers select the trainee and agree to train for 8-12 weeks, while the trainee is an employee of Workforce Solutions … Read more

San Antonio Local Manufacturing Awareness #1: Medical Device Components

San Antonio Texas Skyline

The first in a series, this event included a short presentation about local manufacturers who manufacture components for the medical device industry, followed by a virtual trade show in the Expo area. In the Expo booths, participating manufacturers simultaneously hosted interactive presentation sessions throughout the event, repeating every 5 minutes. Attendees chose which booths to … Read more

New Members for BioMedSA in 2020

BioMedSA event

We are excited to welcome thirteen new members to BioMedSA in 2020. Dr. Ajeya P. Joshi, MD earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, followed by orthopedic training at the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program and a comprehensive spinal fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He is board certified by the American … Read more

San Antonio Organizations Awarded CPRIT Funds

The Texas CPRIT fund commits funding toward cancer research and cancer-fighting product development. The latest tranche of funding was awarded on August 19, 2020. The following San Antonio life science researchers were awarded CPRIT grants: -Pathological Role of Neuronal Cell Cycle Re-entry in the Development of Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (UTSA’s Hyoung-gon Lee) – $250,000 -SERBP1, … Read more

BioMedSA Announces the Winner of the 2020 Innovation Award in Healthcare and Bioscience

BioMedSA has selected Dr. Rena Bizios, the Lutcher Brown Endowed Chair Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio to receive the 2020 Award for Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience. She is a globally-recognized researcher making groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of cell-material interactions at the tissue/implant interface … Read more

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