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BioMedSA’s Board of Directors has approved 6 new memberships in April 2021: Military & Health Research Foundation, M-BioLabs, Renovo Concepts, San Antonio Technology Center, Henry M Jackson Foundation, and DPR Construction. The Military & Health Research Foundation (MHRF) is dedicated to the advancement of military technology and medical research. As a non-profit, they make connections … Read more

UTSA Engineering will host a virtual Tech Symposium on April 30th from 8:30 am-12:30 pm.  The Symposium will showcase the Senior Design II teams and projects.  This year there will be a cash prize ($2000) for the first place team in each Department. Each judge will be placed in a judging team (2-3 members) based … Read more

The College of Engineering Student Success Center at UTSA hosts professional development programs and series targeted at increasing student awareness of career paths within engineering and experiential learning opportunities.  The Work-Intern-Network (WIN) Wednesday series brings industry leaders on campus (currently virtual) where students can learn from their experiences and develop their professional network.  This series … Read more

Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, M.D., holds Board Certifications in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. He has been on the faculty of UT Health San Antonio since 1988 and holds the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Distinguished Chair in Diabetes. He is most known for leading the U.S. development of metformin, the primary initial treatment for diabetes. … Read more

The Board of Directors has approved 5 new memberships in March 2021: Elevate Systems, Actionable Transitions, EmergenceMed, UK Department for International Trade and InnoCare Urologics. Elevate Systems provides mechanical engineering design services for commercial clients and individuals seeking to complete a design from their minds, sketches or even client provided initial concept prototypes. They design … Read more

San Antonio is home to a unique concentration of innovative military medical research and comprehensive healthcare capability. The San Antonio Military Medical Innovation (SAMMI) Fund was created in 2019 to accelerate the commercialization of products and services of interest to the military medical community. The SAMMI Fund makes investments in local early-stage companies to stimulate … Read more

The third annual Medical Device Make-a-Thon held on February 26-28, 2021 was an exciting and successful intercollegiate engineering competition event. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event was held virtually. However, previous years’ number of registrants were surpassed with 15 teams comprised of more than 70 university students from schools all over Texas. They … Read more

“Tissue Regenix (AIM: TRX), the regenerative medical devices company, announces the completion of the initial phase of its expansion plan at the Company’s San Antonio Texas facility. As previously disclosed, the Company had secured a ten-year lease on a 21,000 sq. ft facility adjacent to its existing facility to address manufacturing capacity constraints. The initial … Read more

  SAN ANTONIO (March 11, 2020) – Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) received two Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Health Agency subcontracts to assess the efficacy of surface coating and aerosolized decontamination technologies to combat SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens on surfaces and in the air. The $4.6 million contracts, of which Texas Biomed will receive … 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. Office Depot, Inc. is a leading provider of business services and supplies, products and technology solutions to small, medium and enterprise businesses, … Read more