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Introduction to the Healthcare and Bioscience Sector in San Antonio

Healthcare and Bioscience in San Antonio

  • Largest economic sector in San Antonio
  • Over $42B economic impact (2019)
  • Nearly 1 out of 5 workers employed in biomed (over 185,000 workers in biomed)
  • Over $42B economic impact (2019)
  • 28 colleges and universities, including 3 medical schools
  • Home to ground-breaking research
  • New medical devices and pharmaceuticals
  • 7th and 8th largest hospital systems in USA
  • Strong industry connections and resources (BioMedSA)
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TARGETED DISEASE AREAS IN SAN ANTONIO PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FOCUS

  • Trauma, wound care, regenerative medicine
  • Infectious diseases
  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Neurological disorders
  • Collaboration results in stronger proposals and more successful outcomes
  • Disease specific meetings in San Antonio
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TRAUMA/REGENERATIVE MEDICINE/WOUND CARE

  • Military medicine research (59th Medical Wing, US Army Institute for Surgical Research, Navy Medical Research Unit)
  • Dedicated support for military collaborations from City, UT Health SA, and direct contracting organizations)
  • Non-profit research (Coalition for National Trauma Research, UT Health San Antonio)
  • Medical device companies (3M KCI, numerous small to mid-size)
  • Clinical studies using public and military populations (Trauma Insight – focused CRO)
  • Several tissue/biologic manufacturers (GenCure, Cellright Technologies and others)
  • Collaboration: home to SURF conference (industry, academia, military)

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

  • Non-profit research (Texas Biomedical Research Institute; UT Health SA, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases; US Military)
  • Texas Biomed is the only independent primate lab with BSL4 labs in USA; developed the first animal models for COVID-19 testing
  • Incubator focused on therapeutics – Crown Scientific
  • Corporations (small-midsize)
  • Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics – only FDA cleared inactivation media for COVID-19 testing
  • San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics – funds collaborative research through UTSA, UT Health, TX Biomed, SwRI

CANCER

  • Non-profit research (Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, Mays Cancer Center/UT Health SA MD Anderson Cancer Center)
  • Seno Medical (photo-acoustic imaging)
  • Many pharmaceutical companies
  • Clinical studies using public and military populations (Cancer Insight – focused CRO)
  • Collaboration: home to largest breast cancer conference (SABCS)
  • Dedicated state funding available: CPRIT

DIABETES

  • Research (Center for Community Based and Applied Health Research, Center for Renal Precision Medicine, Inst. for Health Promotion Research)
  • Numerous clinical trials due to prevalence in population in public and veterans
  • Foundation for Advancing Veterans Health Research facilitates all veteran clinical research

NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

  • Non-profit research (Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, US Military, Brain Health Consortium, Center for Biomedical Neurosciences, Glen Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Perry & Ruby Stevens Parkinson’s Disease Center of Excellence, Brain Science Institute)
  • Several small-midsize companies
  • Dedicated funding: Brainstorm (Mind Science Foundation), military medicine (City)

ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT BIOSCIENCE COMPANIES

  • Collaborative, friendly culture
  • Low cost to do business
  • Business friendly government
  • Land available for build-to-suit
  • Lab/office space available for lease
  • Safe; low natural disaster risk; stable power
  • Strong network/cybersecurity presence
  • High quality of life with outdoor activities year round
  • Reasonable traffic

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

  • Community and government support for healthcare and bioscience workforce
  • $70M on-the-job subsidized training program in 2020-21
  • $154 million in sales tax revenue to retrain up to 40,000 workers, starting in Q3 2021
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CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT BIOSCIENCE COMPANIES

BASIC RESEARCH

  • Over $530 million of federal funds awarded for biomed research (2019)
  • World renowned research organizations available to assist
  • Texas Biomedical Institute
  • Southwest National Primate Research Center
  • UT Health San Antonio
  • Southwest Research Institute
  • UTSA
  • US Military Medicine Facilities
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INNOVATION

  • Innovators are here: 175 life science US patent applications published in 2019
  • Innovation/accelerator support available through 8 organizations
  • Funding available in the region (San Antonio, Austin, Houston), at the state level, at local level
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DEVELOPMENT

  • Drug discovery support (modeling, screening, small volume manufacturing)
  • Supporting organizations for contracted research and customer discovery
  • Companies and consultants available to support engineering, design, development, and regulatory
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TESTING

  • Custom and standard lab testing is available
  • Multiple vivarium for pre-clinical testing, including the world’s largest colony of baboons available for internal and contracted biomedical research
  • Over 1400 active clinical trials in 2019
  • Diverse population of ethnicities and diseases (diabetes, fatty liver, obesity, heart disease)
  • Population supports participation in clinical trials
  • Local Contract Research Organizations (CROs)
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MANUFACTURING

  • Diverse manufacturing capabilities: small to high volumes
  • Medical device components
  • Medical devices, packaging, and accessories
  • Biologics and tissue manufacturing
  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing
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COMMERCIALIZATION

  • Local access to military medicine insights
  • Marketing and sales expertise available
  • Distribution and logistics support, typically by manufacturers
  • Export assistance
  • Business incentives
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support from biomedsa: hub of the life science industry in san antonio

  • Convener of targeted working groups and collaboration events
  • Communicates funding opportunities, events, and news
  • Facilitates collaborations and connections
  • Advocates for life science sector
  • Job board
  • Targets city workforce initiatives for life science sector

BioMedSA is a non-profit, membership-based organization, supported in part by the City of San Antonio.

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