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BioMedSA Newsletter

The Hub of the Life Sciences in Central/South Texas

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 21: Texas Cardiovascular Innovations Conference (Texas-CIC 2026)

August 29: Grand Opening of CHEST South

September 15: Lunch & Learn: Environmental Monitoring, Mapping & Compliance for Life Science Facilities. L

September 23: 2026 Awards for Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience

September 24: 2026 iC3 Life Science & Healthcare Innovation Summit

Events are posted on our events page

https://biomedsa.org/biomed-events.

Have an event to share? BioMedSA promotes events online and through our newsletter, social media, and other marketing channels to help you reach the broader bioscience and healthcare community.

Submit your event here

Join BioMedSA as we honor three remarkable innovators whose work is advancing healthcare and bioscience.

This special event will bring together leaders from across the biomedical ecosystem and the community at large to celebrate achievement, build connections, and support innovation.

Sponsorship opportunities are available now—a great way to demonstrate your organization's commitment to strengthening our region’s healthcare and bioscience ecosystem. We hope you'll join us for an inspiring evening of recognition and connection.

Sponsor or Register

PayorReady equips startups with the fundamentals of reimbursement and helps them incorporate reimbursement strategy into early-stage planning.

Through instructor-led training, participants learn how the reimbursement process works, what payors look for, and how to apply these insights to their own companies.

Applications are open until

August 21st

Learn More and Apply

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Biofest Days 2027

Biofest Days is a great opportunity to showcase your organization and connect with the biomedical ecosystem in San Antonio and across Texas. In 2026, over 1700 people (half from outside of San Antonio) participated in 28 events. Events are designed for: startups, military health, investors, researchers, industry, and just plain fun, too!

NEWS and RESOURCES

BIO Conference Results

BioMedSA and our sponsors hosted a booth at the largest biotech conference in the world to promote our region and its assets. Results are:

450+ leads
80+ follow-ups
24 meetings
20+ relocation prospects

Thanks to all who help us extend our reach globally!

Member News

BioMedSA members have been announcing great things. Check out our News page (https://biomedsa.org/news/) for more details on recent news:

Texas Biomed signs agreement to strengthen U.S. biodefense capabilities.
UT San Antonio ranks in top 13% of universities worldwide for research excellence.
BBG Advanced Therapies collaboration with Kite marking a milestone in CAR T-cell therapies which are individualized cancer treatments made from patient's own cells.
UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded $4.6 million to study DNA repair, cancel biology.

Cost Savings Highlight

BioMedSA members receive benefits on life science tools.

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This September: A Member Lunch & Learn on Monitoring, Mapping, & Compliance

Register Here

Free Lunch

September 15, 2026

12 pm - 2 pm

Incubators keep cell cultures, samples, and research viable, but the number on the front
panel doesn't always tell the whole story. In this guest article from BioMedSA member Rees Scientific, Tommy O'Donnell explains what a defensible incubator monitoring and qualification
program actually looks like.

Bring your toughest monitoring questions and leave with answers