BioAustinCTX Featured in Austin Forum
on Technology and Society
Dr. Scott Collins, President of BioAustinCTX, is presenting along with Dr. Nishi Viswanath of UT Dell Medical School about the landscape of health tech, med-tech and biotech, explaining the terms and their scope, the kinds of technologies in use and under development, and what the landscape is now and the future may hold.
Join us in person August 2 at 6pm.
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SPOTLIGHT
The Trade Promotion Agency of Costa Rica-PROCOMER with base in Houston, Texas is a government entity that facilitates free of charge services to connecting with Costa Rica´s contract manufacturers in industries such as Medical Devices, Electronics, Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Automation, and Software Engineers for supporting the development of enterprise and digital transformation projects, among others. Over 380 high-tech companies, 40 of Fortune 500, and 12 out of the top 30 MedTech OEM´s have established operations in Costa Rica. With that said, our Advanced Manufacturing ecosystem becomes a natural market in Latin America for US companies interested in reducing supply chain risks related to sourcing from Eastern Europe and Asia. Contact us so you can learn about our free of charge services and year-round events!
Upcoming Events:
*Registration upon request to: [email protected] and [email protected]*
September 20-22
Contract Manufacturing Tour
VIP visit to Costa Rica including meals, transfers, tour plants and 1-on-1 tailored business agenda.
September 27-29
Buyers Trade Mission – BTM
Main annual event to source from Costa Rica. Focused on tailored 1-on-1 business meetings with Contract Manufacturers including social events, meals, and transfers.
October 4-7
Virtual Buyers Trade Mission
For those who cannot travel to either the Contract Manufacturing Tour or BTM we will host a match making week with a tailored 1-on-1 business agenda.
BioAustinCTX Member Benefits Through BIO Business Solutions
UPS Healthcare brings reliability, scalability and security to life science companies every day. Its portfolio of end-to-end services is well-suited to meet today’s complex logistics demands for the pharmaceutical, medical device, and laboratory diagnostic industries. Learn exactly how from UPS Healthcare.
Through BioAustinCTX’s partnership with UPS Healthcare, you get access to exclusive rates on a full suite of UPS® services. And, after recent renegotiations, the savings have gotten even better. While the same popular shipping services, like UPS Next Day Air®, and UPS Worldwide Express, remain at reduced rates, the price band range to qualify for discounts is narrower. For example, a company that spends $1,500 to $4,999.99 weekly for UPS Next Day Air® shipping now receives a 60% discount rather than a 50-55% discount under the previous arrangement.
As a BioAustinCTX member, be confident that your critical healthcare shipments will be delivered timely and with care by a quality-focused and patient-driven organization.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Local Events
How Biotech, Health Tech and Med Tech are Advancing Healthcare
Health technologies experts Dr. Nishi Viswanath of UT Dell Medical School and Dr. Scott Collins of BioAustinCTX will survey the landscape of health tech, med-tech and biotech, explaining the terms and scope of technologies in use and under development and what the future may hold.
A-List Awards
This is the eleventh year that the Austin Chamber will celebrate Austin’s entrepreneurial and innovative spirit at the A-LIST Awards, introducing visionary founders and the exciting new companies that create the most important audiences in Texas and beyond.
ATC Unplugged: “Transparency Sells Better Than Perfection”
In this virtual talk, we explore the science of how we, as humans, engage, prioritize, decide, and ultimately buy. We then dig into how to immediately apply those learnings to our messaging, positioning, and overall buying journey.
RoboBoss: Get to Know your Business through RPA and AI
Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) are changing the way we play and work, with novel applications in building and advancing efficient enterprises. Carlos Martin, CEO of macami.ai, will share his insights.
THE HEALTH CELL: Rise of AI in Clinical Trials Luncheon
—ATTEND IN PERSON— New drug development is a huge endeavor that can take 15 years, cost > $2B and still have a 80 – 90% failure rate. Now new applications of AI may streamline this process by predictive modeling that increases drug safety, decreases development cost and time to market, and improves overall patient outcomes.
Swirlds Labs: Accelerating the future of Web3 on Hedera
Hear from the team that founded and built out Hedera, the most used, sustainable, enterprise-grade public ledger for the decentralized economy. Co-CEO Mance Harmon will address how Swirlds Labs continues to develop and support the Hedera network. They are building additional components that enable faster adoption, and are working on ‘moonshot’ projects that will change the way humans and organizations have privacy, security, and trust in cyberspace.
2022 BioMedSA Award for Innovation in Healthcare & Bioscience
The BioMedSA Award for Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience celebrates local and national innovators in the healthcare and bioscience industry, including patient care, education, research and development, leadership, public policy and medical technology.
In 2022, the Innovation Award will be presented at a formal dinner in San Antonio, where healthcare and bioscience industry leaders can come together to celebrate healthcare innovation. The dinner will highlight and contribute to the collaborative spirit of the life science industry in San Antonio. Old associations will be rekindled in person and new relationships formed as industry leaders interact during the social hour preceding the dinner and the networking time after the dinner.
UT Austin College of Natural Sciences Technology & Science Career Fair IN PERSON
The fair offers employers a great opportunity to meet diverse undergraduate and graduate students from all majors, promote your open positions, and build your brand with UT Austin students.
Institute for Biomedical Entrepreneurship (IBE)
The IBE is a non-profit celebrating 5 years of helping entrepreneurs accelerate the flow of ideas to the marketplace. The IBE program is a 5 day experiential program that includes a mix of classroom work and hands on project work. Advisors work with participants over the 5 day program to develop and refine their pitch and present to an investor panel on the final day. Since its inception, the IBE has helped over 40 companies launch and over 50 corporate projects see success in the marketplace.
UT Austin College of Natural Sciences Technology & Science Career Fair VIRTUAL
The fair offers employers a great opportunity to meet diverse undergraduate and graduate students from all majors, promote your open positions, and build your brand with UT Austin students.
2022 iC3 Life Science Summit
The BioNTX iC³ Life Science Summit serves as the forum where leaders come together to discuss strategy, exhibit the broad spectrum of North Texas bioscience research, and where the latest innovation, products and services can be seen. Attendees range from the startup community through large multinationals representing industry sectors such as biotech, pharmaceuticals, healthcare companies, academic research institutions, innovators, and leaders. Also attending will be business development executives, vendor partners, investors, and talent seeking new opportunities.
Webinars & Virtual Events
vcfo Webinar(1 of 3): Reactivate Your Recruiting Strategies with Data
Do you understand the financial benefit of having a strategic HR partner involved in every stage of the employee lifecycle? Part 1 of vcfo’s three-part webinar series begins with full cycle recruitment, discussing how people-first strategies can help scale your organization.
Driving Value from Tax: Cash Incentives Available to Texas Life Sciences Companies
Join us to learn about Federal and State incentives available for companies in the life sciences industry.
Local News
Lantern Pharma Receives FDA Authorization to Initiate its Phase 2 Clinical Trial, Harmonic™ for their New Drug LP-300
Lantern Pharma Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company using its proprietary RADR® artificial intelligence (“A.I.”) and machine learning (“ML”) platform to transform the cost, pace, and timeline of oncology drug discovery and development, announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company to proceed with its Phase 2 clinical trial, Harmonic™, for its investigational new drug LP-300.
Nanoscope Therapeutics Receives Breakthrough Technologies Award at the OIS Retina Innovation Summit
Nanoscope Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene therapies for retinal degenerative diseases, announced that the Company was chosen for Breakthrough Technologies Award at OIS Retina Innovation Summit in New York. The award is granted to a single company that demonstrates groundbreaking technological innovation, selected by Medical and Industry Peers.
INDUSTRY RESOURCES
ACC Impact Labs
Austin Community College District’s Innovative Manufacturing Partnerships Accelerating Central Texas (IMPACT) Lab is a business incubator that prepares aspiring manufacturers and established entrepreneurs for success by giving access to the lab’s numerous manufacturing tools: 3D printers, CNC, laser cutters, CAD software, and more. Now accepting applications on a rolling basis through Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), our incubation partner.
The IMPACT Lab is looking for innovative, digital-ready small and midsize manufacturers. The lab provides the space and resources you need to develop and iterate your physical prototypes. Apply now to utilize these amazing facilities.
CPRIT Product Development Program Applications for FY 2023
CPRIT’s Product Development Research Program funds projects at Texas-based companies developing novel products or services intended to benefit cancer patients.
CPRIT’s Oversight Committee approved four FY 2023 requests for applications (RFAs) for the Product Development Research program. The Oversight Committee approved changes to the product development application and review process for the FY 2023 review cycle.
CPRIT plans to open the portal to receive preliminary applications in August 2022.
Downstream Effects of Inadequate Complaint Handling
Post-market surveillance is a critical component of your product lifecycle, and how you handle those responsibilities will have downstream effects on both your business and the patients your devices serve.
As you receive feedback and complaints begin to trickle in, you have a choice. Do you focus on building out a streamlined, cross-functional process for handling those complaints and acting on them? Or do you put one person in charge of your entire process and hope that complaints reach the right people?
I hate to say it, but too many companies take the latter path. So, let’s take a look at what can happen when your complaint handling isn’t up to par.
Selecting The Ideal PMCF Activity »
A post-market clinical follow-up (PMCF) plan must describe general and specific activities (or methods) that gather data on clinical performance and safety. Read our Guide to Post-Market Clinical Follow-Up (PMCF) Activities for an in-depth overview of both generic and specific PMCF activities and gain valuable, actionable guidance on how and when to include these activities in your PMCF plan.
Austin Community College
Austin Community College biotechnology or computer science interns are available Email Kathryn Naughton for more information
BioNTX Job Board
Career Connections
We equip underserved jobseekers with 21st-century skills and connect them to Digital Marketing careers across the US. With a focus on underserved communities, we amplify the online presence of small businesses, while launching the careers of jobseekers.
The Global Medical Device Job Board
What if, there was a one-stop shop for candidates and companies looking for top medical device opportunities and talent, worldwide Increase your network with more than 150,000 medical device industry professionals to access exclusive top talent and list incredible jobs in the medical device industry. The job board will always be free to job seekers, and hiring companies will receive their first 90 days of unlimited job postings free.
Abbott
Multiple Positions
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Aeglea Biotherapeutics
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ALKU
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AMDM IVD Job Board
https://www.amdm.org/jobs.html
Asuragen
Multiple Positions
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Austin Technology Council (ATC) Jobs
https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/jobs/
Babylon Health
Multiple Positions
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Black Diamond Networks
Multiple Positions
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Commissioning Agents (CAI)
Multiple Positions
https://cagents.com/careers
FDA Quality and Regulatory Consultants (FDAQRC)
Luminex
Multiple Positions
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Molecular Templates
Multiple positions
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Nuclein
Multiple Positions
www.nuclein.com/careers/
Skills Alliance
Multiple positions
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Syneos Health
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
University of Texas at Austin, Department of Molecular Biosciences
BioAustinCTX Seeking Grant Writing Volunteers
• Determines grant proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for grant proposals (RFPs), and attending strategy meetings.
• Prepares grant proposals by determining concept, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, and finalizing.
• Supported by the BioAustinCTX Board
BioAustinCTX Seeking Volunteers
UT needs your help
Austin Chamber Talent Ambassador program
We partner with nearby businesses who offer learning opportunities (guest speakers, internships, apprenticeships, etc.), and connect them to local schools, post-secondary institutions, and those facing barriers to employment.
BioAustinCTX
We are seeking volunteers to help collect and compile data to map the healthcare landscape in Austin. If interested, please fill our volunteer form.
TEXAS LIFE SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS
ATX Women in MedTech
Austin Technology Council
Austin Health Tech Meetup
Austin Technology Incubator (ATI)
Beam Founders
BioAustinCTX LinkedIn Group
BioMed San Antonio
BioNorthTX
Capital City Innovation (CCI)
Central Texas Angel Network
Health Technology Forum Meetup
Bio El Paso-Juarez
Health Wildcatters, Dallas
Austin Chamber of Commerce
BioHouston
Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (THBI)
Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio
Texas Health Catalyst
Texas Medical Device Alliance (TMDA)
TMDA LinkedIn Group
The Health Cell, San Antonio
TMCX/TMCX+, Houston
Top Austin-Area Medical Device Companies
Velocity Texas, San Antonio
Women in Bio-Texas (WIB-TX, Austin & Houston)
STAR Park
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