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SPOTLIGHT
BioBash 2025 is this week at the New UT Discovery to Impact Innovation Lab!
Don’t miss your opportunity to tour a state-of-the-art life science facility before its official opening, hear insights from leaders shaping the future of life sciences and innovation in Texas, and connect with peers, innovators, and decision-makers from across the Central Texas life science ecosystem.
Spaces left are limited. Get your ticket today before they sell out!
BioAustinCTX is proud to partner with the University of Texas Discovery to Impact Innovation Lab and Karlin Real Estate to bring you this year’s BioBash. Join us on Thursday, November 6, from 5:30 – 9:00 p.m., and be among the first to experience the brand-new UT Discovery to Impact Innovation Lab, located at the Parmer Tech Ridge campus (I-35 & Parmer Lane).
We’re excited to welcome a distinguished lineup of speakers:
- Mark Arnold, Associate VP, Discovery to Impact, The University of Texas at Austin
- David Vanden Bout, PhD, Dean, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin
- Keith Altek, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Scriptr Therapeutics
- Susan Davenport, Chief Economic Development Officer, Opportunity Austin
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Local Events
Webinar | Rescuing Medical Device Clinical Trials from the Brink
When studies go off track, whether due to operational hiccups, compliance nightmares, or data disasters, how do you bring them back from the brink? Don’t miss NAMSA’s special webinar where a panel of clinical experts share real-life rescue stories and the strategies that saved troubled trials. Our panelists will recount their experiences with troubled trials, reveal the root causes, and discuss the strategies that turned potential horror stories into successes.
Navigating What’s Next: AI, Compliance, and Regulation in Life Sciences
Gardner Law is offering a complimentary in-person and live-streamed forum offering in-house counsel, regulatory affairs professionals, and compliance leaders in the medtech, biotech, and pharmaceutical sectors a unique opportunity to stay ahead of rapidly evolving global requirements.
This event is approved for 3.25 CLE credits and 3.25 Regulatory Affairs Professional Society recertification credits, giving you professional recognition while staying informed.
Photonics Across Industries: Growth, Gaps & Opportunities
Discover how photonics is revolutionizing healthcare and beyond. Join APS on November 6 at 4:30 p.m. at Capital Factory in downtown Austin for Photonics Across Industries: Growth, Gaps & Opportunities. This free meetup explores how light-based technologies are driving breakthroughs in medical diagnostics, biosensing, and wearable health devices, while also reshaping AI, data centers, and advanced manufacturing. Connect with innovators at the intersection of science, technology, and healthcare.
The Texas Life Science Forum
The Texas Life Science Forum, co-hosted by BioHouston and Rice Alliance, is the premier life science and healthtech event in Texas that brings together members from industry, emerging life science companies, academic and investors. Hear pitches from innovative and early stage life science companies, network and enjoy exciting panels, keynotes and speakers.
ATC Breakfast Roundtable
Join ATC on November 19th for our next Roundtable Breakfast: “What’s Next for Austin’s Tech Economy: Going Global While Protecting What Makes Us Competitive”. Speaker: Tony DeLisi | Managing Director | Economic Development Advisory Services – Ernst & Young
At Calavista Software – 9225 Bee Cave Rd. Building A #350
Texas Health Catalyst
The TxHC Roundup & Rodeo brings together innovators, clinicians, researchers, and industry leaders to spotlight healthcare ventures on the path to real-world impact. This spring, TxHC , put out a call for proposals for the Robotics, Automation and Autonomous Care Challenge which aims to address critical gaps in health care delivery by leveraging robotic, autonomous, and remote technologies to support clinical teams, extend care beyond hospital walls and empower patients.
Connecting Minds & Ideas to Shape Tomorrow’s Digital World
Austin Chamber presents the State of Tech. Join industry leaders, innovators, and curious minds for an insightful look at the current landscape of technology. This event will highlight key trends shaping the digital world, explore emerging opportunities, and spark conversations about where we’re headed next. Whether you’re in tech or simply interested in how it impacts our daily lives, you’ll walk away with fresh perspectives and ideas for the future.
LOCAL NEWS
L7 Informatics Claims that Ontology is the New Digital Backbone of Life Sciences
L7 claims that ontology-driven platforms are the new digital backbone and a major leap in life sciences digitalization. Its digital unified platform, L7|ESP®, uses ontology frameworks to unify data, workflows, and decisions across research, development, and manufacturing operations, creating a living digital twin that connects fragmented systems and accelerates discovery for pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
INDUSTRY RESOURCES
The Ghosts of Poor Study Design: How to Avoid Enrollment Nightmares
How can you avoid common pitfalls in clinical trial design that can lead to poor enrollment and unreliable results, such as unrealistic patient assumptions, vague eligibility criteria, impractical procedures, and problematic control groups or endpoints? Learn practical strategies to avoid these issues, including validating site-level patient counts, streamlining eligibility and screening processes, carefully selecting control groups, and ensuring endpoints are both clinically meaningful and operationally feasible.
What Are the Best Practices for Engaging With Regulators, Payers, and CMS?
Learn how NAMSA can assist with your FDA Pre-Submission. In this expert-led video, Dr. Adam Saltman shares best practices for engaging with regulatory bodies, payers, and clinical societies. He explains how to leverage FDA’s Pre-Submission Program, approach CMS with trial designs, and work with clinical organizations to influence guidelines of care.
Whether you’re navigating regulatory pathways or building clinical credibility, this video offers a roadmap for strategic stakeholder engagement.
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.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Austin Community College Biotechnology Program
ACC Biotech Program has several initiatives we need help with. (1) We are looking for internship sites for our students. The student time commitment can vary up to 160 hours. The internships are for both 2 year and 4 year students and are offered every semester. Check out the ACC Biotechnology Program and you will see we have high school, a 2 year, and 4 years student programs. Students master biotech/biomanufacturings skills, practice project management and learn QA/QC, cGMP. (2) I need to schedule site visits for our students so they can learn about biotech jobs in Central Texas. Please contact Linnea Fletcher for more information.
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
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.
