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SPOTLIGHT
Thank you for another great BioBash
BioBash was a huge success. Thank you to our amazing speakers and sponsors for making it happen. It was a great time networking and celebrating success stories of the Life Science community in Central Texas. Check out our recap video. If you weren’t able to make it this time, we hope to see you next year.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Local Events
Austin Tech Week
Austin Tech Week is a five day celebration, uniting the brightest minds in Austin’s tech ecosystem. For over a decade, this annual event has drawn thousands of local entrepreneurs, tech leaders, and friends together to connect, learn, and maximize business impact.
Bonus ATC November Breakfast
Join us for a breakfast conversation on how Austin can build and keep the next generation of tech talent. Isabel Naidoo, Chief People Officer at Wise, will lead a roundtable to discuss how local employers can work together to strengthen the city’s talent pipeline. She will share learnings from Wise’s own early careers programs, including programs specifically designed for women in tech, and explain why fostering the next generation of tech talent remains so important.
15th Annual Texas Life Science Forum
The Texas Life Science Forum (TLSF) returns for its 15th year as Texas’ premier life science and healthtech conference, bringing together emerging biotech, medtech, diagnostics, digital health companies, investors, academic leaders, and industry stakeholders from across the region and beyond. Co-hosted by BioHouston and the Rice Alliance, the forum features company pitches, investor engagement, networking opportunities, and thought-provoking panels focused on advancing healthcare innovation and commercialization.
Austin MedTech Connect 2026 Summit
The 2026 Summit brings the whole ecosystem into one curated day: founders, investors, clinicians, and executives shaping the future of healthcare across Texas. Investors, health system leaders, clinicians and founders, on the same stage all day. Nobody has to choose between two rooms.
Austin’s Health Care & Life Sciences Boom
Austin’s healthcare and life sciences sector is entering a powerful new era of growth and innovation. Join business and industry leaders for Austin’s Health Care and Life Science Boom, a conversation exploring the breakthroughs, partnerships, and market opportunities shaping the region’s future.
BioAustinCTX is a proud community co-sponsor for this event.
BioMedSA Corral
Start your morning with the ecosystem at the annual Corral. Networking, industry updates, and annual business review for San Antonio’s bioscience and healthcare community.
Fall 2026 Texas Health Catalyst Roundup and Rodeo
Registration is now open for the Fall 2026 Texas Health Catalyst Roundup & Rodeo, a free showcase event hosted by the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Dell Medical School for Austin’s innovation community. We invite you to join us for an afternoon of life sciences presentations, featured speakers, networking, food, and more.
This fall, Texas Health Catalyst (TxHC) brings bold healthcare solutions to the stage, with a special theme focused on Advancing Women’s Health and Child Health Innovation. Hear pitches from our finalist teams as they present their progress toward commercialization and real-world impact, network with Austin’s life sciences community, and enjoy an awards ceremony reception with food & drinks.
LOCAL NEWS
Cardi/o® by Advanced TeleSensors Takes Gold in Emerging Technology at the 2026 McKnight’s Tech Awards
Cardi/o® by Austin’s Advanced TeleSensors took Gold in Emerging Technology at the 16th annual McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards, chosen by an independent panel of 24 long term care stakeholders. Cardi/o® is a Smoke Detector for the Heart: contactless radar, exclusively licensed from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, that captures heart rate and respiratory rate continuously.
OriGen Biomedical Celebrates Grand Opening of New Austin Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility.
OriGen Biomedical celebrated the grand opening of its new 82,000-square-foot Austin headquarters and manufacturing facility. More than doubling its previous footprint, the facility features expanded cleanroom space, a sterile fill suite, and modern manufacturing infrastructure. The investment supports future growth, increased production capacity, and OriGen’s continued commitment to advancing cell and gene therapies.
INDUSTRY RESOURCES
BRING IT will provide one-year seed grants of up to $100,000 for dementia research
The Rainwater Charitable Foundation is launching the Brain Research & Innovation Network: Grant Initiative of Texas (BRING IT), a new funding opportunity designed to support innovative ideas in brain health and dementia research across Texas. BRING IT will provide one-year seed grants of up to $100,000 to Texas academic and nonprofit organizations.
History of Peptides in Medicine: From Early Chemistry to the GLP-1 Era
This whitepaper is relevant for professionals evaluating peptide-based therapies, development strategies, manufacturing readiness, supply considerations, and long-term pipeline opportunities across the biopharmaceutical landscape.
Simplifying Adenoviral Purification for Scalable Manufacturing
This white paper explains how simplifying purification can improve recovery, reduce cost of goods, and support more efficient, scalable adenoviral vector manufacturing.
OriGen Biomedical is seeking a Clean Room Tech for Medical Device Production
The Clean Room Tech (CRT) assembles, tests, and packages medical devices and components. The CRT must understand and comply with drawings, written procedures, and batch records, and apply these standards in their work. Two shift options are available. Interested candidates should send their resume, title(s) of the job for which they wish to be considered, and salary requirements to origenjobs@origen.com.
ACC biotechnology interns are available for hire!
Looking for skilled biotechnology talent?
ACC biotechnology interns are available to hire every semester and bring hands-on experience in molecular biology techniques, cell culture, biomanufacturing, quality assurance and quality control, documentation, and cutting-edge instrumentation.
Whether you need support with daily operations, research activities, or special projects, ACC interns can contribute immediately while helping you build your future workforce.
Interested in meeting candidates?
Complete our Intern Request Form. There is no obligation and no commitment to hire. The form simply lets us know that you would like to review resumes and connect with qualified students.
Questions? Contact us at internships@austincc.edu.
BioAustinCTX Seeking Membership & Marketing Coordinator
BioAustinCTX is seeking a highly motivated, tech-savvy, and results-driven Marketing & Membership Coordinator to manage our event planning and execution, membership engagement, marketing, and community-building efforts. This role requires a proactive self-starter that can organize and execute membership events, manage back office operations (web, social media, accounting system, membership renewals), and task and coordinate volunteers to accomplish BioAustinCTX projects. This individual has the ability to work independently while driving measurable impact.
The ideal candidate is a dynamic communicator and digital strategist who excels at building relationships and knows how to leverage technology to expand audience reach and engagement. They will be critical in growing BioAustinCTX’s presence within the life sciences ecosystem, ensuring that our members stay engaged, informed, and connected.
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
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.
