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Today, VelocityTX President and CEO Rene Dominguez attended the Former San Antonio Mayors’ Luncheon at the Witte Museum. Hosted by San Antonio Report, the event featured an insightful keynote by current Mayor Ron Nirenberg and a fascinating panel discussion with former Mayors Henry Cisneros, Ivy R. Taylor, Phil Hardberger, and Judge Nelson Wolff. We ran into more than a few familiar faces at the event, including City Manager Erik Walsh, Assistant City Manager Jeff Coyle, VelocityTX Board Member Michelle Lugalia-Hollon, Goodwill Industries of San Antonio President and CEO Carlos Contreras, San Antonio Airport System Director of Airports Jesus Saenz, and Texas 2036 Executive Vice President A.J. Rodriguez. Always great seeing you all 🤜🤛 Many thanks to the wonderful San Antonio Report team for putting on this terrific event! #gettingthebandbacktogether #sanantonio #economicdevelopment

FREE Seminar: Building a Strategy for Success -- From Mission to Metrics 📈 Join us this November for the next session of our Community Health Innovation Seminar Series and take home practical tips that will help you transform your ideas into action as you learn how to implement concrete objectives, milestones, and KPIs. Led by seasoned entrepreneur Dave Esra, Founder of BobiHealth, this FREE seminar is applicable to any startup but tailored to companies that seek to address the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). Hosted at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization, and online via Zoom. Lunch will be provided for in-person participants; sign up TODAY at https://loom.ly/VMI23I0 📅 Thursday, November 21 🕦 11:30am-12:00pm: Networking and Lunch (in-person only) 🕛 12:00pm-1:00pm: Educational Session and Q&A 📍 Hosted in-person at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization and online via Zoom 🍽 FREE lunch for in-person attendees! #entrepreneurialeducation #communitywellness #healthequity UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center

AI Insights for Business and Wellness! 🚀 We had an incredible Lunch & Learn event at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization on Oct. 24, diving into the transformative power of AI in business and wellness! Participants gained practical knowledge on how AI is impacting healthcare, business, and community growth, all while enjoying a delicious lunch and networking with fellow community members. Gavin Tice, an AI expert, shared how platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and AI-to-video solutions are driving change across industries, from defense to creative media. With our partners VelocityTX and Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc., the event highlighted actionable ways to use AI for health, marketing, and community insight. 💡 Thank you to everyone who joined us in building a smarter, healthier future! Get Involved. Upcoming Events: 👉 https://linktr.ee/utrgvecc A Center of UTRGV Workforce & Economic Development #UTRGV #eBridge #EngagedUniversity #EconomicDevelopment #Entrepreneurship #RGV

🩸 Give the Gift of Life this Halloween! 🩸 Join us on October 31st for a spook-tacular blood drive at VelocityTX! Dress up in your favorite costume, enjoy some holiday snacks, and take home a free shirt when you give 🎃 Each donation can save up to THREE lives! No tricks here -- sign up today at https://lnkd.in/ghtHjGPG #blooddrive #halloween #savelives

Strength in Unity: Advancing Military Medicine Through Collaboration Today the VelocityTX Innovation Center was honored to host a meeting of the San Antonio Military Medical Research Leaders Consortium (SAMMRL). Comprised of representatives from across San Antonio’s military medical community, SAMMRL was established in 2021 to promote ongoing communication between the city’s various research units. Thank you all for coming to the campus this morning--we look forward to seeing you again soon! #militarymedicalresearch #collaboration #SAMMRL

❗ BIG news for the City of San Antonio and the State of Texas ❗ We are ⬆️ elevating our city to the forefront of excellence in education, discovery, biomedical science, health care and digital technology through an ambitious and visionary journey! The University of Texas System Board of Regents has announced the intent to merge The University of Texas at San Antonio and UT Health San Antonio to create a premier university that brings all of our individual academic, research and clinical strengths together to build a unified and profoundly impactful 🌎 world-class university for San Antonio.  Together, we will have 40K students, 215 undergraduate and graduate programs, 16K faculty and staff, $467M annual R&D expenditures and $6.5B in direct economic impact. By merging, we will amplify our successes, expand to prepare and meet the growing demands of our region and offer the most ✔️ comprehensive services of any university in the entire state of Texas!  United, we will be more effectively positioned and more competitive among the nation’s leading 🔬 research universities to transform lives through improved education, research, health care and innovation. Stay updated on the integration’s progress at UTSanAntonioTogether.org 

Building Bridges to San Antonio’s Bioscience Industry! 🔨🌉💊 Today our team was excited to attend the groundbreaking of Southwest Research Institute’s new Clinical Supply Facility. The latest in a flurry of development projects at SWRI, this 21,000 square foot facility will house state-of-the-art laboratories and workspaces dedicated to pharmaceutical development. With this new capacity, San Antonio will further expand its bioscience footprint, connecting public and private sector clients with world class preclinical and clinical trial stage drug development services. Hats off to the terrific SWRI team for a great event, and congratulations on this momentous achievement! #sanantonio #drugdevelopment #bioscienceindustry

🚀 Looking for a place to grow your business? 🚀 The VelocityTX Innovation Campus is currently leasing move-in-ready offices and labs with immediate availability. Located in San Antonio's vibrant East Side, our state-of-the-art facility offers three conference rooms, a full kitchen, event space, and FREE parking. Current Availabilities: 👨💻 Private Offices - ONLY 1 REMAINING 🥼 Wet Labs - ONLY 2 REMAINING 👩🔬 Private BSL-2 Laboratories - ONLY 1 REMAINING 🔬 BSL-2 Shared Bench Space Ready to take your ideas to the next level? Don't wait! Click through to learn more and schedule a campus tour today: https://loom.ly/VYyGJqA #nowleasing #bsl2labs #lovewhereyouwork

FREE Seminar: AI & Your Startup 🤖 Join us this Thursday, October 24 for the return of our Community Health Innovation Seminar Series, and find out how AI can help you create a business model that advances health equity. Applicable to any startup but tailored to companies that seek to address the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), this FREE seminar will teach you how to leverage tools like ChatGPT to advance an idea into a full business plan. Hosted at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization, and online via Zoom. Lunch will be provided for in-person participants; sign up TODAY at https://loom.ly/jWYlfew 📅 Thursday, October 24 🕦 11:30am-12:00pm: Networking and Lunch (in-person only) 🕛 12:00pm-1:00pm: Educational Session and Q&A 📍 Hosted in-person at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization and online via Zoom 🍽 FREE lunch for in-person attendees! #entrepreneurialeducation #communitywellness #healthequity UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center

Last Friday the VelocityTX Innovation Center was honored to welcome Dr. Joseph Caravalho, President and CEO of The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, for a campus visit and discussion about our shared vision to promote military medical innovation. Dr. Caravalho—thank you so much for visiting VelocityTX, and for your support as we seek to advance military medical research. We look forward to continuing our conversation! #militarymedicine #medicalresearch #henryjacksonfoundation