Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute

LIFE SCIENCE INNOVATION TOUR

DECEMBER 2 - 10, 2020

​​​"Connecting the Dots Across Texas"

Each year, THBI travels across Texas and partners with regional organizations to showcase life science innovation happening in the different and diverse communities. This year, the tour will host virtual webinars with “stops” in Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, South Texas, El Paso, West Texas and San Antonio.

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WEST TEXAS

DALLAS/FT. WORTH

HOUSTON

SAN ANTONIO

SOUTH TEXAS

EL PASO/JUAREZ

​​WEST TEXAS

Wednesday, December 2
10:00 - 11:00 am CST - Zoom Webinar


Speakers
Dean Guy H. Loneragan, BVSc, PhD, School of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University

Registration

Register to attend the virtual West Texas event (via Zoom).

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​​DALLAS/FT. WORTH

Thursday, December 3
10:00 - 11:30 am CST - Zoom Webinar

Partner Organizations


Speakers
Adam Milne, COO, BioLabs
Peter M. Pellerito, Senior Policy Adviser, Federal/State Economic Development & Technology Transfer Lead, BIO

Registration

Register to attend the virtual Dallas/Ft. Worth event (via Zoom).

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​​HOUSTON

Monday, December 7
1:30 - 2:45 pm CST - Zoom Webinar

Partner Organizations


Speakers
To be announced

Registration

Register to attend the virtual Houston event (via Zoom).

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​​SAN ANTONIO

Tuesday, December 8
10:00 - 11:00 am CST - Zoom Webinar

Partner Organizations


Speakers
Jenny Hsieh, PhD, Director, UTSA Brain Health Consortium
Larry Schlesinger, MD, Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Kumar Sharma, MD, Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Medicine,
UT Health San Antonio
James Watt, PhD, General Manager & Chief Scientist, Eagle Medical Services
·  Maria Zannes, President and CEO, bioAffinity Technologies


Registration

Register to attend the virtual San Antonio event (via Zoom).

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​​SOUTH TEXAS

Thursday, December 10
10:00 - 11:00 am CST - Zoom Webinar


Speakers
Sarah Williams-Blangero, PhD, Chair, Department of Human Genetics, and Director of the South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, UTRGV School of Medicine

John Blangero, PhD, Director of the Genomics Computing Center, UTRGV School of Medicine


Registration

Register to attend the virtual South Texas event (via Zoom).

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​​EL PASO/JUAREZ

Thursday, December 10
2:30 - 4:00 pm CST / 1:30 - 3:00 pm MT - Zoom Webinar

Partner Organizations


Speakers
Peter Pellerito, Senior Policy Adviser for Federal/State Economic Development & Technology Transfer Lead at BIO
Phil Rocha, Industry Specialist, Texas Economic Development and Tourism, Office of Governor Greg Abbott

Registration

Register to attend the virtual El Paso-Juarez event (via Zoom).

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MISSION

The mission of the Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute is to develop and advocate policies and actions that promote biomedical science, biotechnology, agriculture and medical device innovation in Texas.

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PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
807 Brazos Street, Suite 607
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 708-8424
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