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  • Axios Pro Rata

    NanoCellect Biomedical, a San Diego-based developer of microfluidic cell sorting technologies for cell-based assays, has raised $10 million in Series B ... EagleTree Capital has led the acquisition of a majority stake in WaterFleet, a San Antonio, Texas-based provider of mobile water and…

  • Meet some of San Antonio's most prolific inventors

    The San Antonio Business Journal combed through available records to identify the city's most prolific inventors. The majority of the work patented is in information technology, while biotechnology is also well-represented. Many of the inventors have lived in cities other than San Antonio during…

  • In growing algae for biofuels, it matters who used the water last

    After scouring published research, I found over 80 relevant biotechnology and ecology studies, containing over 500 experiments, from which I pulled data and other pertinent information. Most factors I looked at, such as harvesting method or growth conditions like temperature, were not linked to…

  • New, long-acting drugs cut frequency of migraine headaches

    Biotech drugs like these tend to be very expensive and if they're approved, insurers may set big copays or require patients to try older medicines first, Hershey said. When the drugs did work, the benefit was seen right away, so there's less financial risk in trying one or two doses. "The…

  • City of McAllen, McAllen EDC, set up office to recruit medical research for UTRGV SOM

    Before coming to UTRGV, Williams-Blangero worked at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio, where she served as chair of the Department of Genetics and deputy director of the Southwest National Primate Center. In March of this year, UTRGV named Williams-Blangero, a renowned…