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Danial Nasr Azadani is excited to attend the 2019 WCUR at Carl von Ossietzky Universität, Oldenburg, GERMANY

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Abbe Kesterson of Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) just completed two semesters of the Entrepreneurs Bootcamp at the University Of Kentucky Von Allmen Center Of Entrepreneurship. In the first semester, Bootcamp 1.0, teams conceived of, developed and pitched ideas. Teams met with a variety of mentors and attended once a week workshops on the principles of lean entrepreneurial start-ups. About one third of the teams were invited to Bootcamp 2.0. Deborah Davis joined Abbe for the more intensive dive into business model development, market research, and customer validation. With this experience, Kesterson and Davis will be better equipped to... Read more

Alice McConnell came to Austin Community College Bioscience Incubator to find a way to help her children and others suffering from a very rare neurometabolic disorder with no cure, succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADH). SSADH is an autosomal recessive trait and is characterized by a variety of initial symptoms and severity, including motor milestone delays, hypotonia (reduced muscle tone) and/or intellectual disability. The average life span for affected individuals is 34 years. With the help of ACC Alice founded Speragen, and together they already have a viable therapeutic candidate in late stage development. Read more

Del Mar College students presented research posters with regional university students from Texas A&M University at the Annual Student Research Day held on April 11, 2019. Read more

Dr. Capecchi is best known for his pioneering work on the development of gene targeting in mouse embryo-derived stem (ES) cells. This technology allows scientists to create mice with mutations in any desired gene. The power of this technology is that the investigator chooses both which gene to mutate and how to mutate it. Read more

I just got a notification from Labroots concerning a listing of all webinars they are hosting. It is impressive and a great way to learn about new techniques and emerging technologies.

I also get notifications from Thermofisher Scientific, and similar companies. Today I received an email from them concerning a 4 part series on 3 D and organoid cell culture. And they have a great educational series on the basics of cell culture that Is worthwhile for anyone new to the field.

Of course, once you realize all the possible sources, you will have to choose what interests... Read more

Both the Austin Community College Biotech program and the Bioscience Incubator were featured in a news report from KXAN on the city's growing bioscience industry.

The main topic of the article is a life science hackathon, called LifeSciHack, where 70 people will collaborate over a weekend to see how bioscience companies can share information.

For me, the interesting part of the story is the footage from the ACC Bioincubator and the interviews with David Blackwell, a lab manager from Celling Biosciences, one of the ACC Bioincubator's tenants and... Read more

What did I learn at the meeting? The first panel had representatives from all over Texas talking about what is happening in their areas. From El Paso to Houston to the Central Texas Area to Dallas, strategic partnerships area, and Cancer Prevention and Research Institute (CPRIT) funding is making a positive difference. For example, Emma Schwarz, President and Executive Director, Medical Center of the Americas in El Paso talked about how they are partnering with the biotech industry in Juarez, Mexico. Wayne Roberts, CEO of CPRIT, presented on the positive impacts of the institute. It is amazing what funding from... Read more