DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Alejandra Lopez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-wide
SUBJECT:
Briefing by BioMedSA on the organization's progress and plans for FY 2021.
SUMMARY:
Heather Hanson, President of BioMed SA, will provide a briefing on BioMed SA's efforts and accomplishments in 2020, and the organization's initiatives and opportunities in 2021.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Founded in 2005, San Antonio industry and community leaders formed BioMedSA as a 501(c)(6) entity to build upon the city's biomedical and healthcare assets and raise the local industry's profile nationally and internationally. The City, Bexar County, and CPS Energy provided founding grants to establish the organization as a public/private partnership. In 2015, the organization became a 501(c)(3) entity under the BioMedSA name, and continues today as a non-profit, membership-based organization. BioMedSA has over 70 member and partner organizations, including the City, the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation (SAEDF), CPS Energy, leading San Antonio bioscience and healthcare companies, and other private sector companies, organizations, and academic institutions.
At its inception, BioMed SA's mission was to "organize and promote San Antonio's healthcare and bioscience assets to accelerate growth of the sector and enhance San Antonio's reputation as a city of science and health." The organization later expanded its original mission statement, adding greater emphasis to supporting industry growth and development alongside industry promotion and marketing.
As part of this mission, BioMedSA helps align and leverage San Antonio's industry assets, convene and connect industry, academic, and military leaders, and identify and mobilize resources. The organization also builds awareness of industry careers, promotes and markets the local industry, and works to further community goals for business attraction, retention, and entrepreneurial development. ...
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