FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SAN ANTONIO (June 16, 2025) — The AIM Health R&D Summit takes place today at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, where representatives from academia, industry, and the military will come together to promote cross-sector collaboration in the development of dual-use healthcare technologies offering both military and civilian applications.
Presented by VelocityTX, The University of Texas at San Antonio, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), the City of San Antonio, and Bexar County, the event is expected to draw more than 900 attendees from across the United States.
“San Antonio leads the nation in military medical innovation due to its unique colocation of academic institutions, military medical research units, and private sector innovators,” said VelocityTX President and CEO Rene Dominguez. “The AIM Summit provides a forum where these parties can come together to drive advancements that benefit both military personnel and civilian populations.”
The summit will commence with opening remarks by San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, emphasizing the city’s commitment to fostering a robust ecosystem for medical research and innovation. Mayor Nirenberg’s remarks will be followed by a keynote address from Lt. Gen. Robert I. Miller (Ret.), Executive Director of the Military Health Institute at UT Health San Antonio. Prior to joining the Military Health Institute, Miller served as Surgeon General for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force.
Designed to advance emerging technologies “from the bench to the battlefield,” the conference will feature presentations on a variety of military medical focus areas, as well as panel discussions that bridge the gap between research and commercialization. Private sector attendees will have the opportunity to schedule face-to-face meetings with a panel of DoD/VA subject matter experts.
“Increasingly we hear from our military partners that collaboration with industry is critical to the DoD’s medical mission,” Dominguez said. “AIM provides that point of connection, and for the private sector, AIM demystifies the process of doing business with the military.”
The event will conclude at 5:00 p.m. with a networking reception and poster presentations that showcase the research of students, trainees, faculty, and staff.
Additional details, event schedules, and speaker information may be found here.
Location:
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Ballroom Level, Rooms 301-305
900 E Market St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
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About VelocityTX
Formerly known as the Texas Research & Technology Foundation, VelocityTX is a nonprofit organization established in 1984 to promote sustainable economic and community growth. In carrying out this mission, the organization seeks to advance San Antonio’s life sciences industry through the development of a state-of-the-art bioscience innovation campus on the city’s near east side. Based out of the former Merchants Ice & Cold Storage complex, the master planned development will bring together established bioscience companies, healthcare startups, and military medical research organizations in an inclusive community where ideas collide to spur medical breakthroughs. VelocityTX also promotes workforce development through its Step Into STEM program, and provides entrepreneurial support services designed to accelerate the commercialization of emerging medical technologies. Learn more at velocitytx.org.
| Brian Peters |
| Director of Marketing and Communications VelocityTX |
| brian@velocitytx.org, (210) 904-5984 |