San Antonio Welcomes VelocityTX Co-Labs, A New Bioscience Hub on Eastside
VelocityTX to add key leadership amid transition
In a move expected to boost its connection with the Department of Defense and military medical research, VelocityTX has named Patricia Geppert as its new director of innovation. Her primary role will be to oversee military medical and startup support programming at the East Side San Antonio campus. Geppert has a robust technical background and extensive experience working with the military …
40-year-old Texas Research & Technology Foundation to be known simply as VelocityTX
Rene Dominguez, who officially took on the mantle of VelocityTX CEO on Jan. 1, dropped a little news on the latest bigcitysmalltown podcast. In a wide-ranging interview with podcast host Robert Rivard, Dominguez said the Texas Research & Technology Foundation (TRTF), which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, will now be known simply as VelocityTX, which was established in 2017 …
Funding critical to East SA innovation hub expansion, new TRTF CEO says
The Texas Research & Technology Foundation’s vision for converting underutilized real estate near downtown into a new innovation district anchored by its VelocityTX campus could ignite East San Antonio’s economy.
But that plan represents a heavy lift and will require additional funding support from a variety of potential stakeholders to bring it to fruition, according to Rene Dominguez, who …