生命科学在 SA
圣安东尼奥的 生命科学中心
San Antonio’s healthcare and bioscience industry comprises a uniquely diverse set of resources. San Antonio is home to world-renowned research centers, 大学, 军事医药和私人公司. Our collaborative culture permeates the life science industry in research and service agreements, 建议, 甚至共享资源, 让在这里做生意更容易.
According to the latest San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Economic Impact Study, San Antonio’s healthcare and bioscience industry contributed over $42B to the economy in 2019 and is responsible for nearly one out of every five jobs in San Antonio. 的 healthcare and bioscience industry continues to grow with an increase of over 50,在过去的十年里创造了000个工作岗位.
南非生命科学
临床机构
的 backbone of the life science and healthcare industry is our area hospitals. 的 7th and 8th largest hospitals in the United States are located in San Antonio, 卫理公会医院 and Baptist Medical Center, with a combined total of approximately 2,816 beds. San Antonio has two Level 1 Trauma Centers at 大学健康系统 和 San Antonio Military Health System (SAMHS). In total, San Antonio has 4 major hospital systems and numerous independent hospitals. 的se institutions serve the public and participate in clinical research.
A list of the major clinical institutions can be found 在这里.
生物科学的制造
San Antonio’s bioscience companies have access to local manufacturers and close proximity to manufacturing in Mexico. 的 local manufacturing community includes contract manufacturing of: components, 细胞, 组织, cGMP制药, 医疗器械齐全. Manufacturers in San Antonio have been supported by the 圣安东尼奥制造商协会 100多年来.
For a list of manufacturers participating in the life sciences,点击 在这里.
生物医学研究
San Antonio is home to premier research organizations and numerous research centers. 的 foundation of the non-profit research community is comprised of: 德州生物医学研究所, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), 西南研究院, who have also joined together to form the San Antonio Partnership for Precision 的rapeutics (SAPPT). SAPPT最近出版了一份 指南 他们的工作. For information on UTSA’s facilities available to assist companies with their research,点击 在这里. 德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校维持着一项 bio-specimen银行 和一个 database of researchers 和ir research areas. SwRI’s bioscience research program includes: 计算生物医学, 生物医学设备和生物力学, 医药发展.
的 military conducts biomedical research in San Antonio via the 第59届医疗翼, 美国陆军外科研究所 (USAISR), 海军医学研究处.
Many companies collaborate and conduct their own biomedical research in San Antonio, such as BioBridge全球. For a list of research organizations in San Antonio,点击 在这里.
测试
Pre-clinical studies are conducted in San Antonio using a variety of animal models. 的 Southwest National Primate Research Center at the 德州生物医学研究所 houses over 2,500个非人类灵长类动物,包括1个以上,000年狒狒, making it the world’s largest colony of baboons available for internal and contracted biomedical research. 的 美国陆军外科研究所 和 第59届医疗翼 conduct internal and sponsored studies with rodents, rabbits, 猪, ruminants. 桥分 specializes in contracted testing services to support wound healing, 感染控制/生物膜, surgical method research and regulatory submissions using rabbits, 猪, 和啮齿动物.
San Antonio has an extensive clinical trial presence with over 1400 clinical studies active in San Antonio in 2019. Our local population includes several important groups, 包括:西班牙裔, 糖尿病患者, 脂肪肝和肥胖. Non-clinical medtech and pharmaceutical product testing is also conducted in San Antonio at 西南研究院 和 University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
For a list of organizations participating and managing clinical studies,点击 在这里.
军事医学 SA
San Antonio, “Military City USA”, is the home of military medicine. 的 San Antonio Military Health System (SAMHS) serves over 240K beneficiaries with state-of-the-art medical facilities managed by the 59th Medical Wing (Air Force) and Brooke 军队 Medical Center. SAMHS represents the largest in-patient and outpatient system in the Department of Defense (DoD). 的 Center for the Intrepid provides state-of-the-art rehabilitation for amputees, 烧伤患者, 和肢体抢救病人. 与SAMHS合作, Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, affiliated with University of Texas Health, provides comprehensive health care to veterans and families. 的 San Antonio University Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC) includes training in 49 medical 和一个llied health education programs with over 600 interns, 居民和空军成员, 军队, 和海军. 的 SAMHS and local DoD partner biomedical research facilities support military medical education and research, can also be used to support corporate research activities via several types of contract mechanisms and in collaboration with military medical foundations.
圣安东尼奥是唯一的国防部:
- 一级创伤中心
- 烧伤协会-烧伤中心认证
- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and Hematology/Oncology Clinic
For more information on how to work with the military to further your organization’s goals and those of military medicine,点击 在这里.