State of the Industry
Through inspirational stories of individual achievement and shared success, State of the Industry celebrates the people who advance San Antonio’s healthcare and bioscience industry.
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2023 State of the Industry Presenters
The 2023 Presenters were selected by a distinguished panel of judges. These individuals represent the pioneering spirit of our city. Their stories of innovation represent large and small organizations, the well-known and those currently being discovered, events that are significant today, and those with the potential for greater impact in the future.
No more killer side effects: Developing a bladder cancer treatment patients can actually take
Physician, UT Health San Antonio

Professor, Texas Biomedical Research Institute.
“Inside-out” Leveraging staff from inside your organization while cultivating staff from outside
Co-founder, Stogo

Co-founder, Stogo
Revolutionizing Women’s Healthcare for the Next Generation
Founder & CEO, Betty’s Co.
From Economic Calamity to Community Empowerment: A 30 year QUEST of transforming lives
Director of Community Partnerships, Project QUEST
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and San Antonio – a Circle of Life
Retired
Videos from the Event
2023 Overview Video
Dr. Tom Mayes, MD
Jennifer Newell, Founder & CEO, Betty’s Co.
Heather Anderson and Patrick Halinski, co-Founders, Stogo
Jordi B. Torrelles, PhD Texas Biomedical Institute and Ahmed Mansour, MD, UT Health San Antonio
Francisco Martinez, Director of Community Partnerships, Project QUEST
Thank you to our Judges!
Thank you to our judges for their commitment to the healthcare and bioscience community and their consideration in reviewing all of the impressive submissions received!

PhD, UTSA Chair, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, UTSA

President, BioMedSA

Professor Emeritus, Trinity University

Senior Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
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Corinna Ross, PhD/Marcel Daadi, PhD, Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Leon Bunegin, UT Health San Antonio
Drew Rasco, MD, START Center for Cancer Care
Joe Moffet/Mark Niederauer, PhD, EO2 Concepts
Maria Zannes, JD, BioAffinity
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