Greater:SATX 360 Newsletter - June
06-27-2023:
Hear the latest from Port San Antonio partner Greater:SATX!
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on greatersatx.com
Local Students Test Cyber Skills in Competition
06-27-2023:
Northeast Lakeview College team placed 74th out of 450 college and universities.
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on ksat.com
Germ-zapping Robot Maker Expanding War on Infectious Targets
06-26-2023:
New device will allow medical facilities to better track room and equipment disinfection efforts.
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on bizjournals.com
Stem Cell Model Points to Alzheimer's Disease Embryonic Origins
06-23-2023:
Local researchers have created a stem cell model of human brain development that may pave the way for studying Alzheimer's Disease in its early stages.
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on genengnews.com
SABOR: Know Your City
06-23-2023:
The San Antonio Board of Realtors recently toured the Boeing Center at Tech Port - the region's premier innovation destination.
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on sabor.com
Two Years Later: Gener8tor Cybersecurity Accelerator Reflects on its Time in the Alamo City
06-21-2023:
With more than 75 programs across 41 communities, the nationally-ranked accelerator and venture capital firm has a long track record of success.
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on bizjournals.com
Veteran Shares Opportunities for Service Members Transitioning to Civilian Life
06-21-2023:
Dr. Chaunte Hall is the founder of Centurion Military Alliance, which helps thousands of service members adjust to life after the military.
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on ksat.com
Futures in Flight
06-21-2023:
Exciting hands-on learning experiences allow students to learn about the many different pathways to careers in aviation.
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on portsanantonio.us
San Antonio Middle School Students Explore World of STEM at Summer Camp
06-20-2023:
Students learn about drone flying, jobs of the future at CAST STEM High School.
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on ksat.com
Big City, Small Town: Investing in Young Talent for Future Innovation
06-20-2023:
Port San Antonio President and CEO Jim Perschbach recently sat down with longtime San Antonio journalist Bob Rivard to discuss the region's potential for innovation and job creation.
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on portsanantonio.us
Renu Robotics Finds its Niche in Clean Energy in the Grass Under Fields of Solar Panels
06-18-2023:
San Antonio company's Renubots are riding a wave of growth boosted by incentives in the federal Inflation Reduction Act.
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on expressnews.com
More than 2,000 New Tech Jobs Created (So Far) in 2023
06-16-2023:
President and CEO Jim Perschbach recently issued our annual report—underscoring the tremendous momentum in one of America’s fastest-growing technology hubs.
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on portsanantonio.us
Cybersecurity Leader Leidos to Join Port San Antonio
06-14-2023:
Virginia-based firm will help strengthen San Antonio’s position in the tech sector.
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on sanantonioreport.org
Key Building Block for Life Found at Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
06-14-2023:
SwRI helped find evidence for phosphorus in the liquid water ocean beneath the moon’s icy surface.
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on swri.org
Students Learn About Careers in Aviation, Aerospace at the Port
06-12-2023:
Project LIFT helps students get closer to their dream careers.
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on ksat.com
Advancing Lung Disease Studies with Lab-Grown Cells
06-12-2023:
Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute successfully generated alveolar macrophages, the lung’s specialized immune cells, in a laboratory setting.
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on txbiomed.org
Port SA President & CEO Discusses Growth, Plans for the Future
06-11-2023:
Hear from Jim Perschbach on the tech campus' bright future.
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on ksat.com
Boeing's Port San Antonio Facility Gets Another Boost from Upgrading B-52s
06-07-2023:
Chapters in San Antonio’s aerospace history have chronicled the support our community has provided to ensure the readiness of one of the country's most important aircraft.
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on sanantonioreport.org
Boeing Center at Tech Port Hosts Second Armed Forces Esports Competition
06-07-2023:
Department of the Air Force Esports Invitational 2023 unites and celebrates the U.S. military service branches.
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on portsanantonio.us
San Antonio School District Signs Historic Agreement with NASA to Open Space Academy
06-06-2023:
Space and Engineering Technologies Academy is now taking applications.
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on ksat.com
SwRI Markerless Motion Capture Project Optimizes Baseball Pitchers’ Movements
06-06-2023:
Unique analysis engine aims to prevent injury, improve performance.
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on swri.org
Robotic Prosthetics Startup Wins New Innovation Award
06-05-2023:
Alt-Bionics has garnered the first-ever Shaun D. Kennedy Award Of Excellence In Empathy & Innovation.
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on startupssanantonio.com
SwRI Investigates Accuracy of Flow Meters Measuring Hydrogen and Natural Gas Blends
06-05-2023:
Institute begins second phase of a program to determine how accurate current flow meters are at measuring blended gas.
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on swri.org
2023 STEM Summer Camps Now Enrolling!
06-01-2023:
Join SAMSAT for an exciting summer of educational learning experiences, from robotics to rocket science and even video game design - and more!
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on samsat.org
Booming Bioscience Startups in San Antonio
06-01-2023:
The bioscience and healthcare sector is the largest in the Alamo City.
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on news4sanantonio.com
CACI Aligns with San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology to Build Future STEM Talent with LEGO Bricks
06-01-2023:
The construction of CACI's Cyber City exhibit was built from the company's City Block technology.
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on yahoo.com
SwRI Scientist Receives SAE International’s Forest R. McFarland Award
05-31-2023:
Award recognizes SAE International members’ outstanding contributions to organization’s mission.
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on swri.org
$2.1M Grant Funds St. Mary’s University Program to Train the Next Generation of Biomedical Scientists
05-31-2023:
The funding will help local high schools access scientific experts and support undergraduate research.
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on stmarytx.edu
Webb Telescope Finds Towering Plume of Water Escaping from Saturn Moon
05-30-2023:
SwRI scientist awarded JWST Cycle 2 observations of Enceladus.
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on swri.org
Capo’s Pizzeria Named One of SA’s Top Pizza Spots
05-25-2023:
Local pizza institution operates six locations throughout the city, including one inside Boeing Center at Tech Port.
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on expressnews.com
SwRI’s Dr. Peter Lee Named Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Fellow
05-24-2023:
Lee founded SwRI’s tribology laboratory in 2011, which has helped the Institute become an internationally recognized center for cutting-edge tribology research and testing.
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on swri.org
Record Student Cohort to Graduate from UTSA STEM Research Programs
05-23-2023:
Many of the undergraduates have been accepted into nationally recognized doctoral programs, and the doctoral students who are graduating will begin lifelong careers in research.
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on utsa.edu
Bunker Labs Partners with Geekdom to Support Veteran-Launched Startups
05-23-2023:
Bunker Labs supports veterans virtually and with in-person entrepreneurial programs in almost 40 major cities across the U.S.
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on startupssanantonio.com
Department of Energy Selects San Antonio Company for Carbon Project
05-22-2023:
A total of $98 million is awarded to five Texas-based companies — including one in San Antonio — that are targeting large-scale carbon storage.
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on bizjournals.com
Boeing: A Leader in Building Futures
05-22-2023:
Boeing's major investment in education in San Antonio and innovative partnership with the Kelly Heritage Foundation are getting noticed around the world.
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on boeing.com
Latest Research Provides SwRI Scientists Close-up Views of Energetic Particle Jets Ejected from the Sun
05-22-2023:
New study observes unusual isotope variations in solar particle injections.
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on swri.org
Boeing Center at Tech Port: A Banner First Year
05-19-2023:
We recently marked the first anniversary since the Boeing Center at Tech Port opened its doors to people across our community and beyond.
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on portsanantonio.us
Another Big Investment in Developing San Antonio's Tech Talent
05-18-2023:
Nonprofit Kelly Heritage Foundation Grants $150,000 to the Dee Howard Foundation to prepare area students for futures in drone technology and advanced air mobility.
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on portsanantonio.us
JUNE 14: Tech Port Vision 2023
05-17-2023:
Hear from Port San Antonio President & CEO Jim Perschbach about the exciting new developments taking place on our campus, as well as the road ahead.
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on sahcc.org
SwRI to Lead NASA/SSERVI Center for Lunar Origin and Evolution
05-11-2023:
Center will support science enabled by human, rover exploration of the far side of the Moon.
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on swri.org
Capital Factory Additive Manufacturing Meet up - May 18
05-11-2023:
Join the next monthly meetup at the Boeing Center at Tech Port for additive manufacture, entrepreneurs, operators, and enthusiasts in San Antonio!
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on eventbrite.com
Second Gene Implicated in Malaria Parasite Resistance Evolution to Chloroquine
05-11-2023:
New study reveals increased complexity of drug resistance.
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on txbiomed.org
Ready to Work SA Training Local Workforce for High-demand Careers
05-11-2023:
Workforce program offers many opportunities for employers to engage, including industry roundtables, talent pipeline management collaboratives and professional development workshops.
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on readytoworksa.com
UTSA Joins Prestigious Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL)
05-11-2023:
CITRL fosters future faculty who are committed to promoting instructional excellence in STEM disciplines in higher education.
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on utsa.edu
Plus One Robotics Using Yaskawa Motoman to Expand Mixed Depalletizing Solutions
05-10-2023:
Port-based robotics pioneer is revolutionizing the worldwide warehousing and logistics landscape.
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on roboticsandautomationnews.com
PorchPass Hires Local Tech Executive to Scale Financial Technology Platform
05-10-2023:
PorchPass is the first fintech app designed for land buyers, sellers, and dealerships in the manufactured housing sector.
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on startupssanantonio.com
SwRI Selected for Phase A Study to Develop Next-generation NOAA Coronagraph
05-09-2023:
Short, externally occulted Space Weather Solar Coronagraph features novel 1.5-stage occultation scheme.
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on swri.org
Greater:SATX 360 Newsletter - Apr./May
05-04-2023:
Hear the latest from Port San Antonio partner Greater:SATX!
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on greatersatx.com
Building Futures, One Computer at a Time
05-04-2023:
Partners come together to help area students learn how to build state-of-the-art computers, which they then were able to keep.
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on portsanantonio.us
SwRI Designs Safer, More Effective Hydrogen Injector for Gas Turbines
05-03-2023:
Injector prevents damaging flashback while lowering CO2, NOx emissions.
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on swri.org
XPEL Announces New Product Launch, Expands Offerings to Include Private Aircraft
05-02-2023:
The Boeing Spec-approved FUSION PLUS is designed to protect aircraft against a wide range of environmental hazards, including acid rain and other contaminants.
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on bizjournals.com
SwRI, UTSA Researchers Develop New Method to Synthesize Antimalarial Drug
05-02-2023:
New method could lead to more cost-effective malaria treatments.
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on swri.org
Cybersecurity Accelerator Gener8tor Admits 5 Startups to its Spring 2023 Cohort
04-28-2023:
gener8tor is a San Antonio-based startup accelerator that invests in high-growth startups working on security technology solutions.
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on startupssanantonio.com
New BexarBio Pitch Competition May 1 Features Biomedical Startups
04-27-2023:
Finalists include Betty’s Co., HERA Biotech, Neuro Rehab VR and NeuraStasis.
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on startupssanantonio.com
Boeing Gets $313 Million Boost in Fighter Jet Contracts
04-27-2023:
Firm's Port San Antonio site will see an increase in maintenance work.
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on bizjournals.com
H-E-B Makes $2 Million Gift to Support UTSA's School of Data Science
04-26-2023:
The gift will advance H-E-B and UTSA's shared vision to provide students with equitable access to opportunities in STEM fields.
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on utsa.edu
Scaleworks Taps New CEO, Makes New Software Acquisition
04-26-2023:
SA-based SaaS-focused venture equity firm has acquired Centage Corporation, which provides modern financial planning and analysis software solutions for small and midsized finance teams.
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on bizjournals.com
Capital Factory San Antonio Open Coworking
04-26-2023:
Join Capital Factory on the first Friday of each month for open coworking at the Boeing Center at Tech Port!
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on eventbrite.com
SwRI Tests Automated Vehicles in Virtual Off-road Environments
04-25-2023:
Software-in-the-loop tool offers 3D simulation with graphical information system data for AV testing.
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on swri.org
Showcasing San Antonio's Leading Edge in Tech and Education to the World
04-25-2023:
Global conference shows how San Antonians are modernizing aircraft, setting the course for lunar settlement and preparing students to become the next generation of innovators.
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on portsanantonio.us
Port-based Astroport Space Technologies Reaches New Heights with European Expansion
04-24-2023:
Astroport Europe will focus on lunar construction and operations technologies in support of missions focused on mining and establishing a permanent presence on the Moon.
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on bizjournals.com
UTSA Team Takes First Place in First Draper Data Science Competition
04-24-2023:
Contestants, whose ideas focused on data science and its applications in entrepreneurship, pitched their business plans to judges.
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on utsa.edu
SwRI-led Team Successfully Observes Australian Eclipse in Preparation for 2024 U.S. Eclipse
04-20-2023:
Pathfinding exercise paves the way for extensive U.S. observations in 2024.
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on swri.org
How K-12 Education is Shaping San Antonio's Future Cybersecurity Workforce
04-19-2023:
San Antonio business leaders, research institutions and other nonprofits are focused on bringing cybersecurity education into K-12 classrooms.
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on bizjournals.com
SwRI Launches the Global Decarbonized Mobility Summit November 13-17
04-19-2023:
Inaugural summit to assemble transportation industry, consortia members to discuss challenges, solutions to decarbonizing mobility.
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on swri.org
SwRI EPA Proposed Rulemaking Webinar - April 26
04-19-2023:
Sign up for a FREE webinar to learn more about the EPA rulemaking proposal for MY27-MY32 LD and MD vehicles.
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on swri.org
UTSA Researchers Receive $1 million to Develop New Therapies for Ovarian and Breast Cancers
04-18-2023:
The team will uncover new treatments by developing and testing a class of naturally occurring, anti-cancer compounds as a blueprint for success.
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on utsa.edu
Researchers at UTSA Use Artificial Intelligence to Improve Cancer Treatment
04-18-2023:
Team is hopeful that AI can improve and replace the current practice that clinicians use to review images and treat a tumor.
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on utsa.edu
Military Medical Industrial Day - May 2
04-14-2023:
The full-day event features planned sessions that will provide a platform for innovators and entrepreneurs to learn about military medical requirements, available funding sources to support R&D and ways to work with the military.
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on velocitytx.org
BexarBio Pitch Competition - May 1
04-14-2023:
This world-class pitch competition will attract the best and brightest innovators to pitch their ideas for revolutionary new biotech products.
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on velocitytx.org
Tower at Port will Elevate San Antonio's Global Profile
04-13-2023:
Port takes the next step toward an iconic office tower showcasing the region's capabilities and bright future.
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on portsanantonio.us
International Research Team Led by UTSA Astrophysicist Discovers New Exoplanet Outside Earth’s Solar System
04-13-2023:
An exoplanet—also called an extrasolar planet—is a planet outside a solar system that orbits another star.
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on utsa.edu
SwRI Joins New NASA Institute to Qualify, Certify Additive Manufacturing Methods
04-12-2023:
Researchers seek to improve computer models of AM parts, accelerate their use in spaceflight.
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on swri.org
Here’s Who is Pitching at BioMedSA BioFest 2023
04-09-2023:
The annual spring event for bioscience entrepreneurs takes place April 19.
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on startupssanantonio.com
SwRI, Tec de Monterrey Partner for Sustainable Manufacturing Research
04-05-2023:
Projects are receiving support through the Sustainable Manufacturing Program.
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on swri.org
Dura Software Receives $50M Growth Capital Investment
04-04-2023:
Dura Software is a San Antonio-based holding company specializing in acquiring and scaling hyper-niche software products.
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on startupssanantonio.com
