VelocityTX
VelocityTX is a San Antonio-based 501(c)(3) accelerating bioscience and medtech technologies from preclinical through clinical trials — with a focused niche in trauma, prehospital, and disaster care. We're building a 12-acre innovation district on San Antonio's East Side, anchored by the Merchants Ice Complex and the future G.J. Sutton property, to serve as a regional hub for biosciences, dual-use technology, and military medical research. San Antonio's deep bench in military medicine — including BAMC, the DoD's Level I trauma center, the 59th Medical Wing, the US Army Institute of Surgical Research, and the Naval Medical Research Unit — makes it a natural environment for MTEC-aligned work. What we bring to a teaming arrangement: One-stop execution support for startups and research teams navigating preclinical-to-clinical development, reducing administrative and regulatory friction Convening power across academia (UT San Antonio, Southwest Research Institute), industry, DoD partners, and state/local government Place-based infrastructure — wet lab, incubation space, and validation environments on a single campus Workforce and community pipelines through our CBED framework and East Side neighborhood integration We're actively seeking partners for trauma and prehospital care R&D, dual-use medical technology validation, and workforce development tied to military medical innovation.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Products
Innovation center facility (campus collaborative space)
A multi-use innovation facility providing private offices, co-working areas, AV-ready event and media spaces, and tenant support services colocated with laboratory suites to support bioscience entrepreneurship.
Planned bioscience research and office building (anchor development)
Planned multi-story bioscience facility designed to include laboratory-ready wet and dry spaces, isolated chemical storage, redundant mechanical/electrical systems, conference and collaboration spaces, and tenant amenities intended to support research and biomanufacturing.
Innovation center facility (campus collaborative space)
A multi-use innovation facility providing private offices, co-working areas, AV-ready event and media spaces, and tenant support services colocated with laboratory suites to support bioscience entrepreneurship.
Planned bioscience research and office building (anchor development)
Planned multi-story bioscience facility designed to include laboratory-ready wet and dry spaces, isolated chemical storage, redundant mechanical/electrical systems, conference and collaboration spaces, and tenant amenities intended to support research and biomanufacturing.
Expertise Areas
- Incubator and accelerator management
- Shared BSL-2 laboratory operations
- Wet and dry laboratory provisioning
- Biomanufacturing tenant support and CDMO hosting
Key Technologies
- BSL-2 containment infrastructure
- Wet lab utilities and laboratory-grade MEP systems
- Shared laboratory equipment (biosafety cabinets, autoclaves, -80°C/-20°C freezers)
- Small-scale biomanufacturing facilities (cell therapy; mammalian and microbial processes)
Key People
President and CEO, VelocityTX
President and CEO, VelocityTX
Investors
Grant - VelocityTX
$50,000 funded.
Announced on 2018-08-20.
Grant - VelocityTX
$50,000 funded.
Announced on 2018-08-20.
News & Updates
VelocityTX was named a 2024 Impact Award Honoree by the San Antonio Business Journal, recognizing its significant contributions to the local bioscience and innovation ecosystem.
Covers the grand opening of VelocityTX Co-Labs and the growth of San Antonio's tech and biotech sectors.
Details the completion of the Eastside campus with the opening of new lab spaces for bioscience startups.
Announces the launch of VelocityTX Co-Labs as a new hub for bioscience innovation.
VelocityTX was recognized as an Impact Award Honoree by the San Antonio Business Journal.
Covers the launch of a new program by VelocityTX and Methodist Healthcare Ministries to support health startups.
VelocityTX was named a 2024 Impact Award Honoree by the San Antonio Business Journal, recognizing its significant contributions to the local bioscience and innovation ecosystem.
Covers the grand opening of VelocityTX Co-Labs and the growth of San Antonio's tech and biotech sectors.
Details the completion of the Eastside campus with the opening of new lab spaces for bioscience startups.
Announces the launch of VelocityTX Co-Labs as a new hub for bioscience innovation.
VelocityTX was recognized as an Impact Award Honoree by the San Antonio Business Journal.
Covers the launch of a new program by VelocityTX and Methodist Healthcare Ministries to support health startups.