Be the Fuel to Change Lives

VelocityTX is a nonprofit organization and a subsidiary of the Texas Research & Technology Foundation (TRTF), with a collective vision to drive economic growth, a better quality of life, and a safer world through collaboration and innovation. VelocityTX is helping to connect, support, and fund innovative technologies in the bioscience and healthcare sectors. VelocityTX’s work cannot be done without the generosity of individuals, businesses, and corporations who are motivated to cultivate and facilitate innovation and grow San Antonio’s bioscience and technology ecosystem through programs and initiatives.

Be a part of the VelocityTX vision by making a donation today! Your support fuels local entrepreneurs and helps create the jobs and medical breakthroughs that will drive economic growth and provide a better quality of life for the San Antonio region.

Together, we will inspire the next generation of life-changing innovators.

For more information, contact Derek Drozd at  derek@velocitytx.org

Sponsorship Opportunities

Your sponsorship of VelocityTX is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

2024 Programs and Events

Velocitytx incubator

This 2–5 year program is designed to scale early-stage bioscience companies by providing long-term support and includes office space, access to industry experts, mentors, educational courses, and more. Within the Incubator, a company can develop its business model, work on its prototype, and test solutions while networking in the bioscience ecosystem.

SBIR/STTR BOOTCAMP

This 9-week program provides step-by-step instruction to help emerging innovators learn how to craft and submit a winning Phase I SBIR proposal. Led by experts who have secured over $240M in federal grants, this free program is hosted in-person at the VelocityTX Innovation Center and online for remote convenience.

CEO Roundtable

The monthly series is an exclusive membership program designed for CEOs leading bioscience and healthcare industry companies. The CEO Roundtable brings executives from non-competing companies together in small group, closed-door sessions to share experiences and industry knowledge to foster innovation, collaboration, and connections.

CONNECT WITH VELOCITYTX

This quarterly networking event brings bioscience professionals and community leaders together, spurring innovation while enjoying drinks and small bites. Each happy hour features a presentation from one of our community members introducing their company.

Innovation showcase

Innovation Showcase is a community open house and startup demo event. This community celebration highlights our work to advance San Antonio’s bioscience and military medical communities as we develop an urban Innovation District that will promote inclusive economic opportunity for generations to come.

Thank you to our 2024 donors

for generously supporting VelocityTX and future innovators.


H-E-B
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
UT Health San Antonio - Military Health Institute

Thank you to our 2023 donors

for generously supporting VelocityTX and future innovators.


Capital Factory
Corporate Finance Associates
Epic Western Cocktail Co.
H-E-B
Insperity
Marmon Mok
Pape-Dawson Engineers
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Thank you to our 2021 Sponsors

Incubator Program

The Incubator Program is designed to scale early-stage bioscience companies by providing long-term support and includes office and meeting space, access to industry experts, mentors, and more.

CEO Roundtable

The CEO Roundtable is an exclusive membership program that brings together executives from non-competing bioscience and healthcare companies to foster innovation, collaboration, and connections.

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