VelocityTX Vital Signs

She's a psychologist turned student success director who's spent years helping researchers turn their training into real-world careers. In this episode of Vital Signs, Amanda Ramirez PhD talks about her work to prepare young scientists for careers beyond academia — and why getting out of the lab is step one. She also gets into brain drain, what San Antonio is doing well, and what it&apos...

One day she defended her dissertation. The next, she sat down for hot wings and answered questions that would make even the most seasoned biotech execs sweat. In this episode of Vital Signs, Dr. Paulomi Modi talks rhabdomyosarcoma therapy resistance, why pediatric oncology needs smarter commercialization pathways, how Nucleate Texas is helping students turn science into startups, and what San Anto...

San Antonio has everything it needs to compete on the national stage: innovative companies, leading universities, and a unique confluence of military assets and installations. But talent doesn't just choose a job. It chooses a city. That's where Chad Carey comes in. Through his Empty Stomach Group, Chad now operates 18 bars, restaurants, and music venues across San Antonio, and together,...

Five people. Pelican cases packed. Ready to deploy anywhere in the world to take over care of a critically burned patient and bring them home. This week on Vital Signs, VelocityTX CIO Jeremy Nelson sits down with COL Shaun R. Brown, Commander of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, for a conversation on combat casualty care, military medical innovation, and the future of autonomous patien...

This week on Vital Signs: Cowboy hats and CAR-T therapy  Join us as we sit down with Vincent Pham, Co-Founder & CEO of Powerhouse Therapeutics and Director of Special Projects for Nucleate Texas, to talk cell therapy, liver cancer, and the stylistic nuances that make a properly Texan hat. Vincent brings equal parts scientific vision and strategic insight — and he doesn't shy away from the...