BioMedTexas

In a previous post  I described  the geographic distribution of pharmaceutical companies within Texas. I went back to the same   directory of Texas-based pharmaceutical and medical device companies  [see disclaimer below, *] and,  this time,  took a  look at the geographic distribution of companies working in medical devices. The list [see technical note below, **] contains a total of 171 medical device companies - almost twice the number of pharmaceutical companies listed. Here is how they are geographically distributed:  The number in each wedge = the number of medical device companies in that city. "Other" consists of  Bryan/College Station (4 companies),  Athens (3),  Corpus Christi (2),  El Paso (2),  Amarillo (1),  Beaumont/Port Arthur (1),  Longview  (1),  Lubbock  (1),  Midland (1),  Mineral Wells  (1), and  Waco  (1). As with pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies were heavily concentrated in the four largest metropolitan areas of Texas - Housto

Here is a synopsis of the of the 2012 Texas Biotechnology Industry Report  (the editor of the UT Southwestern  Postdoc Informer was kind enough to let me post this article up on my blog before the next issue of the newsletter is released) . The report is definitely worth reading in its entirety (it's 36 pages long), but the collection of highlights below should be enough to pique the curiosity of anyone out there who might have an interest in this topic. [Insertions and corrections within the synopsis based on my own research are indicated by bracketed italics.] Happy reading! ----------------------------------- 2012 Texas Biotechnology Industry Report  synopsis: Private funding of Life Science-related companies in Texas: According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, venture capital firms invested $1.27 billion in 152 Texas biotech and medical device companies between 2006 and 2011. Of this total, $568 million (in 96 companies) were investments in the medical device and equipment

[Monday, 18 March 2013:  I just noticed that the  directory  I discuss in this post contains the  following disclaimer : "The company listings in this directory are provided as a broad, representative sample of Texas companies in three major areas of the biotechnology industry. This directory is not a comprehensive source of all biotechnology or health-related companies in the state. Due to space limitations, the Office of the Governor Economic Development and Tourism division is unable to include all relevant firms in this document." Thus, whatever interpretations I make based on it should be  considered a rough estimation at best.  -IH] I've written a synopsis of the  2012 Texas Biotechnology Industry Report  (see previous post), but I'm going to hold off on posting it here until it first comes out on the next issue of the Postdoc Informer, the UT Southwestern postdoctoral community's bimonthly newsletter. In the meantime, I decided to look a bit more closely