Mission Statement

Goals

• Act as the primary vehicle that establishes the region as a global competitor in the life science industry.
• Assist partner organizations to achieve economic development goals for the region.
• Lead the development of Intelligent Medical Systems (IMS) initiatives. IMS is the convergence of Medical Devices, Communications, and Information Technology.
• Provide an environment that fosters collaboration among industry, higher education, and other stakeholders and regional organization.
  

To Do This, BioDFW Will:

• Host Workshops, Seminars, Networking events, Conferences, etc. to promote cross-industry collaboration.
• Act as a catalyst to bring together parties from N.Tx universities and research institutions to align on IP commercialization goals/policies.
• Promote the physical co-location/collaboration between university and other research institutions, industry and potential investors.
• Inform and educate Local, State and Federal governments on financing needs of BioMedical companies in order for them to create funding programs (tax abatements, grants, ETF funding priorities, etc).
• Maintain a dashboard summarizing companies in the region focused on IMS-related activities.