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in Cancer Research. She knows what it takes to start with an idea and navigate the early steps of patenting and licensing a new biotechnology. Her scientific curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit and unwavering devotion to translat- ing her discoveries to help patients led to the exclusive licensing of two unique biologic therapeutics by AlaMab Therapeutics Inc. in June 2017. These biologics will be developed into novel, first-in-class therapies for spinal cord injury and breast cancer bone metastasis. Had TechNovum existed while Jiang was beginning her journey, it would have propelled her project into a more advanced level of development at a much faster speed. This is because, in addition to providing education and mentoring to researchers who are new to drug and product develop- ment, it will also teach investors how to seek financial support for very early-stage preclinical studies. Sa n A nt on io ha s a n i ncrea si n g ly robust a nd col laborative bioscience ecos yst em t hat prov ides u n l i m it ed pa r tnership oppor t unities. Because of the effor ts of the faculty a nd sta ff at UT Hea lth San A ntonio, including Andrea Giuffrida, PhD, Vice President for R e sea rch ; Joh n G ebh a rd , Ph D, Assistant Vice President for the Office of Technology Commercialization; and accelerator Co-Directors John Fritz and Sean Thompson, TechNovum will be collaborative and complementary to all that exists in the ecosystem and highly va luable to a ll investigators with a n entrepreneurial spirit. We are confident that, with support from the community, TechNovum will eventua lly reach out to investors and entrepreneurs, even those who are not affiliated with UT Health San Antonio. Most importantly, ideas — concepts that can save lives — will be planted, watered and reaped for the betterment of human health. T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Te x a s He a l t h S c ie n ce Ce nte r at San Anto nio, now called UT Health San Antonio, is one of the countr y's leading health sciences universities. With missions of teach- ing, research , healing and community engagement , its schools of medicine , nursing, dentistry, health professions and graduate biomedical sciences have produced 36 ,500 alumni who are lead- ing change, advancing their fields and renewing hope for patients and their families throughout south Texas and the world. To learn about the many ways " We make lives better," visit uthscsa .edu . n M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S S A N A N T O N I O ■ 2 019 1 1