Texas Biomed signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Defense Department to accelerate vaccines, antivirals, diagnostics and other countermeasures.

USGS finds modest oil and gas in the Buda Limestone beneath parts of Austin; the totals are small compared with major shale plays but reshape the subsurface map.

XenoStart, START's preclinical arm in San Antonio, is ending operations after a contamination incident. The closure could disrupt access to PDX models and ongoing translational studies.