Welcome to the BioHouston website. We appreciate your interest in the Houston region biotechnology industry and hope our site will prove an invaluable resource for you.
At BioHouston, we work with the leaders of some of the greatest research institutions in the world and interact with scientists, venture capitalists, public officials, pharmaceutical industry leaders, and the leaders of emerging biotechnology companies. I am confident that we are planting seeds and building relationships that will change Houston and the world in the coming decades.
We know that in the greater Houston region we are already interacting with the next success stories, the companies and individuals who will write the next chapters of our region’s life sciences history. I find myself wondering “What will be the next Cyberonics or Lexicon?" and “Who will be the next Nancy Chang or Arthur Sands?”
There are scores of scientists working now toward discoveries that could have commercial applications, if we can encourage them to continue their work in Houston and connect them with the funding and technical expertise that are required to turn great ideas into marketable products.
As our biotechnology industry grows, it will drive growth in many other economic sectors: law, finance, design, construction, consulting, and housing, among others. Over the past 100 years the Houston economy has reinvented itself to answer the needs of one emerging industry after another – cotton, oil, energy, and medicine. These transitions have not been easy, but each new industry has generated tremendous economic development in Houston. The biotech revolution will do the same.
We will continue to build on our successes expanding our programs to more effectively convene and connect the players in the biotechnology industry, and serve as a catalyst for growth. We are deeply grateful to all of our members, associates, supporters, and volunteers for helping us fulfill our vision of building the Houston region’s life science industry into a global competitor.
Jacqueline R. Northcut
President & Chief Executive Officer
