The Entrepreneurship in Texas Biosciences
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
On the heels of my return from Phoenix Biosciences Core and a talk about the Arizona startup ecosystem, Texas announces ARPA-H funding, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health supporting transformative biomedical and health breakthroughs. It didn’t luck into it with a last-minute pitch deck and a prayer. Four major cities put aside their egos, formed
- Published in Biosciences, healthcare, Regional Development, Texas Startups
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Phoenix Not Copying Silicon Valley is the Winning Lesson
Monday, 13 April 2026
Ninety percent of startups fail, and the standard response from the startup industry encouragement because we “learn from failure.” The work I do in legislative affairs and ecosystem development is oriented precisely to improving that number, and a recent trip to Phoenix reminded me that the cities doing interesting things are not the ones trying
- Published in Regional Development


