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Biomanufacturing is booming, and North Texas is building on its momentum as a rising force in biotech and life sciences. A new center opening this summer at Dallas\u2019 Pegasus Park aims to train the next generation of workers and help startups bring cutting-edge therapies from lab to market.
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The University of Texas at Arlington\u2019s Institute for Biomanufacturing and Precision Medicine, known as IMPRINT, and Texas A&M\u2019s Engineering Experiment Station\u2014A&M\u2019s research arm focused on engineering and manufacturing breakthroughs, called TEES\u2014have teamed up to launch the biomanufacturing training and research hub.<\/p>\n

The Dallas site is an extension of the original National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing in College Station, or NCTM2 for short. That first NCTM, operated by Texas A&M University, is a nationally recognized center focused on workforce development and biomanufacturing training. The new Dallas hub will offer hands-on training programs and lab space for startups and researchers working on biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, and other biotech products.<\/p>\n

Inside the new biomanufacturing hub at Pegasus Park<\/h3>\n
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Bridge Labs at Pegasus Park is at right with the campus’s 18-story office tower literally bridged to it on the left. [Photo: Mauricio Rojas]<\/p><\/div>\n

The therapeutics center will occupy 5,003 square feet inside Bridge Labs, a 135,000-square-foot biotech facility at Pegasus Park. It will serve as both a workforce training hub and a resource for biotech startups.<\/p>\n

The center is part of a broader national effort to strengthen the U.S. bioeconomy and reduce reliance on overseas pharmaceutical production.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe growing bioeconomy is vitally important to the United States,\u201d said <\/span>Baley Reeves, director of the NCTM, in a statement. <\/span>\u201cEnsuring we have domestic production capabilities to provide a robust supply of pharmaceutical products, vaccines, biofuels, and other critical specialty chemicals and commodities is of utmost importance to national security and the U.S. economy. There is a need for skilled workers to support this field, and NCTM is poised to continue to serve the nation by providing a trained workforce to support domestic biomanufacturing capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Training students and industry pros on techniques<\/h3>\n

The Dallas location is designed to address those workforce needs while expanding the A&M center\u2019s geographic reach to serve more students and faculty across North Texas. It will offer \u201ccustomizable, hands-on trainings to expose students and industry partners to topics such as cell culture, fermentation, purification, formulation, aseptic processing, and quality control,\u201d<\/span> according to the announcement.<\/p>\n

Students will work with state-of-the-art equipment and train in a simulated current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) facility designed to prepare them for industry standards. It will also house biomanufacturing equipment to help academia and startup companies translate their discoveries into commercial products.<\/p>\n

How the hub fits into Pegasus Park\u2019s growing life sciences cluster<\/h3>\n

The new campus will be part of the growing life sciences cluster at Pegasus Park, which includes the BioLabs incubator and several biotech startups. The center is expected to spark collaborations with neighboring universities and institutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new center will support the TEES presence in North Texas while complementing, supporting, and enabling research already underway at Texas A&M University Fort Worth, the University of Texas at Arlington, UT Southwestern Medical Center, and other North Texas institutions,\u201d Reeves said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Robert Bishop, head of TEES and vice chancellor and dean of Texas A&M Engineering, said the center will serve as a hub for cutting-edge research and workforce development for the biomedical industry in North Texas and a “beacon of innovation and collaboration.”<\/p>\n

UTA\u2019s IMPRINT fuels biomanufacturing innovation with state support<\/h3>\n

UTA is backing the new site financially. IMPRINT, which launched with funding from the Texas Legislature, is dedicated to expanding leadership in advanced biomanufacturing and precision health innovation. It was first funded by the Legislature in the 2024-25 biennium, building on $2 million in partial funding from the previous session. IMPRINT itself grew out of UTA\u2019s earlier BioHealth Innovation Institute. In its 2024 Legislative Appropriations Request, the university sought $16 million to fully establish IMPRINT under its new name.<\/p>\n

IMPRINT aims to build partnerships with industry while tackling unmet medical needs and giving students more hands-on learning opportunities. That mission brings together biomanufacturing, precision medicine, health data sciences, and entrepreneurship to advance biomanufacturing, improve health outcomes, and support life science startups, per the university website.<\/p>\n

Jon Weidanz, senior associate vice president of research and innovation at UTA and founding director of IMPRINT, said the partnership with NCTM2 will help prepare a talented workforce and allow researchers to “develop, scale, and commercialize production of new bioproducts to help solve some of society\u2019s biggest health issues.”<\/p>\n

Funding the future of biotech workforce development<\/h3>\n

The NCTM2 center was made possible in part by a gift from Lyda Hill Philanthropies, which supports workforce development in the biotech sector.<\/p>\n

Reeves said the team is eager to join Lyda Hill Philanthropies and others in the \u201cgreat ecosystem\u201d they are building to grow the biomanufacturing industry in North Texas.<\/p>\n

Lance Murray contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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The new center at Bridge Labs will train the workforce powering North Texas\u2019 biotech boom\u2014helping startups speed therapies, vaccines, and breakthrough biologics from lab bench to patients. 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Preston launched the Dallas Innovates' media platform to tell the story of innovation in Dallas-Fort Worth. It was official in 2016 when the Dallas skyline turned purple for innovation. Since then, Dallas Innovates has become a must-read among business leaders and forward thinkers in North Texas. \"Our partners call us 'the tip of the spear for innovation news in North Texas,'\" she says. \"Now it's our tagline.\" The media-with-a-mission brand covers what's new and next in North Texas business. \"Our lens is lift,\" Preston says. \"We want to inspire ideas and opportunity. We're a catalyst for connections, here and beyond.\" Covering the Dallas-Fort Worth Innovation Economy \"Dallas-Fort Worth has all of the core assets that drive an innovation economy,\" Preston told D CEO about the launch. \"We felt Dallas Innovates could be the center of innovation in business in DFW, from startup to enterprise, and include all the great impact work happening here.\" One of our superpowers is our diverse economy: \"A lot of places want one thing to hang their hat on, but DFW has many centers of innovation,\" she noted. \"And the fact that small businesses can work with very large companies here as a Fortune 50 market is a huge advantage.\" Preston founded media company Dallas Next in 2021 and publishes Dallas Innovates in a collaboration with the Dallas Regional Chamber. DRC innovation and research chief Duane Dankesreiter and Dallas Innovates co-founder says it's \"the drumbeat\" for the innovation economy in the region. Dallas Next also publishes the DALLAS\u00ae publications in partnership with the DRC. Dallas Innovates' sister publications include the DALLAS\u00ae Regional Economic Development Guide, the DALLAS\u00ae Relocation + Newcomers Guide, and the\u00a0DALLAS\u00ae Commercial Real Estate, which is a partnership with the DRC and The Real Estate Council. \"It's hard to say no to Quincy Preston when she believes in something,\" wrote D CEO Editor Christine Perez in the magazine. \"She won't stop until she makes it happen.\" In a previous role at D Magazine Partners, Preston incubated Dallas Innovates and published the DRC's brand publications. There, she also led the launch of D Healthcare Daily at D CEO and the launch of D TV. Preston developed data solutions to provide insights and measurement for growth across D Magazine Partners brands. Preston has worn many hats in her media career, including stints as a writer, photographer, and award-winning designer. During her long tenure at the Dallas Business Journal, Preston managed budgets, project schedules, resources, and talent; she also developed several cost-saving and income-producing initiatives that were adopted across the ACBJ chain of more than 40 newspapers. Preston's first editorial job was working for a fashion magazine at the Dallas Apparel Mart with an office a few doors down from Lucy Billingsley, daughter of legendary real estate developer Trammell Crow. At the time, Billingsley was running the market center where she led three expansions and a ~7 million-square-foot development. It was good company to be in. Later, when Preston launched an agency that she ran through the early nineties, Billingsley helped her with tough-but-kind advice\u2014and some pivotal connections. Today, Preston helms Dallas Innovates and the DALLAS\u00ae publications group, published by Dallas Next for the Dallas Regional Chamber. The growing DALLAS\u00ae platform includes sister publication Dallas Innovates. Together they focus on Dallas-Fort Worth business, including real estate, relocation, economic development, and innovation. 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