DALLAS – A coalition of science advocates wants Texas to permanently stake its claim in the biotech world by welcoming the federal government’s new biomedical research agency. And it’s waging an aggressive, targeted campaign to convince lawmakers that the state is the agency’s perfect new home.
Officially established in mid-March, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H, is an ambitious Biden administration venture to speed up biomedical and health research with $1 billion in funding. While the agency will live administratively within the National Institutes of Health, its physical location is yet to be determined.
Enter the Coalition for Health Advancement and Research in Texas, an alliance of hospital systems, research institutions and chambers of commerce dedicated to presenting Texas as the best option for the federal government’s new biotech arm.
