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Health Starts with Science

Texas Biomedical Research Institute is pioneering and sharing scientific research to protect you, your families, and our global community from the threat of infectious diseases. Our scientific discoveries create breakthroughs in medical research to provide better overall global health.

Texas Biomed is the only independent, nonprofit infectious disease research institute in the U.S. to combine: 

  • The highest-level biocontainment labs for infectious disease and biodefense research
  • A federally-designated National Primate Research Center 
  • More than 80 years of discoveries advancing diagnostics, vaccines and therapies
  • An entrepreneurial culture and specialized expertise in regulated science required for FDA approval 

The results:

Advanced the first COVID-19 vaccine, the first Ebola treatment, the first Hepatitis-C therapy, as well as many more developments and technologies – notably the high-frequency neonatal ventilator for premature infants

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