UTEP receives $400K to study converting wastewater to potable water
August 7, 2019
The Center for Inland Desalination System (CIDS) at The University of Texas at El Paso has received a $400,000 Desalination and Water Purification Research grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to study desalination of water for direct potable reuse or converting municipal wastewater to drinking water.
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The MCA Receives $300,000 EDA Grant to Create an Innovation Center Seed Fund
July 25, 2019
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced the winners of the EDA’s Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Seed Fund Support grant competition this week, naming the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation as a recipient of a $300,000 grant.
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UTEP scientists sniff out cancer
July 7, 2019
Inspired by dogs’ uncanny sense of smell, a team at UTEP is developing a new test for prostate and kidney cancer
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5 Nurses Making Waves in Healthcare Innovation
July 2, 2019
From socks that monitor heart failure to a tool that aims to predict developmental outcomes in newborns, nurse innovators around the world are developing solutions with the potential to change human health. Meet five nurses who are transforming what it means to be on the frontlines of care.
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The MCA Celebrates National Nurses Week with Ernesto Holguin
May 8, 2019
The MCA highlights RN Ernesto Holguin as CEO and Founder of OTEN Medical and his journey from nurse to nurse-innovator-entrepreneur.
Read MoreThe MCA Innovation Center Welcomes Kathleen Cahill, The New Mentor-In-Residence
April 5, 2019
Former hospital CEO Kathleen Cahill has become the MCA Innovation Center's new Mentor-In-Residence where she will be providing help and expertise to participants in the Innovator and Startup Programs.
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OTEN Medical Attends the SXSW Conference as an MCA Ambassador
April 5, 2019
OTEN Medical travels to Austin, Texas to participate in the SXSW conference and represent the MCA Innovation Center as an ambassador.
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Singularity University Launches Chapter in El Paso, Texas
March 25, 2019
The MCA is proud to be a strategic partner to the local Singularity University chapter that seeks to bring exponential technologies and innovation to El Paso.
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Women In Innovation
March 8, 2019
The MCA highlights Dr. Malynda Cappelle as the first woman entrepreneur to join and graduate from the MCA Innovation Center program.
Read MoreMCA Awards Funds to Startups
October 22, 2018
The Medical Center of the Americas Foundation hosted its second investor pitch event of the year where startups from its first Proof-of-Concept Competition vied for a total of $50,000 in pre-seed funding.
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MCA grooms 11 startups
October 30, 2017
The Medical Center of the Americas Foundation selected 11 teams out of 25 applicants to participate in a new technology “proof-of-concept” competition. It is part of a broader effort by city leaders to create more high-skill, high-wage jobs in the region by cultivating innovative growth companies.
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