Medical Center of the Americas Foundation Announces 2026 Border Health Innovation Summit, Bringing Together Local and National Leaders to Explore Healthcare Innovation, Economic Drivers, and Emerging Health Trends

El Paso, Texas – June 30, 2026 – The Medical Center of the Americas (MCA) Foundation is excited to host the Border Health Innovation Summit that will bring together thought leaders, policy makers, healthcare professionals, researchers, and innovators to explore solutions for improving healthcare delivery, shaping regional policy, and strengthening the health innovation ecosystem. The Summit will take place on August 27, 2026, at Hotel Paso Del Norte in downtown El Paso, Texas, and will feature an engaging agenda exploring topics critical to building a competitive and resilient health innovation region. Key Panels and Speakers will Address:

• Critical Gaps & Constraints
• Economic Development Drivers
• Emerging Health Trends

This year’s Summit will feature national leaders advancing innovation across biotechnology, health research, and emerging technologies, including:

• Dee Margo — Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee (CPRIT)
• Eve Blossom — Founder & CEO, Material Change Institute
• Kristina Mena, MSPH, Ph.D., — Professor and Endowed Chair, UTHealth Houston
• Daniel Jones — Chief Business Officer, Colossal Management, LLC
• Christina Paz, DNP, APRN, FNP-C — Chief Executive Officer, Centro San Vicente
• Lauren Richardson, Ph.D. — Associate Professor and Director of Reproductive Tissue Engineering & Microphysiology, UTMB Galveston

These speakers, along with additional experts to be announced, will lead conversations on innovation, emerging technologies, and the economic forces shaping the border region. We are pleased to recognize Genentech as a program sponsor. Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group, is a biotechnology company dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. Our transformational discoveries include the first targeted antibody for cancer and the first medicine for primary progressive multiple sclerosis.

Additional sponsors include Microsoft, Lauterbach Borschow, Labyrinth Consulting, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health – El Paso Campus, Headlands Research, and T2YourHealth.

Registration & Information Tickets and full agenda details are available at https://www.mca-summit.com/.

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About MCA Foundation The MCA Foundation’s mission is to develop and catalyze the life sciences eco-system in the Paso del Norte Region. Each of the MCA initiatives and programs work towards cultivating a dynamic health industry and innovation / entrepreneurship ecosystem that competes globally. More information: mcamericas.org

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