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THE AUSTIN EDITION 2026

Austin’s
life sciences industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping life sciences in Austin. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

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MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Austin’s life sciences leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Life Sciences company highlights in Austin, snapshot 4 September 2026
Company
Apollo Endoapolloendo.com$298.57M132$76.86MFYFY2022 filing
Luminexluminexcorp.com$278.84M1,004$417.4MFYFY2020 filing
Shattuck Labsshattucklabs.com$268.4M5 roles89Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Curativecurative.com$162.35M2,251
Mirna Therapeuticsmirnarx.com$117.95M27
Savara Pharmasavarapharma.com$107.42M37$257KFYFY2020 filing
Lung Therapeuticslungtx.com$107.23M24
Digital Pharmacistdigitalpharmacist.com$106.5M213
Signature Sciencesignaturescience.com8 roles235
Everlywelleverlywell.com7 roles614
healthtronicshealthtronics.com6 roles500
Peregrine Biosenseperegrinebiosense.com3 roles10
Serenity Dentalserenitydentalaustin.com3 roles43
Focal Onefocalone.com2 roles
Fourth Frontierfourthfrontier.com2 roles48Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Aegleaaeglea.com81Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Amy Myers MDamymyersmd.com
Arthrocarearthrocare.com1,840
Aspira Women\'s Healthaspirawh.com85$9.22MFYFY2025 filing
Autonomizeautonomize.ai18
Cassava Sciencescassavasciences.com24Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Embark Veterinaryembarkvet.com141
Heart Soilheartandsoil.co
L7 Informaticsl7informatics.com126
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Life Sciences industry KPIs in Austin

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

4 September 2026
Hiring participation7.8%

20 of 258 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation36.8%

95 of 258 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share24.0%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$2.58M

Midpoint of 237 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 24.0% of disclosed capital, while 63.2% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Austin life sciences has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Austin life sciences
$0$167.77M$335.54M$503.31M$671.08M2016: $135.14M20162017: $77.01M20172018: $138.08M20182019: $292.74M20192020: $588.67M20202021: $317.74M20212022: $213.31M20222023: $158.76M20232024: $21.31M20242025: $408.56M2025
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Annual life sciences funding and company formation in Austin
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$135.14M1721
2017$77.01M1016
2018$138.08M2428
2019$292.74M1622
2020$588.67M625
2021$317.74M620
2022$213.31M614
2023$158.76M615
2024$21.31M65
2025$408.56M215
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Apollo Endo8.5%
  • Luminex7.9%
  • Shattuck Labs7.6%
  • Other companies76.0%

Funding by stage

266 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel58 21.8%
Series A–B92 34.6%
Series C+ / PE16 6.0%
Grants, debt & other100 37.6%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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USD · millions · consolidated

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 2 reporting entities from 10 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not Austin market sales.

Net profit / loss

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities

None of 2 covered entities.

Top-five concentration

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 2 reporting entities

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AUSTIN · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does life sciences compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Austin companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

5 of the 258 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (1.9%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 233,102 visits.

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

10 of these companies (3.9%) publish at least one Android app — 127 apps in all, carrying 480.9K installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
PocketRxDigital Pharmacist284.3K4.5Health & Fitness
My Community PharmacyDigital Pharmacist49.3K4.5Health & Fitness
Embark VetEmbark Veterinary48.2K4.8Lifestyle
IQVIA ScribeAltavoz42.6K2.7Medical
Frontier XFourth Frontier10.5K4.4Health & Fitness
Quick Rx DrugsDigital Pharmacist4.9K4.5Health & Fitness
Season HealthSeason Health4.2K4.1Health & Fitness
NuCaraDigital Pharmacist2.4K4Health & Fitness
The Hometown PharmacyDigital Pharmacist1.7K4.5Health & Fitness
Heartland PharmacyDigital Pharmacist1.6K4.6Lifestyle

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q2–2026Q1).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Life Sciences Tech119415.3KPocketRx 284.3K
Pharmacy It107372.1KMy Community Pharmacy 49.3K
Healthcare It411KFrontier X 10.5K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q1: 12023Q1: 02023Q12023Q4: 22023Q4: 52023Q42024Q2: 12024Q2: 12024Q22025Q1: 12025Q1: 82025Q12025Q3: 12025Q3: 12025Q32025Q4: 12025Q4: 22025Q42026Q1: 42026Q1: 22026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 121 of 127 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Austin life sciences market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech177
Medical devices66
Healthtech59
Enterprise software53
Biopharmaceuticals44
Deep tech40
Consumer digital39
Saas21
In vitro diagnostics19
Healthtech saas16
Nutritional formula15
Clinical trials tech12

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

177companies
7.9%have hiring activity

14 companies hiring · $3.04B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Physical commerce106
E-commerce - product98
Subscription83
Fee-for-service40
Advertising9
Commission on transaction7
E-commerce - service4
Sponsorship1
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionssubjectwell.com ↗

Homburger advised the shareholders of Swiss-based Clariness on the sale of 100% of their shares to SubjectWell.

Funding roundssavarapharma.com ↗

Savara Inc. (Nasdaq: SVRA), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare respiratory diseases, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 28,452,381 shares of common stock, including 4,642,857 shares of common stock sold pursuant to the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares, at $4.20 per share. In addition, in lieu of shares of common stock, Savara sold to certain investors that so chose, pre-funded warrants to purchase 7,142,857 shares of common stock at a price of $4.199 per pre-funded warrant. The aggregate gross proceeds to Savara from the offering were approximately $149.5 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses.

Funding roundsgenprex.com ↗

On October 28, 2025, Genprex, Inc. announced a securities purchase agreement for a registered direct offering of 377,780 shares of common stock at $9.00 per share, expected to close on October 29, 2025. The offering includes a concurrent private placement of warrants for up to 755,560 shares, with potential gross proceeds of $6.6 million if fully exercised. The company plans to use the net proceeds, estimated at $3.0 million, for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Funding roundsplustherapeutics.com ↗

ReSPECT-LM is funded by a three-year $17.6M grant by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).

Funding roundsshattucklabs.com ↗

Shattuck Labs, Inc. (Shattuck or the Company) (NASDAQ: STTK), a biotechnology company pioneering the development of novel therapeutics targeting tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily receptors for the treatment of patients with inflammatory and immune‑related diseases, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement for a private placement financing that is expected to result in total gross proceeds of up to approximately $103 million to Shattuck, before deducting placement agent fees and other private placement expenses.

Funding roundsautonomize.ai ↗

Healthcare AI company Autonomize AI has closed a $28m Series A funding round, bringing its total raised to $32m.

Funding roundsexoprotein.com ↗

Exo, a Silicon Valley-based medical imaging startup, is finalizing a funding round of up to $100 million to expand its AI-enhanced handheld ultrasound platform.

Funding roundsphantomneuro.com ↗

Phantom Neuro, the neurotech company advancing human-machine interfaces, today announced an oversubscribed $19 million Series A funding round led by Ottobock.

Mergers & acquisitionshealthtronics.com ↗

HealthTronics (Austin, Texas), a provider of urology services and products, reported that it has acquired Ocean Radiation Therapy (Daytona Beach, Florida), an entity that provides services to Atlantic Urological Associates' (AUA; also Daytona Beach) IGRT cancer treatment center.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 206 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Funding rounds
52
Leadership moves
36
Earnings
35
Lawsuit
17
Mergers & acquisitions
17
Company announcements
16
IPO activity
12
Regulatory
5
Contracts
5
Layoffs
4
6 activity cards

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Leadership moves

11 tracked people moves

Randy H. Goodman, Ph.D., M.H.A.

Appointment Vice President, Value Strategy & Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)

Eric J. Daniels, M.D., MBA

Appointment Chief Development Officer

Ron Andrews

Appointment Board of Directors

Autonomize ↗
Jennifer Rouse

Appointment VP of Marketing

Autonomize ↗
Gina Collins

Appointment Chief Regulatory Officer

Aeglea ↗
Hunter Smith

Appointment Member of the Board of Directors

Ms. Dawn C. Bir

Appointment Independent Director

Yasmine Wasfi, M.D., Ph.D., FCCP

Promotion Chief Medical Officer

Regulatory events

5 recorded events

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

submitted for 510(k) premarket clearanceU.S. Food and Drug Administration

pending FDA approvalU.S. Food and Drug Administration

Endocare ↗

trading haltedNasdaq

Litigation

14 tracked suits

Company
Investors of Savara Inc. (NASDAQ: SVRA) v Savara

misleading securities statementsSecurities Fraud · Ongoing

Company
galil medical v healthtronics

merger enforcement / acquisition enjoinCivil · Filed

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
SubjectWellclarinessAnnounced2026-02-11Not stated in snapshot
zimmer biometLDR ↗Completed2025-06-04Not stated in snapshot
Applied Biosystems GroupAmbion ↗Completed2025-02-14$35.0M
healthtronicsEndocare ↗Announced2025-02-14$16.0M
LuminexTm BioscienceAnnounced2025-02-14Not stated in snapshot
EndocareCryomedical SciencesPending2025-02-14$2.2M

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

526 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1,039-posting snapshot covers 29 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Family Practice Without Ob Physician50
Patient Access Coordinator30
Psychiatric Mental Health Physician28
Radiology Physician25
Radiologic Technologist23
Academic/Faculty/Research Physician21
0 internship postings

20 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

182 postings specify a level.

unspecified
857
manager
107
intern
26
senior
25
entry
17
lead
7

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 1,039 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Rust
14
Windows
10
Aws
8
Python
7
Macos
6
Hand Tools
6
Threat Modeling
5
Osha 10
5
Excel
5
Endpoint Security
5
ADVERTISED PAY$169.9K/ year

Median across 30 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

152 founders and chief executives across 120 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

17 profiles with education records.

University of Pennsylvania
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3
Harvard Business School
2
Duke University
2
University of California (Los Angeles)
2
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
1
Kellogg School of Management
1
Harvard University
1

Prior employers

4 profiles with prior-work records.

Google
1
Amazon
1
Cisco
1
Intel
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

2,271 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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2,271articles in the measured year
627articles in 2026Q1
88.6%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Life Sciences coverage tagged Austin · articles per complete quarter

06031,2061,8092,4122021Q2: 6482021Q22021Q3: 6212021Q4: 4222022Q1: 5752022Q2: 5182022Q22022Q3: 4712022Q4: 5092023Q1: 4962023Q2: 7252023Q22023Q3: 4922023Q4: 5782024Q1: 5182024Q2: 5902024Q22024Q3: 4882024Q4: 5732025Q1: 2,0972025Q2: 4242025Q22025Q3: 5392025Q4: 6382026Q1: 6272026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q2648
2021Q3621
2021Q4422
2022Q1575
2022Q2518
2022Q3471
2022Q4509
2023Q1496
2023Q2725
2023Q3492
2023Q4578
2024Q1518
2024Q2590
2024Q3488
2024Q4573
2025Q12,097
2025Q2424
2025Q3539
2025Q4638
2026Q1627

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
1,491 positive · 37 neutral · 404 negative
2022
1,719 positive · 27 neutral · 323 negative
2023
1,898 positive · 22 neutral · 364 negative
2024
1,842 positive · 25 neutral · 300 negative
2025
3,274 positive · 35 neutral · 386 negative

Leading coverage topics

Life Sciences coverage tagged Austin · ranked by full-period article count.

Covid 19 Vaccine Development And Efficacy Trials39,155 articles in the full recorded period
3,816 recent · 1,137 prior
Oncology And Targeted Therapy Advancements28,440 articles in the full recorded period
5,253 recent · 7,172 prior
Covid 19 Vaccination Campaigns And Rollout Strategies23,158 articles in the full recorded period
2,429 recent · 567 prior
Rare Disease Therapies And Orphan Drugs22,835 articles in the full recorded period
4,860 recent · 6,623 prior
Economy News: Inflation Rate Analysis22,793 articles in the full recorded period
5,403 recent · 4,499 prior
Gene Therapy And Crispr Technologies19,287 articles in the full recorded period
3,916 recent · 5,313 prior
Drug Pricing And Reimbursement Strategies19,105 articles in the full recorded period
6,323 recent · 4,596 prior
Vaccine Research And Production Methods14,227 articles in the full recorded period
1,534 recent · 1,914 prior
Macroeconomic Policy And Global Economics13,875 articles in the full recorded period
2,509 recent · 4,830 prior
Generic Drug Development And Market Trends13,278 articles in the full recorded period
3,980 recent · 3,287 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

United States comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
vaccine candidates3,157898252%
vaccine trials2,962904228%
vaccination campaigns2,752555396%
vaccine immunogenicity2,473668270%
mass vaccination sites2,021272643%
vaccination coverage1,516202650%
vaccine effectiveness study1,400251458%
angel investors1,344590128%
covid-19 vaccine development1,335238461%
pandemic vaccine stockpiling1,294242435%
investigational new vaccine4511,069-58%
cell-based therapies6191,059-42%
viral vector vaccines6841,048-35%
cancer biomarkers6701,040-36%
diagnostic biotechnology570948-40%

Event and signal lenses

United States comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

290,712 classified articles

core inflation rate, inflation outlook, inflation breakdown

52.8% critical · 34.6% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

102,225 classified articles

angel investors, vaccine candidates, vaccine trials

49.1% critical · 55.2% positive
Rising

Growth

175,378 classified articles

gdp acceleration, gdp growth rate, economic output growth

49.7% critical · 39.6% positive

Life Sciences coverage tagged Austin. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Life Sciences research is working on

6,260 papers in the recorded india scope.

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6,260papers
53,147worldwide comparison pool
6,260India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Breakthrough
2,038
Promising
1,943
Descriptive
1,098
Problem-identifying
567
Cautionary
360
Comparative
175
Critical
79

Contribution mix

Empirical
3,753
Methods-led
1,242
Reviews
1,058
Position pieces
198
Theoretical
9

Tone counts: 5,526 positive · 456 neutral · 278 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
646 papers · 10.3% of this field
  • Agriculture59 papers
  • Antibiotic resistance53 papers
  • Biotechnology46 papers
  • Antimicrobial34 papers
  • Public health31 papers
  • Production28 papers
  • Population27 papers
  • Antibiotics24 papers

Landmark: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate use of the term prob

Cautions
360 papers · 5.8% of this field
  • Gene21 papers
  • Agriculture19 papers
  • Antibody15 papers
  • Mutation15 papers
  • In vivo14 papers
  • Population12 papers
  • Antibiotic resistance11 papers
  • Mitochondrion11 papers

Landmark: Genomic responses in mouse models poorly mimic human inflammatory diseases

Opportunities
3,981 papers · 63.6% of this field
  • Gene284 papers
  • In vivo224 papers
  • Antibody125 papers
  • Gene expression121 papers
  • Cell culture115 papers
  • Messenger RNA110 papers
  • Transcription103 papers
  • Cell101 papers

Landmark: U1 snRNP regulates cancer cell migration and invasion in vitro

Leading institutions

Harvard University
86,693
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
74,901
Cornell University
42,772
Stanford University
38,500
National Institutes of Health
35,881
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
33,017

Leading researchers

Daniel Merenstein
9,186
Colin Hill
8,812
Francisco Guarner
8,812
Gregor Reid
8,812
Glenn R. Gibson
8,812
Ahmad Almilaji
8,696
Kalina Szteyn
8,696
Evelyn Fein
8,696

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • U1 snRNP regulates cancer cell migration and invasion in vitro7,224 citations
  • Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma5,754 citations
  • The HCV Life Cycle: In vitro Tissue Culture Systems and Therapeutic Targets4,863 citations
  • Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase Is a Cytosolic DNA Sensor That Activates the Type I Interferon Pathway4,674 citations
  • Circular RNAs are abundant, conserved, and associated with ALU repeats4,505 citations

Common problems researchers identify

632 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Challenges in Biomanufacturing and NanotechCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Challenges in Biomanufacturing and Nanotech

116 papers

18.4% of this theme group

Researchers highlight technical hurdles in biochemical engineering, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology for biotech production.

Biochemical engineering (18) · Synthetic biology (12) · Biomanufacturing (8) · Nanotechnology (9)

Microbial Enzymes: Tools for Biotechnological Processes

Medical biofilms

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YearShare index
202267.9
202370.3
202484.4
202567.1
Foodborne Disease and Contamination RisksCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Foodborne Disease and Contamination Risks

99 papers

15.7% of this theme group

Papers flag rising public‑health threats from mycotoxins, pathogens, and contaminated food supplies.

Public health (15) · Mycotoxin (8) · Disease (12) · Contamination (8)

The growing burden of foodborne outbreaks due to contaminated fresh produce: risks and opportunities

A review of Listeria monocytogenes: An update on outbreaks, virulence, dose-response, ecology, and risk assessments

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YearShare index
2022301.0
2023265.8
2024276.2
2025304.0
Cancer‑Related Genetic and Epigenetic IssuesCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Cancer‑Related Genetic and Epigenetic Issues

98 papers

15.5% of this theme group

Studies point to difficulties in interpreting mutations, DNA methylation, and metabolic pathways in oncology.

Mutation (7) · Cancer (9) · DNA methylation (5) · Gene (8)

Analysis of Cancer Metabolism by Imaging Hyperpolarized Nuclei: Prospects for Translation to Clinical Research

Examination of the specificity of DNA methylation profiling techniques towards 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine

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YearShare index
2022974.1
20231199.2
2024866.8
2025797.1
Abiotic Stress in Modern AgricultureCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Abiotic Stress in Modern Agriculture

96 papers

15.2% of this theme group

Researchers discuss obstacles in engineering crops for drought, salinity, and other non‑biotic stresses.

Agriculture (33) · Abiotic stress (10) · Abiotic component (12) · Biotechnology (20)

Genetic Engineering for Modern Agriculture: Challenges and Perspectives

Phytohormones and their metabolic engineering for abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants

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YearShare index
20221472.5
20231503.8
20241656.9
20251839.0
Nutrient Deficiencies and Food‑Science GapsCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Nutrient Deficiencies and Food‑Science Gaps

93 papers

14.7% of this theme group

Works identify problems in micronutrient production, biofortification, and fermentation‑based food improvements.

Micronutrient (9) · Production (13) · Nutrient (10) · Food science (7)

Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016

Food fermentations: Microorganisms with technological beneficial use

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YearShare index
2022120.6
2023117.1
2024113.1
2025122.2
Escalating Antibiotic ResistanceCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Escalating Antibiotic Resistance

70 papers

11.1% of this theme group

Papers emphasize the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance across clinical and environmental settings.

Antibiotic resistance (49) · Antimicrobial (31) · Antibiotics (22) · Drug resistance (8)

An overview of the antimicrobial resistance mechanisms of bacteria

The global threat of antimicrobial resistance: science for intervention

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YearShare index
2022886.3
2023838.0
2024911.9
2025963.5
Insecticide Resistance and Vector ControlCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Insecticide Resistance and Vector Control

60 papers

9.5% of this theme group

Studies reveal challenges in managing resistance among insects and pests threatening crops and health.

Resistance (14) · Insecticide resistance (5) · Vector (5) · Integrated pest management (5)

Insecticide Resistance in Mosquitoes: Impact, Mechanisms, and Research Directions

Innate Immunity in Plants: An Arms Race Between Pattern Recognition Receptors in Plants and Effectors in Microbial Pathogens

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20223.4
20233.1
20244.4
20254.3

Cautions

353 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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DNA Damage and Repair UncertaintiesCautions · 01

DNA Damage and Repair Uncertainties

87 papers

24.6% of this theme group

Researchers urge caution interpreting links between DNA repair mechanisms and mutation outcomes.

DNA repair (7) · DNA polymerase (6) · DNA damage (7) · Mutation (9)

Examining the link between chromosomal instability and aneuploidy in human cells

Comparative analysis of microRNA expression in serum and plasma in patients screened for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations

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YearShare index
2022101.2
2023139.0
202491.9
202579.2
Immune Modulation Risks in TherapiesCautions · 02

Immune Modulation Risks in Therapies

64 papers

18.1% of this theme group

Works caution about unintended immune effects when targeting antibodies or cellular subsets.

Antibody (9) · In vivo (8) · Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (4) · Immune system (5)

Selective B-cell subset depletion underlies increased infection risk in patients with MM treated with anti-BCMA vs anti-GPRC5D bsAbs

T cell responses towards PINK1 and ⍺-synuclein are elevated in prodromal Parkinson's disease - Fluorospot data

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YearShare index
2022543.7
2023602.0
2024448.8
2025441.1
Food Safety and Nanomaterial ConcernsCautions · 03

Food Safety and Nanomaterial Concerns

51 papers

14.4% of this theme group

Papers warn of potential health impacts from nanomaterials and sugar‑related food safety issues.

Food safety (6) · Raw material (4) · Health benefits (4) · Sugar (3)

Caffeine (1, 3, 7‐trimethylxanthine) in Foods: A Comprehensive Review on Consumption, Functionality, Safety, and Regulatory Matters

Soybean susceptibility to manufactured nanomaterials with evidence for food quality and soil fertility interruption

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YearShare index
2022122.8
2023120.4
2024118.6
2025154.1
Livestock Nutrition and Emission Trade‑offsCautions · 04

Livestock Nutrition and Emission Trade‑offs

41 papers

11.6% of this theme group

Studies caution that feed additives may affect animal performance and greenhouse‑gas emissions.

Dairy cattle (6) · Production (6) · Nutrient (6) · Beef cattle (5)

Impact of tannin-based additives on animal performance and enteric methane emissions in dairy and beef cattle: A meta-analysis

The effects of injectable trace mineral solutions on beef cattle performance and health during preconditioning and feedlot receiving: a syst

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2022126.8
2023122.4
2024118.5
2025129.2
Genomic Selection Limits in BreedingCautions · 05

Genomic Selection Limits in Breeding

38 papers

10.8% of this theme group

Researchers highlight uncertainties in applying genomic selection to improve crop and animal traits.

Gene (10) · Genomic selection (5) · Selection (6) · Trait (4)

Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement

Genomic selection in plant breeding: from theory to practice

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20222367.9
20232351.5
20242081.1
20251566.0
Integrated Pest Management CaveatsCautions · 06

Integrated Pest Management Caveats

37 papers

10.5% of this theme group

Works advise careful evaluation of biological control and insecticide strategies to avoid resistance.

PEST analysis (9) · Agriculture (7) · Pest control (3) · Integrated pest management (3)

The use of fungal entomopathogens as endophytes in biological control: a review

Insecticide Control of Vector-Borne Diseases: When Is Insecticide Resistance a Problem?

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20221443.5
20231484.3
20241642.9
20251827.1
Antibiotic Use and Resistance SpilloverCautions · 07

Antibiotic Use and Resistance Spillover

35 papers

9.9% of this theme group

Papers caution that antibiotic practices in agriculture can propagate resistance to human pathogens.

Antibiotic resistance (12) · Antibiotics (9) · Antimicrobial (6) · Bacteria (5)

Multidrug evolutionary strategies to reverse antibiotic resistance

Impact of Antibiotic Use in Adult Dairy Cows on Antimicrobial Resistance of Veterinary and Human Pathogens: A Comprehensive Review

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2022886.3
2023838.0
2024911.9
2025963.5

Opportunities

3,882 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Probiotic and Postbiotic InnovationsOpportunities · 01

Probiotic and Postbiotic Innovations

759 papers

19.6% of this theme group

Research explores beneficial microbes and their metabolites for improving human and animal health.

Antimicrobial (64) · Fermentation (55) · Bacteria (52) · Antibiotic resistance (37)

Probiotics, their health benefits and applications for developing healthier foods: a review

Postbiotics: Multifunctional Microbial Products Transforming Animal Health and Performance

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20222406.7
20232240.7
20242316.1
20251955.8
Gene Regulation and Apoptosis TargetsOpportunities · 02

Gene Regulation and Apoptosis Targets

750 papers

19.3% of this theme group

Studies identify promising gene‑knockdown and apoptosis pathways for therapeutic development.

Apoptosis (37) · Downregulation and upregulation (57) · Gene knockdown (46) · Mutant (48)

PCBP1 binding to single-stranded poly-cytosine motifs enhances cGAS sensing and impairs breast cancer development

Modulation of ossification and inflammatory pathways during dexamethasone-induced <i>in vitro</i> osteogenesis

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2022364.0
2023394.7
2024257.4
2025261.8
Cell‑Based Immunotherapy AdvancesOpportunities · 03

Cell‑Based Immunotherapy Advances

513 papers

13.2% of this theme group

Papers highlight novel T‑cell and antibody strategies for treating cancers and immune disorders.

Cell culture (77) · T cell (54) · Antigen (49) · Cell (62)

CS1, a Potential New Therapeutic Antibody Target for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

Tumor-Derived Microvesicles Promote Regulatory T Cell Expansion and Induce Apoptosis in Tumor-Reactive Activated CD8+ T Lymphocytes

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2022289.3
2023336.1
2024224.8
2025204.1
Epigenetic Editing and DNA Repair ToolsOpportunities · 04

Epigenetic Editing and DNA Repair Tools

497 papers

12.8% of this theme group

Research points to new approaches for modifying DNA methylation and enhancing repair mechanisms.

DNA repair (65) · DNA damage (68) · DNA methylation (58) · DNA replication (34)

Convergent DNA methylation abnormalities at enhancers and bivalent promoters in human growth disorders

MacroH2A-Mediated Gene Repression through Nucleosome Compaction and Remodeling Inhibition

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2022224.2
2023281.6
2024196.5
2025158.4
In‑Vivo Molecular Imaging with NanotechOpportunities · 05

In‑Vivo Molecular Imaging with Nanotech

472 papers

12.2% of this theme group

Works showcase fluorescent and MRI nanoparticle probes for real‑time tracking of biological processes.

In vivo (142) · Fluorescence (41) · Molecular imaging (28) · Nanotechnology (33)

Activatable cell penetrating peptides linked to nanoparticles as dual probes for in vivo fluorescence and MR imaging of proteases

Recognition, Neutralization, and Clearance of Target Peptides in the Bloodstream of Living Mice by Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Nanoparticl

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2022480.4
2023520.5
2024397.5
2025406.8
Genomic Diversity for Crop ImprovementOpportunities · 06

Genomic Diversity for Crop Improvement

453 papers

11.7% of this theme group

Studies leverage germplasm sequencing and selection to accelerate breeding of resilient varieties.

Germplasm (37) · Selection (42) · Genetic diversity (28) · Trait (28)

Genotyping‐by‐Sequencing for Plant Breeding and Genetics

Harvesting the Promising Fruits of Genomics: Applying Genome Sequencing Technologies to Crop Breeding

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202256.0
202351.4
202446.1
202553.1
RNA Modifications and Regulatory NetworksOpportunities · 07

RNA Modifications and Regulatory Networks

438 papers

11.3% of this theme group

Research uncovers mRNA and microRNA modifications as key regulators of cell differentiation and disease.

Messenger RNA (103) · microRNA (61) · Transcription (65) · RNA polymerase II (34)

m <sup>6</sup> A mRNA methylation facilitates resolution of naïve pluripotency toward differentiation

Microrna-Dependent Regulation of Dna Methyltransferase-1 and Tumor Suppressor Gene Expression by Interleukin-6 in Human Malignant Cholangioc

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2022229.2
2023195.8
2024157.3
2025136.5

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Breakthrough32.6%26.5%
Promising31.0%36.8%
Descriptive17.5%17.8%
Problem-identifying9.1%9.7%
Cautionary5.8%4.5%
Comparative2.8%3.7%
Critical1.3%0.9%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceSARS-CoV-2 wastewater genomic surveillance: approaches, challenges, and opportunities180.3%2 (11.1%)0.21%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainFate and Transport of Antibiotic Residues and Antibiotic Resistance Genes following Land Application of Manure Waste40.07%1 (25.0%)0.15%
Bias & fairnessNot All Allies Are Welcome: Partner Discrimination in Legume–Rhizobium Symbiosis30.05%1 (33.3%)0.03%
Safety & misusePublic perceptions and information sources on genetically modified organisms in Kenya10.02%1 (100.0%)0.01%
Energy & datacenter footprint00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Carbon & emissions of compute00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Labour & data work00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Concentration of compute power00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Research orientation and citation rankings describe the covered collection. Its recorded publication dates do not support an overall publication-volume trend.

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: United States. This may be broader than the company geography.

INNOVATION SIGNALS

Who files Life Sciences patents in Austin

Published patent filings in the recorded source window.

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329filings 2016–2025
1assignees
71peak annual filings

Filing momentum

0204161822016: 2420162017: 192018: 1820182019: 322020: 6020202021: 712022: 5020222023: 252024: 2620242025: 42025

Who files the most

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Life Sciences in Austin: key questions

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What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

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No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

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A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

Company ecosystem snapshot: 4 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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