Press Releases

The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce keeps its members informed of the region's business news with all the immediacy and detail of the best news services. The latest news can be found below in our News Releases and in-depth reporting can be found in our weekly electronic newsletter, FOCUS or our monthly print newsletter the Chamber Magazine and our Event Calendar lets you see where your next business opportunities lie. Together, these resources provide businesses, members and interested citizens with the information they need to prosper.

2012 Press Releases

May 17 Chamber Launches AustinTechSource Initiative to Recruit Experienced Tech Talent to Austin
May 3 Austin International Awards 2012
April 9 Incentives Produce Exceptionalism
April 2 Annual Education Progress Reports Released Metro Austin School Districts Focus on Increasing Post-secondary Readiness and Enrollment
March 28 Regional financial aid submission rate 33%; one remaining weekend for Chamber's Financial Aid Saturdays
March 28 Office Depot Opens New Inside Sales Organization in Austin; Creates 200 Jobs
March 20 New Deadline Announced for Funding Through Texas Emerging Technology Fund
March 6 "A Celebration of American Startups" Opens SXSW Interactive Festival
March 5 Chamber Enhances Economic Development through SXSW Participation SXSW for Economic Development
January 24 Business Leaders, SXSW Founders Recognized at Austin Chamber's 134th Annual Meeting
January 23 The Advisory Board Company to Create More Than 200 Jobs in Austin
January 18 Austin Gives: Major Philanthropic Program Launches for Local Businesses to Help Community
January 4 Texas Seeks to Boost Federal Funding to Innovative Small Businesses; SBIR Summit is Jan. 19
January 3 Chamber's Austin A-List features deserving tech startups much the way the Hollywood Blacklist promotes screenplays needing funding.

2011 Press Releases

December 23 Marina Biotech and Mirna Therapeutics Announce License Agreement for the Development of microRNA-based Therapeutics
December 19 Seton Healthcare Family Partners with Austin Regional Clinic to Provide Person-Centered Health Care for Central Texans
December 19 Vermillion Completes the Acquisition of Correlogic Systems' Ovarian Cancer Diagnostics Business
December 19 Seton CEO Taking Leave
December 16 CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Discusses Economy at Annual Economic Forecast
December 12 LDR Opens New and Expanded Global Headquarters in Austin, Texas
December 12 Altogen Labs Launches In Vivo siRNA Liposome Encapsulation Services
December 8 South by Southwest Leaders Honored as 2011 Austinites of the Year
December 8 Austin Chamber Board Names Heidrick as New 2012 Chairman; Selects Little as Chairman-Elect
December 8 Stellarray Receives NIH Contract to High Intensity X-ray Sources
December 8 St. David’s Foundation Supports Health Care for the Underserved at the School of Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin
December 6 University of Texas at Austin Honors World-Changing Achievements of Two Faculty Inventors
December 6 New Round of Cancer Research Grants Attracts Rising Young Researcher to The University of Texas at Austin Faculty
December 5 Seton Announces New Leadership for Clinical Innovation Center
December 5 The Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman Complete Acquisition of PPD
November 30 Startup Texas Launches to Support State's Young Companies
November 29 St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Approval of Industry's First Quadripolar Pacing System
November 18 St. Jude Medical Study Results Confirm Benefit of Treating Patients Suffering from Severe Depression with Deep Brain Stimulation
November 17 GeneArt® Algae Engineering Kits by Life Technologies
November 16 Hospira Announces U.S. Launch of Imipenem-Cilastatin for Injection, I.V.
November 10 Zimmer Announces Acquisition of XtraFix® External Fixation System
November 9 Mystic Pharmaceuticals Receives U.S. Patent for Innovative Unit
November 8 Austin medical device firm Inova Labs raises $17.5 million to expand sales, find new markets
November 3 State of Education: Six Ideas that Will Change the World
November 3 [Asuragen] Results of a Multi-center Study Show microRNA-based Pancreatic Cancer Assay Improves the Diagnostic Accuracy of FNA Cytology
November 3 Zimmer Introduces inViZia™ Anterior Cervical Plate System at NASS Annual Meeting
November 3 Vermillion Receives Notice of Allowance for 5th Biomarker Patent Related to Peripheral Artery Disease
November 2 Try It Local Launches in Austin -- National Online Deal Service Supports Local Businesses
November 1 Seton Donates $50,000 to Ending Community Homelessness Coalition
November 1 LDR Announces FDA Clearance of the ROI-A® Oblique ALIF Cage
November 1 Bioo Scientific Launched the NEXTflex™ ChIP-Seq Kit for Improved Genome Wide Analysis of DNA-Protein Interactions
October 31 Austin Chamber Endorses Lake Travis ISD Bond Election
October 31 Asuragen Launches BCR-ABL1 Calibrator Panels for IS Standardization
October 27 Asuragen Announces Launch of Xpansion Interpreter, a Test for AGG Mapping of the Fragile X Gene, in its CAP Accredited CLIA Laborator
October 26 St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Clearance of First and Only Combined FFR and OCT System
October 20 Engineering Faculty Recognized by AIChE with Prestigious Teaching and Research Awards [University of Texas at Austin]
October 19 Luminex Corporation Receives Deloitte Technology Fast 500(TM) Award
October 18 Genprex Announces New Patent Issuance in Japan
October 17 Professor Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies [University of Texas at Austin]
October 17 St. Jude Medical Announces First Use of Renal Denervation Technology
October 14 Texas A&M System researchers sought for Agent Orange remediation
October 12 Life Technologies Announces Flagship PCR Instrument that Enables Cost-Effective, High-Throughput Screening Applications
October 12 Ion Torrent Cancer Panel Finds Mutations in One Day [Life Technologies]
October 12 NIH grant to fuel research into blood pressure regulators [Texas State University]
October 10 St. Jude Medical Advances Its Remote Patient Monitoring System with Mobile Notifications
October 5 Luminex Corporation Joins Forces with the National Marrow Donor Program - Be The Match®
October 3 Vermillion Announces Positive Top-Line Data from Intended Use Study for Peripheral Artery Disease
September 28 City of Pflugerville Approves Incentive Deal for Renewable Energy Manufacturer
September 1 Greater Austin Business Award Winners Announced
August 24 CHAMBER UNVEILS NEW ACOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE FOR TRANSPORTATION; BUSINESS LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ADDRESS IMPACT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION
August 11 BUSINESS LEADERS ARE CALLED TO ACT AT SECOND ANNUAL STATE OF TRANSPORATION EVENT
August 4 Austin accelerates economic growth and nationally-recognized innovation during first half of 2011
August 2 Office Depot Selects Austin for Sales Division
July 19 Austin Chosen as Launch City for New Google Program
July 19 Chamber Assists Electronic Arts Expansion in Austin
July 19 Austin Chosen as Launch City for New Google Program
July 12 Austin Chamber Recognized Statewide In 2010 Media Awards; Website Takes First Place, Community Map Scores Silver
June 24 The Greater Austin Technology Partnership Advances Key Initiatives to Recruit and Retain High Tech Businesses; Creation of downtown entrepreneurial startup district key focus
June 9 U.S. Chamber Recognizes Austin Chamber for Successfully Increasing College Readiness and Enrollment
June 9 RELOCATING TO AUSTIN: Chamber and Texas Monthly Launch New Guide to Greater Austin Region; Includes Regional Community Profiles of Opportunity Austin Partners
May 27 IBM SmartCamp Austin Winners Showcase Regional Innovation
May 26 2011 Austin International Awards: An Evening with the Texas Consular Corps
May 9 Biopharmaceutical Company Xeris Joins the Growing Ranks of California Businesses Relocating in Austin
May 9 Chamber's Opportunity Austin Initiative Helps Another California Technology Company Plant Roots In Austin
May 9 Altera Establishes New R&D Center in Austin
April 27 Chamber to Keep Austin Voting; Website Shares Candidate Positions on Business Issues
April 5 Chamber Announces Co-chairs for 2011 D.C. Advocacy Visit
April 5 City of Austin & Chamber accelerate time-to-market for innovative solar photovoltaic inverter
February 28 Austin School Board Should Declare Financial Exigency
February 10 FireFly LED Lighting Selected as Texas Emerging Technology Fund Recipient
February 10 RadioMedix Selected as Texas Emerging Technology Fund Recipient
January 11 Chamber Names New 2011 Board Members

2010 Press Releases

December 21 Austin Chamber to Honor Lance Armstrong as 2010 Austinite of the Year
December 9 Austin Chamber Prepares for City Council Vote to Help Create 450 Jobs
December 8 Austin Chamber Economic Forecast Media Advisory
December 1 Austin Chamber Board Names Entrepreneur as New 2011 Chairman
November 30 New Deadlines Announced for Funding Through Texas Emerging Technology Fund
November 19 Austin Chamber Board Selects New 2011 Chair; Names Chair-Elect to Serve in 2012
November 19 2010 Texas Gloabal Intellectual Property Summit Media Advisory
November 9 Austin Chamber of Commerce Selects Texas Monthly Custom Publishing as Official Publisher
November 4 Austin Innovators and Entrepreneurs Series to Feature Luminary; Mayor
November 3 Austin Chamber Announces 2010 Texas Global Intellectual Property Summit
October 13 Opportunity Austin Welcomes Environmental Systems Corporation
September 13 Human Capital Strategies for Better Schools: Chamber Roundtable Addresses Austin ISD Vision
September 13 Austin Mayor and City Manager to be Honored at Chamber's Quarterly Investors Meeting
August 19 More Austin-Area Students to Enroll in College with 15% Increase in Financial Aid Submissions
August 10 New Deadline Announced for Funding Through Texas Emerging Technology Fund
July 16 Samsung Electronics Begins $3.6B Expansion of Austin, TX Facility for its System LSI Business
July 14 Austin Chamber Vice President Recognized as Champion of Small Business
July 1 National Scooter Company Relocates Global Headquarters to Pflugerville, Texas
May 25 300 New Jobs Expected as HostGator Expands to Austin

Austin’s access to a young, educated population has spurred the growth of a robust clinical trial atmosphere.  Local hospitals, physician’s offices and specialty healthcare related entities also partner in various clinical trials, covering all aspects of life sciences.