1 MCA Foundation: Preparing our Region for the Future of Healthcare and Innovation Vianey Romo, Workforce Coordinator Michaele Linden Johnson, Director of Clinical Trials and Business Development
The Need • Geographic isolation • 3 states = 3 major cities are the “red - headed step children” of the states • 2 countries = international boundary • Low skill / low wage manufacturing emphasis for 50 years • Flight of manufacturing to China, etc. in the 80s & 90s • Medically underserved rural communities / very difficult to recruit medical professionals
El Paso, Las Cruces, NM Juarez, Texas Mexico Act Regionally To Compete Globally 3
Development of a Regional Vision • Healthcare • Improves health • Contributes to improved “quality of life” essential for recruiting business, professionals • Stable / good paying jobs all along the professional spectrum • Many “related” industries (e.g., Health IT, biomedical innovation, medical manufacturing, Clinical research ) • Tremendous education and research requirements
2000 2020 TTUHSC El Paso TTUHSC - 2 year Lubbock program - independent university status + $180M new buildings Since 1973 - 4-year medical school; nursing school; graduate school of biomed sciences; residents/fellows, upcoming dental school - new private academic teaching hospital with Tenet UTEP – historical focus on engineering, UTEP : - Achieved Tier 1 Research Institution status (Jan. 2019) - New buildings ($270MM): biological sciences, chemistry/computer science, geological sciences, etc. nursing/health sciences, bio-engineering, interdisciplinary research building - New programs: pharmacy, nursing, public health NMSU land grant university Partnered with Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine UT Houston School of Public Health , New Dean; moved into the MCA’s Cardwell Collaborative; growing faculty El Paso Campus & new centers, including Institute for Healthy Eating & Active Living 3 major hospital renovations , including county hospital Tenet & HCA Hospitals, status quo 6 new hospitals, including Children’s, TTUHSC/Tenet, 2 in Juarez, DOD County hospital in financial trouble 13,000 daily users of MCA Medical Campus (MCA Campus Master Plan, 3,000 daily users of MCA Campus phase I,II & III + SmartCode + TIRZ + incentive zone + utility & traffic plan MCA Today MCA Foundation non-existent - $50MM in assets; $5MM annual operating budget 5
Who We Are: Mission Statement To develop and catalyze the life sciences ecosystem in the Paso del Norte region. Vision Statement To cultivate a dynamic health industry and innovation / entrepreneurship ecosystem that competes globally.
What We Do… We operate a strong organization to be able to accomplish our mission through these activities: Programs Infrastructure ❖ Healthcare Think Tank ❖ Workforce/ STEM Initiatives ❖ Land Acquisition ❖ Innovation Center ❖ Environmental Remediation ❖ POC & Seed Fund ❖ Infrastructure Development (roads, sidewalks, ❖ Clinical Trials Consortium utilities, ponds, parks, etc.) ❖ BIO El Paso-Juarez ❖ MCA Campus Master Planning ❖ Potential future projects: ❖ Development & Property Management: ▪ Translational Research Institute ▪ Cardwell Collaborative ▪ Medical Device Product ▪ VA Wellness Center Development Lab ▪ Jeff / Silva HS transformation 7
Almost 14 years of flexible Major Accomplishments Persistence has yielded significant accomplishments. You can be proud! MCA Organization VA Wellness Clinic Cardwell Collaborative • • Won competitive bid Secured City Impact Fund & complied • Built on-time & on-budget • 20-year lease agreement with all requirements for 8 years • $24 million project funded • • $16 million project funded Raised $9 million in capital campaign • $3 million in NMTCs • Closed 2 NMTC deals & complied • $5 million in NMTCs • 80% paid occupancy after 3 years • On-time, on-budget Innovation Center & HC Think Tank & Master Planning, Land Acquisition, Seed Fund BIO-EPJ Clinical Trials & TTUHSC SON • Supported over 20 start ups in 2 • Launched 501c6 • • 3 MCA Campus Master Plans Recruited 3 IROs to EP years & 27 innovators • Over 35 members & $100k • • $180k EDA grant 6 new hires in EP • Won prestigious EDA i6 membership revenue • • Over 14 acres acquired 15 new trained PIs in EP Challenge ($750k) and Seed • $180k EDA grant • • Over $500k of environl remediation Comprehensive HC industry Fund ($300k) grants • Completed bi-national biomedical • Funded development of TTUHSC SON strategic planning ecosystem mapping project
The MCA Campus of the Future…
Cardwell Collaborative • Completed in June 2016 • LEED Silver Certified • 60,000 sf – offices, wet & dry labs, meeting/collaboration spaces • Shared lab equipment • Laboratory safety program • 20+ start-ups
Core Offerings Innovation • Innovation Boot Camps • STTR/ SBIR Workshops Center • Start-Up Company Resources Access to State-Of-The-Art Facilities & Equipment Cohort 3 (2019 -2020) • Seed Funding • Mentorship/ Advisors/ Office Hours • Resource Network (Healthcare Providers/ Professionals) • “ Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” - Steve Jobs Potential Future Offering • Healthcare Boot Camps “Our future growth relies on competitiveness and innovation, Fundamentals of Healthcare Practices • skills and productivity… and these HC Payment Mechanisms • in turn rely on the education of Revenue Cycle (charge capture, coding & billing) • our people.” Accounting for HC practices • - Julia Gillard Health Policy Update • Health IT • Healthcare Compliance •
Medical Device Development & Manufacturing • 30 + Factories • Employing 40,000 + workers • Producing Class I, II and III medical devices 40 members 15 leads Founding Members
Core Programming (On-going Programming) Events, Networking, Education • HC Events – Primer (1X/Year) / HC Summit / Awards (1X/Year) • Webinar-Podcast (1X/month) • Healthcare Regional Vision, Goals & Measures, Health Disparities • Market Entrants (research and Introductions) • Programs HC Data & Research Hub • Clinical Care & Collaboration • HC Grants / Funding • Sub-Program(s) Clinical Trials • MMTP • CoE--Desert Health • COVID-19 • MCA Program Assistance MCA Campus Innovation Center Resource Network • HC Bootcamps • Tech Tuesdays • HC Innovation Challenge (Manufacturing & HC Providers) - Winners win $ • and/or pilot site opportunities Product Development • BIO-EPJ Recruit BIO-EPJ Members • Prototype Development, Scale & Manufacturing •
MCA STEM Innovation Lab Camp • A FREE* One-Day STEM Focused Camp that will introduce students to STEM fields – with a special focus on healthcare, biomedical industries and innovation in our region. • 4 Components • Introduction to the MCA • Career Exploration • Tour of Building • Demonstrations and Hands-on Experiments * School/group is responsible for transportation & lunch MCA Foundation
Snapshot of STEM Camp STEM Camp Statistics Total # of camps: 14 Total # of students: 382 Total #of schools: 9 Total # of school districts: 4 Agenda is subject to change MCA Foundation
Demonstrations & Hands-on Experiments MCA Foundation
Clinical Trials Landscape “I have often wondered if there are medical treatments that never made it to patients because of the lack of clinical trial participation.”
Miss ission : to expand and accelerate our region’s infrastructure and competitiveness in clinical research and innovation. Clinical 30 30+ + key y in industry stak akeholders from the US US and Mexico Trials Consortium • Improve health of individuals in our region • Imp mprove regi egion onal acc access to o hea healthcare inn nnovator ors • Le Lead in n the the de develo lopment of of ne new med medic icin ines, me medic ical l de devic ices/d /dia iagn gnostic ics 30 + Institutions • Expand the region’s attractiveness for biomedical research 6 Partners • Facilitate clinical trial innovation, operational excellence & collaboration https://mcamericas.org/clinical-trials • Advance niche areas matching our region’s core capabilities and health disparities
The Definition, The Types, How It’s Different and The Clinical Research Process What is Clinical Research?
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