With the healthcare industry growing by leaps and bounds in the El Paso/Las Cruces region, two local groups are working to bring all the major players together. “Healthcare is now the largest private industry in El Paso,” MCA officials shared via a news release. “the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation (MCA) along with the […]Read More
The Medical Center of the Americas (MCA) is calling all entrepreneurs, innovators, inventors, and startup founders to participate in their upcoming STARTUP Labs at the MCA. “Starting a company is not easy. Through STARTUP Labs anyone interested in creating or building a company can gain relevant knowledge and skills and begin to create the critical […]Read More
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. The grant will help launch the MCA Innovation Fund that will help increase startup success in the El […]Read More
The MCA Foundation’s Innovation Center will be hosting Demo Day 2019 on June 26, 2019 to showcase the startups and innovations being developed at the Cardwell Collaborative by the 2018-19 program cohort. Startup companies, entrepreneurs, and inventors that have been incubating at the MCA Innovation Center will highlight their progress and future impact while competing […]Read More
Students at Henderson Middle School who are interested in the medical field were lucky enough to visit the Medical Center of the Americas recently. The 60,000 square foot building consists of medical labs and research spaces that many healthcare professionals, life science researchers, and biomedical entrepreneurs use to collaborate. The field trip was an excellent […]Read More
Officials with the Medical Center of the Americas (MCA) Foundation announced on Friday the launch of its newly redesigned website with updated content and functionality that makes it easier to understand the MCA’s mission and initiatives. “This new website is important because the MCA is dedicated to both transparency and promotion,” said Emma Schwartz, President […]Read More
The MCA Foundation is headed to Boston this week to showcase El Paso’s biotechnology and life sciences sectors at the world’s largest biotechnology conference, the BIO International Convention. “This year, El Paso will have a voice and be well-represented at BIO International,” said Emma Schwartz, President of the MCA Foundation. “We are proud to partner […]Read More
On Tuesday, City Council authorized staff to explore expanding the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #6 (TIRZ 6) in Central El Paso to include taxable properties. “This is going to be a game changer for the MCA area. Currently, all properties within this TIRZ are tax exempt because they belong to publicly owned institutions. Expanding the […]Read More
The Medical Center of the Americas (MCA) Foundation was recently awarded a planning grant for $30,000 from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to begin the development of Career and Technical Education (CTE) tracks at Jefferson High School focused on advanced and bio manufacturing. The proposed curriculum will offer both dual credits and technical certifications, addressing the […]Read More
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