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SAN ANTONIO (July 21, 2026) VelocityTX’s Chief Innovation Officer Jeremy Nelson facilitated a meeting between research directors from Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, and U.S. Air Force 59th Medical Wing with representatives of the Houston-based TradeIL South-Midwest USA of Israel’s Foreign Trade Administration at VelocityTX Innovation Center. The meeting focused on future collaborations with Israeli companies that may be able to fulfill any requirements of the San Antonio-based research commands. VelocityTX is a nonprofit organization that seeks to advance San Antonio’s life science industry in order to promote sustainable economic and community growth. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer/Released)