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59th Medical Wing partners with BioMedSA to accelerate medical technology commercialization
July 16, 2026 — The 59th Medical Wing, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, recently executed a new partnership agreement with BioMedSA to advance medical science and technology. This collaboration utilizes a partnership intermediary agreement to bridge the gap between military medical research and commercial healthcare solutions, facilitating joint activities with educational institutions and small businesses...

59th Medical Wing Chief Scientist’s Office hosts VelocityTX Chief Innovation Officer to strengthen strategic innovation partnership
March 23, 2026 — The 59th Medical Wing Science and Technology Directorate recently hosted Jeremy Nelson, PhD, during a visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland following his appointment as the new Chief Innovation Officer for VelocityTX...

Combat casualty care technology receives FDA breakthrough designation for the 'AI-GUIDE'
January 30, 2026 — The Defense Health Agency marked a major milestone in battlefield medicine after the FDA granted Breakthrough Device Designation to the AI-GUIDE system, an AI-enabled robotic ultrasound device developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory. The achievement reflects close collaboration among the DHA, 59th Medical Wing, 959th Medical Group, Brooke Army Medical Center, and MIT researchers to accelerate life-saving innovation for warfighters...

Teaming with small business to improve technology, save lives on battlefield
December 6, 2024 — In the not-so-distant future, a U.S. medic may encounter an injured warfighter on a remote battlefield. Instead of drawing a liquid painkiller from a vial using a needle and syringe, they will pull a mini-autoinjector from their bag, activate, and immediately administer to their patient. The medic will be able to ease the warfighter’s pain in seconds instead of agonizing minutes...