AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI Governance: Frontier AI “kill switch” bills are heating up in Congress, with proposals splitting power between DHS, private actors, and Commerce/auditors—raising alarms about cybersecurity mission creep. Biotech & Health: Opsin Biotherapeutics won a $2.35M NIH SBIR to advance optogenetic neuromodulation for chronic pain, while CTMC pushed a partner TIL cell therapy into pivotal-stage manufacturing and Verily was tapped by ARPA-H to build the CIRCLE ICU immune-data platform. Space & STEM: Crew-13 successfully launched to the ISS after weather uncertainty, and Texas students kept rocket momentum going with Orange Coast College’s lab launch wins. Energy & Industry: AMPP launched a new CCUS corrosion-control course for materials selection, and Texas continues to court big tech/data-center investment amid permitting and power-grid scrutiny. Public Safety & Policy: DPS voter-registration backlogs and a Big Bend border-construction pause expiring keep election access and land-use fights in focus. Local Tech & Community: SPIARS Engineering is consolidating in Plano’s Assembly Park, and Texas A&M McAllen hosts Aggieland Saturday for community STEM pathways.
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