Nucleate Texas House @ SXSW 2026
Nucleate Texas House @ SXSW 2026
Welcome to Nucleate Texas House, our unofficial SXSW 2026 home base where science, startups, and culture collide in the heart of Austin 🔥🧬🎶
Texas is building something real. World-class research institutions, a growing founder pipeline, patient-scale clinical access, and a new generation of operators are turning the state into the next major biotech hub. Nucleate Texas House brings that story to life by gathering the people actually building it.
Throughout the afternoon, evening, and night, join founders, scientists, investors, clinicians, and creatives for an open, high-energy gathering designed for connection beyond panels and pitch decks. Expect great music, strong conversations, and fun drinks as the day turns into night 🍸🤝
Hosted in partnership with Tech Ranch Austin, Wild Gins, and Powerhouse Therapeutics.
This is an unofficial SXSW event with open attendance. SXSW badges provide priority entry, but all guests must RSVP. Entry is first come, first served, subject to venue capacity (ENTRY IS NOT GUARANTEED). Guests without a badge should plan to arrive early and stand in the GA line. All guests must be 21 years of age or older (valid government issued ID required).
Whether you are building, investing, hiring, or just curious about what is coming next, this is the place to experience the momentum behind Texas biotech in real time 🚀
DJ Sets by Rosetta Stoned and Friends
Event Partners
Tech Ranch Austin helps innovators, startups, and scaleups gain access to markets to drive global impact through enabling relationships, resources, and practices.
Wild Gins WildBark West Texas Dry Gin and WildJune Western Style Gin are the only gins in the world featuring native Texas junipers from the West Texas Mountains.
Powerhouse Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing cell therapies that help patients fight the deadliest cancers.
Interested in sponsoring?
Nucleate Texas House offers a rare opportunity to engage directly with founders, investors, and operators shaping the future of biotech in Texas. Reach out to [email protected]
We extend our appreciation to the sponsors and partners who directly support the Nucleate Texas chapter. Their commitment strengthens our mission to empower emerging founders and expand the biotech innovation ecosystem across the state. Their contributions help create the open-access programming, community events, and founder support that make Nucleate Texas possible.
Chapter Sponsors: Lyda Hill Philanthropies, McCombs Foundation, University of Texas at Dallas, Novogene
About the Host:
Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. Visit www.nucleate.org for more information, and visit https://nucleate.org/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.
We want to thank our HQ and Regional supporters for championing our open-access mission and empowering the next generation of biotech entrepreneurs!
Platinum: Eli Lilly and Company, Genentech, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, MilliporeSigma
Philanthropic Support: Lyda Hill Philanthropies
Preferred Partners: Pillar VC, Amino Collective, Fenwick, Excedr, Mercury, Brex, Fedsprout, Browne Consulting
In-Kind Support: AcademicLabs, Lens.org