The Temple Health and Bioscience District (THBD) is the only such district established in the state of Texas, and is devoted to the creation and development of healthcare and bioscience/biotechnology opportunities within the City of Temple.
To assert this mission, THBD is a signatory to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in 2009 among Temple-based Participating Entities (Collaborators) for the establishment and operation of the THBD Office and Laboratory Facility. The Key Collaborators are Scott & White, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple College, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System of Central Texas, Blackland Research and Extension Center, and the City of Temple (linked below).