| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.11.2024 | The Future of Innovation: Houston's Rising Stars in Technology and Healthcare | Houston is a city of dreams and innovation. It’s a melting pot of ideas, where technology and healthcare intertwine. Recent developments in autonomous trucking, biotechnology, and educational philanthropy are setting the stage for a brighte... |
| 05.11.2024 | Houston's Innovation Landscape: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Opportunities | Houston is a city of dreams and determination. It’s a melting pot of innovation, where entrepreneurs are forging paths in uncharted territories. The recent Houston Innovation Awards highlighted this spirit, showcasing the wisdom of finalist... |
| 05.11.2024 | Houston firm scores 2 grants to support testing treatment for addiction, neurodegenerative diseases | A Houston organization devoted to developing early-stage therapeutic and medical device technologies announced fresh funding for one of its startups.
Fannin Partners' Goldenrod Therapeutics, received a $320,000 Phase I SBIR grant from the N... |
| 05.11.2024 | Autonomous truck company taps breaks on Houston-Dallas route | Autonomous truck company Aurora Innovation says it won't start hauling freight without humans on board until April of next year, a delay from previous statements that commercial service would begin by the end of 2024.
The Pittsburgh company... |
| 04.11.2024 | Houston joins newly launched 4-city, space-focused network | Four cities from around the world have teamed up on a mission to grow aeronautics, space, and astronomy.
The Space Cities Network launched last month at the International Congress and Convention Association Congress in Abu Dhabi. The first ... |
| 08.10.2024 | GBI Biomanufacturing and Allterum Therapeutics Announce Strategic Collaboration to Manufacture Therapeutic Antibody for Clinical Trials | PLANTATION, Florida and HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GBI Biomanufacturing, a leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), and Allterum Therapeutics, a Fannin-Founded Company, are pleased to announce a ... |
| 17.09.2024 | Pulmotect Raises $5.9M Series C Round Led by Fannin Partners | Funding led by Fannin Partners with participation by Axil Capital provides support for the Company’s Phase 2 Anti-Viral Trial and further development of PUL-042 HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, September 17, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Pulmotect,... |
| 12.06.2024 | Houston researcher advances promising early-stage cancer diagnosis method | Could detecting cancer one day be as easy as taking a blood test? Wei-Chuan Shih, a University of Houston researcher and Cullen College of Engineering professor of electrical and computer engineering, has reported a 98.7-percent rate of acc... |
| 12.06.2024 | Meet the Houston innovator setting student startups up for success | Rice University can barely keep up with the interest of students in entrepreneurial classes and programming — even in the summer.
The university's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship offers around 30 classes a year and over a d... |
| 29.05.2024 | Fannin launches Radiomer Therapeutics with novel targeting vector/ligand platform for radiopharmaceuticals | Radiomer Therapeutics is a Fannin company
Fannin Partners announces today that Radiomer Therapeutics has been launched with undisclosed pre-seed funding to continue aggressive development of its radiopharmaceutical/ radioligand therapy plat... |
| 22.04.2024 | Houston Spaceport takes off with second phase of development | Since the Houston Spaceport secured the 10th FAA-Licensed commercial spaceport designation in 2015, the development's tenants have gone on to secure billions in NASA contracts. Now, the Houston Spaceport is on to its next phase of growth.
“... |
| 22.04.2024 | New report calls for Houston health care community to take action amid climate change | A new report underscores an “urgent need” for health care systems in the Houston area to combat climate change and avoid an environmental “code blue.”
“By adopting collaborative strategies and leveraging technological innovations, health ca... |
| 11.04.2024 | Texas lands in top 10 most-expensive cities for running a new business | Everything is bigger in Texas — or at least somewhat bigger — and that appears to include the cost of running a new business.
A new ranking from business consulting firm Venture Smarterputs Texas at No. 9 among the states with the highest e... |
| 10.04.2024 | Accenture, Goodwill-backed cleantech job accelerator celebrates Houston launch | A major nonprofit and a worldwide corporate leader have teamed up to advance cleantech jobs — and the program has officially celebrated its launch in Houston.
Goodwill Houston, in collaboration with Accenture, BlocPower, and Goodwill Indust... |
| 08.04.2024 | Allterum Therapeutics receives $12 million product development grant from CPRIT to advance anti-CD127 therapeutic antibody into clinic | Allterum Therapeutics is a Fannin company
Allterum Therapeutics, Inc. has been awarded a $12 million product development grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). This grant will support the clinical evaluati... |
| 02.04.2024 | Houston researcher scores prestigious NSF award for machine learning, power grid tech | An associate professor at the University of Houston received the highly competitive National Science Foundation CAREER Award earlier this month for a proposal focused on integrating renewable resources to improve power grids.
The award gran... |
| 29.03.2024 | Latest Houston health tech news dominates this week's top stories | Editor's note:Let's roundup the top Houston innovation news from the week. Trending Houston tech and startup articles on InnovationMap included introducing the Texas Medical Center's ongoing cohort, generative AI at Baylor College of Medici... |
| 28.03.2024 | Texas Space Commission launches, Houston execs named to leadership | Governor Greg Abbott announced the Texas Space Commission, naming its inaugural board of directors and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium Executive Committee.
The announcement came at NASA's Johnson Space Center, and the ... |
| 28.03.2024 | City of Houston approves $13M for new security tech at renovated IAH terminal | A new terminal currently under construction at George Bush Intercontinental Airport just got the green light for new security technology.
This week, Houston City Council unanimously approved the funding for the new Mickey Leland Internation... |
| 31.01.2024 | Houston innovator plays the long game of life science innovation with optimized capital efficiency | Commercializing a life science innovation that has the potential to enhance or even save the lives of millions of patients is a marathon, not a sprint. That's how Atul Varadhachary thinks of it, and he's leading an organization that's activ... |
| 23.11.2022 | SXSW announces first keynote and more featured speakers for 2023 festival | For Texans — especially Austinites — if there's one major milestone that truly puts the pandemic behind us, it's the in-person return of SXSW. We got a taste of it this year with the hybrid online/in-person format, but 2023 will likely be t... |
| 23.11.2022 | Houston low-carbon fuel company scores United investment, plans to IPO via spac | It’s been a momentous month for Houston-based NEXT Renewable Fuels Inc.
On November 15, United Airlines Ventures announced an investment of up to $37.5 million in the next-generation, low-carbon fuel producing company.
Just a week later, th... |
| 16.11.2022 | Texas coworking company opens latest location in downtown Houston | A Texas-based coworking company has rolled out its fifth Houston-area location just on the edge of downtown.
Common Desk has opened in 32,000 square feet of space in the POST Houston, a recently renovated historic building built in 1934 at ... |
| 15.11.2022 | Photos: InnovationMap, HX share moments from the Houston Innovation Awards Gala | Last week, the Houston Innovation Awards Gala honored 44 honorees within the Houston innovation ecosystem and named 11 winners across categories.
The event, held November 9 at the Ion, was hosted by InnovationMap and Houston Exponential. Ne... |
| 14.11.2022 | Houston organization leads collaboration to advance Gulf Coast clean hydrogen projects | A handful of organizations have joined forces to create a new hub for the advancement of clean hydrogen projects in Texas, Southwest Louisiana, and the surrounding Gulf Coast region.
The HyVelocity Hub announced last week that it is applyin... |
| 09.11.2022 | Houston founder grows B2B SaaS platform that's supporting the neurodiverse workforce | Much of the workforce — and humanity in general – is neurodiverse, and the business world doesn't factor in cognitive differences into the workplace like it should in order to support employees of all learning abilities.
Betsy Furler wanted... |
| 21.10.2022 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note:Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, Trailblazer Award recipient announced, th... |
| 21.10.2022 | Tech company revs up support for Texas women in STEM at special F1 event | This week, the worlds of the Lone Star State's tech scene, women in STEM, and Formula 1 collided.
At a private event on Wednesday, October 19, hosted by computational software company Cadence Design Systems, Senior VP of Global HR Tina Jone... |
| 21.10.2022 | Finalists named ahead of 2022 Houston Innovation Awards Gala | The Houston Innovation Awards Gala is just a few weeks away — and now the city knows who all it will be celebrating on November 9.
Eight judges evaluated over 150 companies and individuals across 11 categories for the 2022 Houston Innovatio... |
| 20.10.2022 | 4 lessons learned from this Houston-based serial entrepreneur | A true test to determine if you are an entrepreneur is knowing if you can recognize your failures. From the outside, we often think of every business leader as having a resume of success stories. You see CEOs in magazines, on television, an... |
| 20.10.2022 | 6 startups join Houston sports tech program | A Houston-based organization focused on advancing sports tech startups has named its latest cohort.
Pokatok Labs announced the addition of six companies to its portfolio as the program — focused on seed and series A startups across health t... |
| 19.10.2022 | Houston startup names new exec, innovators join prestigious program, and more news | Houston's cooling down, but the city's innovation news is heating up, and there might be some headlines you may have missed.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston startups and tech, a Houston startup has a new C-level exec, two in... |
| 19.10.2022 | Houston innovator grows mobile vet clinic amid growing industry challenges | For years, Dr. Katie Eick wanted to provide mobile veterinary care for her patients, but the technology wasn't where it needed to be. She took a gamble and bought her first truck in 2016 as ridesharing and mobile ordering took off. A new bu... |
| 18.10.2022 | Houston sustainable energy company to be acquired by industry giant for $4.1B | BP’s proposed $4.1 billion acquisition of Houston-based Archaea Energy promises to dramatically boost the energy giant’s presence in the biogas market.
Publicly traded Archaea is one of the largest producers of renewable natural gas, or RNG... |
| 18.10.2022 | IKEA to test self-driving deliveries between Houston and Dallas | A California-based driving trucking company has announced a new partnership with IKEA to pilot autonomous freight deliveries in Texas.
Kodiak Roboticsand IKEA agreed on a pilot program announced today that will transport IKEA products seven... |
| 17.10.2022 | Houston researchers create unprecedented solar energy technology that improves on efficiency | Two Houstonians have developed a new system of harvesting solar energy more efficiently.
Bo Zhao, the Kalsi Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Houston, along with his doctoral student Sina Jafari Ghalekohneh,... |
| 17.10.2022 | 4 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to four local innovators across industries — from digital health to research — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Tatiana Fofanova, co-fo... |
| 17.10.2022 | Report: Houston, Texas rank as top locations for coworking space | Attention all Houston-based remote workers, small business owners, and startups — if you're looking for flexible office space, you're in the right place.
Both the city and state have landed on CoworkingCafe's list of the best places for cow... |
| 14.10.2022 | 2022 Trailblazer Award recipient named for Houston Innovation Awards | In less than a month, InnovationMap and Houston Exponential will honor dozens of movers and shakers within the Houston innovation community at the 2022 Houston Innovation Awards — and the first award recipient has officially been named.
Bla... |
| 14.10.2022 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note:Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a roundup of recent startup funding, busi... |
| 14.10.2022 | New surfing lagoon paradise to bring ocean-perfect waves to Houston | Thanks to its relative proximity to the coast, Houston has always enjoyed an underground surf culture (be it shortboarding, longboarding, or even tanker surfing). Now, those who walk the nose and shred can at a new, world-class surf destina... |
| 13.10.2022 | Houston research team snags $2M grant for virus sensing tech | A team of researchers from Rice University have received a $2 million grant to develop a unique technology that speeds up the analysis of wastewater for viruses from hours to seconds.
The team is based out of Rice’s George R. Brown School o... |
| 13.10.2022 | Houston biotech commercialization company tapped for prestigious federal program | Fannin Innovation Studio, a Houston-based biotech company, is teaming up with a federal agency to test the company’s leading candidate for treatment of substance abuse disorders.
The Addiction Treatment Discovery Program within the National... |
| 03.10.2022 | Fannin Innovation Studio Accepted Into NIDA’s Medications Discovery Program | HOUSTON (PRWEB) October 03, 2022
Fannin Innovation Studio, an early-stage biomedical development and commercialization company, announces that the company will be partnering with the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), a federal scient... |
| 02.12.2021 | Pulmotect Provides Results from Two Randomized, Placebo Controlled Phase-2 Trials of PUL-042 Against COVID-19 | Pulmotect, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, announced results from the second of two Phase 2 clinical trials undertaken in the United States with the support of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to evaluate PUL-042 against C... |
| 11.08.2021 | Fannin Innovation Studio Awarded $2,000,000 NIH Grant for Development of a Novel Antivenom Therapeutic Based on Next-Generation Aptamers | HOUSTON (PRWEB) August 11, 2021
Fannin Innovation Studio announces it has been awarded a $2,000,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, National Institutes of Health ... |
| 13.05.2021 | To expand or not to expand? Houston researcher weighs in on global growth | You built your business from the ground up, patiently finding techniques and products that work, carefully crafting solid bonds with your clients. Then one day a new project, opportunity or simple request poses a question: Is it time to bra... |
| 11.05.2021 | Global accelerator announces 5 startups to its Houston cohort | Five Houston companies have been tapped to participate in a Houston-based, early-stage startup accelerator with a national presence.
The accelerator, gBETA, selected the five Houston companies out of over 85 applicants. The cohort represent... |
| 10.05.2021 | Energy giant makes Houston sole headquarters in massive move | Power player NRG Energy is laser focused on Houston. The Bayou City will be the energy giant's new sole headquarters; the company will no longer split between Houston and Princeton, New Jersey.
The move to a single headquarters simplifies b... |
| 06.05.2021 | Houston research: Why venture capital firms might change a startup's leadership | Consider the 21st century's most storied CEOs: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos. All have one thing in common – not only did they run their companies, they founded them.
Each of these corporate leaders, in other words, had to deal with ve... |
| 04.05.2021 | Houston hospital reveals renderings of Austin outpost ahead of groundbreaking | Texas Children's Hospital is working on its first freestanding location in Austin — and the hospital system just released a first look at what the state-of-the-art building will look like.
The new Texas Children's Austin campus — to be loca... |
| 03.05.2021 | These are Houston's 4 best high schools in 2021, says recent report | t's report card time, and four Houston high schools have made the grade, earning top 100 spots in this year's prestigious U.S. News & World Report rankings of the Best U.S. High Schools. One even merited a special distinction.
Houston's... |
| 28.04.2021 | Houston startup selected for international carbontech accelerator | A new international accelerator focused on the commercialization of carbontech has announced its new cohort — and one Houston-based company has made the cut.
Cemvita Factory has been accepted into the Carbon to Value Initiative, a recently ... |
| 28.04.2021 | Houston investor goes all in on funding female founders | Carrie Colbert wasn't planning on becoming a venture capital investor — it just happened organically.
"This has been kind of a backwards process. Our fund was driven by demand," Colbert, founder and general partner of Houston-base... |
| 27.04.2021 | EY makes the case for people and culture amid historical oil and gas disruption | When considering the future of energy, you might see a world powered by cleaner energy sources and guided by bots and algorithms in the workplace. But digitalization and decarbonization are complex transitions. The road ahead will mix human... |
| 21.04.2021 | Houston researchers tap into tech to provide new brain-related health care solutions | Research, perhaps now more than ever, is crucial to expanding and growing innovation in Houston — and it's happening across the city right under our noses.
In InnovationMap's latest roundup of research news, three Houston institutions are w... |
| 21.04.2021 | ExxonMobil announces $100B carbon-capture hub for Houston area | In a move that would be a gamechanger for Houston, oil and gas giant ExxonMobil envisions creating a $100 billion carbon-capture hub along the Houston Ship Channel.
ExxonMobil foresees the Houston Ship Channel being the site of an "inn... |
| 21.04.2021 | Newly appointed innovation leader calls for more health care collaboration in Houston | Allison Post is a professional dot connector for the Texas Heart Institute. Located in the Texas Medical Center and founded in 1962, THI has long had a history of innovation — from Denton Cooley, THI's founder, performing the first artifici... |
| 20.04.2021 | Web page or app? Houston expert shares his tips for launching your online platform | One of the biggest decisions you'll have to make as an entrepreneur is whether you should host your product or service on the web, via an app, or through a webapp. In this quick guide, I'll go over a few tips to help you narrow down the opt... |
| 20.04.2021 | New Houston accelerator supporting BIPOC in aerospace announces inaugural cohort | A new accelerator program that is focused on aerospace innovation and supporting entrepreneurs who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color has announced its first cohort.
The Ion's Aerospace Innovation Accelerator for Minority Business E... |
| 19.04.2021 | Houston supercar dealer now accepting Dogecoin as payment | Post Oak Motor Cars is now accepting dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that recently gained new heights of popularity following support from Tesla founder Elon Musk, as a form of payment. New Bugatti, Bentley, Karma, and Rolls-Royce vehicles are s... |
| 19.04.2021 | Houston startup rolls out blockchain-as-a-service model | A Houston blockchain startup has launched a new service that allows companies to enroll in the platform in just a few clicks.
Houston-based blockchain network developer Topl has announced the new platform, which is in its public beta stage.... |
| 19.04.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — energy venture, sports tech, and communications — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Barbar... |
| 16.04.2021 | Houston is poised to lead 5G growth in Texas, according to a new report | Based on one key measure, Houston sits at the forefront of a telecom revolution that could spark a regional economic impact of more than $30 billion.
Data published recently by the Texas Comptroller's Office points out that as of last Novem... |
| 16.04.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, self-driving pizza deliveries launching,... |
| 09.04.2021 | Houston health center working with new study that uses app to track long-term COVID-19 effects | Aided by technology, medical sleuths at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are tracking the long-term effects of COVID-19 as part of a national study.
At the heart of the study is an app that allows patients who have s... |
| 09.04.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a guest column on the challenges of spac... |
| 01.04.2021 | Rice University rises with plan to significantly grow student body | Houston's list-topping Ivy League of the South hub is set to see significant growth. Rice University's board of trustees has approved a plan to enlarge its undergraduate student body by 20 percent, the school announced. That means some addi... |
| 01.04.2021 | Houston startup with life-saving innovation receives $2M grant | A $2 million federal grant will enable Houston-based PolyVascular to launch human trials of what it hails as the first polymer-based heart valve for children.
In conjunction with the grant, Dr. Will Clifton has joined the medical device com... |
| 31.03.2021 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events online in April | This month, Houstonians have yet another good batch of online innovation events — from Zoom panels to virtual conferences — and you and your tech network need to know about them.
Here's a roundup of virtual events not to miss this month — f... |
| 30.03.2021 | International hotel chain taps Houston staffing startup to get teams back to work | A Houston startup has struck a deal with a major new client focused on getting employees back to work at its 6,000 locations worldwide.
Maryland-based international hotelier Choice Hotels International Inc. selected Houston-based WizeHire i... |
| 26.03.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a guest column about the importance of d... |
| 26.03.2021 | Houston named a top city for women in STEM fields | If you're a woman in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and you call Houston home, according to a new report, you're doing it right.
In honor of Women's History Month, CommercialCafe updated its 2020 ranking of the top U.S. ci... |
| 26.03.2021 | Amazon ramps up delivery service in Houston with 4 new outposts | Houstonians who anxiously watch their Amazon order status when it's "out for delivery" can take heart that the process may now be speedier.
Jeff Bezos' global juggernaut of all things shopping has just announced four new delivery ... |
| 25.03.2021 | Texas named a best state for remote work | Economic development boosters regularly tout Texas as a business-friendly state. Now, they can add another positive attribute: Texas ranks as one of the top remote-work-friendly states in the U.S.
A new list from the CareerCloud career plat... |
| 24.03.2021 | Houston accelerator announces third cohort focused on sustainability | The Ion Smart and Resilient Cities Accelerator has named the five companies participating in its latest cohort, which starts next week.
Launched in 2019, the programing for the accelerator and its member companies focus on addressing the ne... |
| 22.03.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In the week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — data science, consumer tech, and medical device innovation — recently making headlines.
Angela Holmes, chi... |
| 22.03.2021 | Houston METRO partnership receives $1.5M federal grant to bring electric buses to the Third Ward | Get ready to ride a new fleet of zero emission shuttles from Houston METRO. Global consulting firm AECOM and METRO partnered on new electric bus initiative and have recently been granted $1.5 million from the Federal Transit Administration ... |
| 19.03.2021 | Houston energy startup acquired by growing tech company | February's massive winter weather disaster underscored the fragile availability and volatile cost of electricity in the Houston area and throughout Texas. Just a month after the calamity, a Washington, D.C.-based company has scooped up Hous... |
| 19.03.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a guest column about competing for in-de... |
| 18.03.2021 | The Ion Houston names new partner, growing startup names new CTO, and more local innovation news | It's been a busy week with virtual SXSW, spring break, and more. For this reason, some of Houston's innovation news may have fallen through some of the cracks.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation, a Houston startup gr... |
| 18.03.2021 | Google to invest $50M in Texas and shares new details on its upcoming Houston office | Mark it on your calendars: In May, Google is expected to complete the buildout of its first office in Houston.
Google will occupy one floor totaling 11,000 square feet in the One Buffalo Heights building at 3663 Washington Ave. The tech gia... |
| 18.03.2021 | Houston expert: How to use the power of data and analytics to inform small businesses | Starting a business in a digital era brings entrepreneurs unprecedented advantages with technology and tools designed to optimize a business' operation. Whether it is a B2C or B2B, business owners can gather almost any data and metrics to i... |
| 17.03.2021 | Here's how Texas ranks among the nation's most innovative states | Innovation is one of the cogs of any state's economic engine, and it appears Texas' innovation cogs are decently oiled.
Texas ranks 17th in a new study by personal finance website WalletHub of the country's innovative states. While the Lone... |
| 17.03.2021 | Deloitte recognizes the importance of becoming — and remaining — distinctly human | COVID-19 proved that people and organizations are capable of tremendous growth under the pressure of a crisis.
The challenge for many will be to sustain that momentum to discover new ways to thrive in the long term, even as disruption const... |
| 17.03.2021 | Tech exec shares how she's excited to 'make a splash' in Houston with recent expansion | When Rachel Moncton decided she wanted to move back to the United States after years of growing consumer tech company ClassPass internationally, she had no clue where she was going to end up.
The current vice president of marketing had serv... |
| 17.03.2021 | Overheard: Houston's innovation leaders weigh in on the city's developing ecosystem at SXSW | Another day of SXSW 2021 has concluded, and just like the first day, Houston innovators logged on to discuss technology and innovation that's taking off in town.
The second of the two days of programming focused on the development of the Ho... |
| 16.03.2021 | How Houston small businesses can stand out when competing for in-demand talent | As the economic recovery gears up, small business owners increasingly need to hire and retain the best talent available in their industry. The challenge for small- and medium-sized business owners is how to compete with large corporations t... |
| 16.03.2021 | Panel: How ESG is affecting the energy transition | Editor's note: For SXSW 2021, the Greater Houston Partnership produced two days of interviews and panels hosted by me — Natalie Harms, editor of InnovationMap — and focused on Houston innovation. One focused on how Houston is leading the en... |
| 15.03.2021 | New report shows what industries in Houston are attracting the most venture capital investment | According to a recently released report, a few key industries in Houston have attracted the bulk of the city's venture capital investment dollars.
The Houston Tech Report by the Greater Houston Partnership and Houston Exponential has reveal... |
| 15.03.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In the week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three innovators across industries — plastics manufacturing, software, blockchain — recently making headlines.
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| 15.03.2021 | Houston data science company expands pandemic-inspired research tool | Last fall, Houston-based Mercury Data Science released an AI-driven app designed to help researchers unlock COVID-19-related information tucked into biomedical literature. The app simplified access to data about subjects like genes, protein... |
| 12.03.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a guest column about addressing the digi... |
| 12.03.2021 | 7 can't-miss events at virtual SXSW featuring Houston speakers | Many Houstonians were hoping to be able head out to Austin next week for SXSW 2021, but now they don't have to venture out from behind their computer screens.
SXSW has pivoted to virtual this year, but the online schedule still features all... |
| 11.03.2021 | How technology helped Houston fight against the pandemic | The entire world came to a standstill when the COVID-19 pandemic came knocking at the door, and Houston was no different than the rest. Businesses got shut down, people were losing jobs left and right, the medical infrastructure was wheezin... |
| 11.03.2021 | Houston experts: Diversity is key to venture capital success | Venture capital firms across the board have a goal of driving a return on their investments, but getting a good ROI and factoring in diversity and inclusion into the equation are not mutually exclusive.
In fact, on a panel at the HX Venture... |
| 11.03.2021 | The future of Houston's economy shines bright, according to new report | The Houston metro area shed 141,300 jobs last year — the worst one-year job loss ever recorded in the region — and the area's unemployment rate peaked at 14.3 percent last April. But, according to a new ranking, there's at least one bright ... |
| 10.03.2021 | Rice University's Shell-backed hub announces latest research grants | Several clean energy research teams have been awarded grants from a Rice University hub that focuses on innovating zero-emissions technology.
The Carbon Hub has awarded seven seed grants to research teams working on solutions for clean ener... |
| 10.03.2021 | Houston startup plans to expand to revolutionize tech-enabled small business support | Hiring and recruiting has been a challenging and inefficient process for small businesses — yet it could not be more important as a company with a small, growing team.
"Today, whether you're running a startup for the first or second ti... |
| 10.03.2021 | Houston B2B software company raises $3.2M in seed funding to grow team and product | A Houston-based software-as-a-service company that is revolutionizing the contract process has closed a round of funding this week.
DocJuris, founded in 2018, raised $3.2 million in seed funding led by New York-based RTP Seed with additiona... |
