| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.09.2021 | Deloitte launches first-of-its-kind clean energy lab in Houston | Houston will become home to professional services giant Deloitte's largest and most technologically advanced immersive, interactive innovation hub dubbed the Deloitte Greenhouse, Powered by Energy & Industrials.
Co-located with the comp... |
| 28.09.2021 | Research: 5 mistakes Houston entrepreneurs should be making | We all have heard "you learn from your mistakes," so, why do a lot of startup blogs warn entrepreneurs of the mistakes they shouldn't make when starting a business, but not very many tell them what mistakes they should be making? ... |
| 28.09.2021 | High-tech virtual reality experience blasts into the Space City | From the earliest days of our circling the planet in a tiny NASA capsule — to Elon Musk's SpaceX current commercial journeys — Houston and space travel will be forever and inexorably linked.
Fitting, then, that an unprecedented new immersiv... |
| 27.09.2021 | Real estate giant to open another downtown Houston coworking hub | A new downtown Houston skyscraper that's on the rise and expected to be completed by the end of the year will offer flexible office space.
Texas Tower will feature The Square, Hines' flexible office product, the international real estate fi... |
| 27.09.2021 | University of Houston scores national award for championing diversity | Fresh off news of a new free health clinic for the homeless, the University of Houston is once again making headlines for its commitment to empowering the community. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has announced UH and the University of Hou... |
| 10.08.2021 | Houston businessman sells online gaming casino in $1.56B deal with fantasy sports tech company | DraftKings, the nationally renown fantasy sports and online sportsbook company (Nasdaq: DKNG), announced it will acquire Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta's Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNOG) in an all-stock transaction valu... |
| 10.08.2021 | How Houston companies can best learn and navigate startup etiquette | We often rely on frameworks, skillsets, and mindsets – many of which we can acquire in the classroom – to prepare us for a successful career. Even at Lilie, we emphasize the importance of entrepreneurial thinking and design processes. Yet w... |
| 09.08.2021 | City of Houston launches pilot program to promote stormwater infrastructure growth | The City of Houston has launched a pilot project that will speed up the permitting process for environmentally friendly stormwater projects.
The Green Stormwater Infrastructure Expedited Permitting Pilot Program, announced August 4, will ap... |
| 02.08.2021 | 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 — from energy to health care — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Will Womble, CEO of Umbrage... |
| 02.08.2021 | Rice University bioengineers create insulin-producing medical device | A team of bioengineers at Houston's own Rice University have created an implant that can produce insulin for Type 1 diabetics. The device is being created by using 3D printing and smart biomaterials.
Omid Veiseh, an assistant professor of b... |
| 29.07.2021 | These 10 Houston companies rank among best U.S. employers for young professionals | Ten businesses in the Greater Houston area are clocking in among the country's best employers for millennials, according to a new report.
The Best Workplaces for Millennials list is published annually by Fortune magazine and compiled by Gre... |
| 20.07.2021 | The way a workplace is structured can make or break business, Rice University research finds | It's a paradox of power: research shows that hierarchies often undermine the very structures they are designed to uphold. Within organizations, conflicts between members can erode entire systems. In a groundbreaking paper, Rice Business Pro... |
| 19.07.2021 | Exclusive: New accelerator launches to prepare Houston's future civic leaders | A new nonprofit program dedicated to preparing the future leaders of the city of Houston's is launching with the city's burgeoning innovation ecosystem in mind.
HTXelerator is a three-month program that trains its group of aspiring politici... |
| 19.07.2021 | Free virtual event helps healthtech companies go global | In the growing healthtech sector, two is better than one — two partners, that is. If you've ever been curious what collaborating with an international company would be like, HealthTech Beyond Borders can provide answers.
The free virtual ev... |
| 16.07.2021 | Innovative brain injury rehabilitation center breaks ground in Southeast Houston | The Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute broke ground July 14 on a 64,000-square-foot research and rehabilitation center at Nassau Bay's Space Park, near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
The Nassau Bay City Council granted a permit last year for... |
| 14.07.2021 | ERCOT announces plan to improve Texas power grid reliability | Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently demanded aggressive action from state utility regulators to shore up the power grid.
Now, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, is revealing its plan to address improvements.
On Tuesday, July 1... |
| 12.07.2021 | 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 — from medical device development to fintech — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Stephanie C... |
| 08.07.2021 | These 10 Houston startups closed funding rounds in Q2 | It's been a banner year for Houston startups raising funds. From an Amazon competitor emerging from stealth and snagging a $25 million series A to a $74 million series B for a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, Houston's innovative c... |
| 08.07.2021 | Fresh off a $1.4B exit, this Houston innovator is focused on funding medical device tech | Earlier this year, Houston-based serial entrepreneur Larry Lawson celebrated the exit of his medical device company, Preventice Solutions, which he sold to Boston ScientificBoston Scientific in a $1.4 billion deal.
Nowadays, Lawson is laser... |
| 05.07.2021 | 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 — from medical device development to fintech — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Dan Purvis,... |
| 05.07.2021 | Comcast gives 50 community centers in the Houston area an upgrade with free Wi-Fi | Comcast is giving a technology lift to thousands of people throughout the Houston metro area.
The media and tech giant says it has started 50 WiFi-equipped "Lift Zones" at community centers across the region. These zones enable lo... |
| 02.07.2021 | 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 how veterans are leadi... |
| 02.07.2021 | Houston's Johnson Space Center names history-making new director | NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has witnessed a universe of history-making moments. There's now another milestone to add to the list.
On June 30, Vanessa Wyche was named director of Johnson Space Center, becoming the first Black woma... |
| 02.07.2021 | Houston clean energy lab names 4 new companies to program | Halliburton Labs has doubled the number of clean energy companies that are operating out of its facilities with the addition of its second cohort.
Four companies have been selected for the program, joining four existing member companies of ... |
| 01.07.2021 | Houston expert looks into behavioral analytics in private equity, growth equity, and venture capital | Study after study puts the failure rate of mergers and acquisitions somewhere between 70 percent and 90 percent (2011, HBR). One KPMG study narrowed the band of M&A failures to 75 percent to 83 percent (2015, KPMG). One constant in the ... |
| 01.07.2021 | Beloved Houston children's hospital once again named top in nation by prestigious report | Innovative and pioneering, Texas Children's Hospital has landed on many a best-of list. The latest is a ranking of the best pediatric hospitals in the nation by the prestigious U.S. News & World Report.
Texas Children's ranks an impress... |
| 30.06.2021 | Nominate now: InnovationMap announces inaugural Houston innovation awards | Calling all Houston innovators — now is your time to shine.
InnovationMap and its partner, Houston-based Techwave, a global IT services and solutions provider, are pleased to present an inaugural set of awards honoring Houston's innovators ... |
| 30.06.2021 | Amazon yet again expands its presence in Houston | Jeff Bezos' global powerhouse is showing no signs of slowing; indeed, its Houston-area footprint is growing. Amazon Logistics has announced plans to open a new 180,000-square-foot delivery station located in League City.
This new outpost pr... |
| 30.06.2021 | Local tech exec expands med device company into oil and gas in a 'uniquely Houston' way | When asked about founding his company, the first thing Dan Purvis wants to talk about is the culture.
"The technology of today and the technology of 24 months from now will be very different," Purvis, CEO and founder of Houston-ba... |
| 29.06.2021 | MassChallenge Texas names the 71 startups that make up its latest Houston cohort | Five Houston-based startups have been accepted into MassChallenge's 50th startup accelerator.
Three of the local startups are part of the program's Houston cohort, and two are part of the Austin cohort. In all, 71 startups from around the w... |
| 29.06.2021 | Houston-based veterans will lead the energy transition, says this expert | Many people living in Houston don't realize that the veteran community is taking an increasing leadership role in the energy transition. The Greater Houston area is the second largest veteran community in America with over 5,500 new veteran... |
| 29.06.2021 | Houston energy exec launches well-plugging fintech | Long-time Houston energy executive Tony Sanchez has launched a new fintech company that aims to help oil and gas exploration and production operators decommission orphaned wells and cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.
The company, OneNexu... |
| 28.06.2021 | Houston-based research grant program doles out $23M to Texas scientists | One of the nation's largest private funders for health care research has announced $23 million in fresh funds — and about a third of that is going into the hands of Houstonians.
The Welch Foundation, based in Houston, announced its 2021 res... |
| 28.06.2021 | 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 — from software to cryptocurrency — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Spencer Randall, co-fo... |
