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| 11.08.2025 | HistoIndex Marks Another Step Forward with FibroSIGHT™ Plus: Introducing AI-based Quantitative Analysis in Fibrosis Assessment | SINGAPORE, Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HistoIndex, a pioneering leader in digital pathology solutions for chronic liver disease, has announced the launch of FibroSIGHT™ Plus, its second Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) available in the Uni... |
| 06.08.2025 | Houston Methodist receives $25M gift, renames department of medicine | Houston-based nonprofit The Duncan Fund has awarded a $25 million gift to Houston Methodist's department of medicine to establish new endowed fellowships, streamline complex care and bring artificial intelligence into the fold to develop mo... |
| 31.07.2025 | Ambience Healthcare Secures $243M: Reshaping Clinical AI | Ambience Healthcare secured $243 million in Series C funding. This massive investment propels its AI platform. The platform automates clinical documentation. It enhances coding accuracy and streamlines complex workflows. It integrates direc... |
| 29.07.2025 | AI-native clinical documentation startup Ambience Healthcare raises $243M
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| 29.07.2025 | Американский стартап Ambience в сфере здравоохранения оценен более чем в $1 млрд | Финансирование, которое будет официально объявлено во вторник, возглавили венчурная фирма Andreessen Horowitz и инвестиционная компания Oak HC/FT. В раунде также приняли участие ранее инвестировавшие фонды, включая стартап-фонд OpenAI, Klei... |
| 29.07.2025 | Ambience Healthcare Raises $243M to Expand Clinical Ambient AI Platform | What You Should Know:
– Ambience Healthcare, an ambient AI platform for documentation, coding, and clinical documentation integrity (CDI), today announced a $243M Series C funding round.
– Co-led by Oak HC/FT and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z),... |
| 03.06.2025 | Scotland's Wearable Ultrasound Revolution: A New Era in Health Tech | Scotland is on the brink of a technological renaissance. A new Special Interest Group (SIG) has emerged, uniting industrial and academic forces to champion wearable ultrasound technology. This initiative aims to position Scotland as a leade... |
| 03.06.2025 | Scotland's Leap into the Future: The Rise of Wearable Ultrasound Technology | Scotland is on the brink of a technological revolution. A new Special Interest Group (SIG) has emerged, aiming to position the nation at the forefront of wearable ultrasound technology. This initiative brings together academic and industria... |
| 28.05.2025 | Group Launched to Promote Wearable Ultrasound Tech in Scotland | A Special Interest Group (SIG) aimed at positioning Scotland to the fore in wearable ultrasound was launched this week, bringing industrial and academic partners together to explore advancement in wearable ultrasound technology.
This singul... |
| 30.04.2025 | Continuity Biosciences backs Joseph DeSimone PinPrint’s unique 3D printed microneedle tech | US-based biotechnology company Continuity Biosciences has invested in 3D printed microneedle technology specialist PinPrint to expand its focus from therapeutic delivery into aesthetic and cosmetic applications.
Designed to deliver vaccines... |
| 08.02.2025 | The Power of Naps: Unlocking Productivity and Well-Being | In the fast-paced world of work, the humble nap is often overlooked. Yet, it holds the key to unlocking creativity, productivity, and overall well-being. As our lives become increasingly hectic, the art of napping is making a comeback. It’s... |
| 07.02.2025 | Health | Devoted nap-takers explain the benefits of sleeping on the job | “They rejuvenate me in a way that I’m exponentially more useful and constructive and creative on the other side of a nap than I am when I’m forcing myself to gut through being tired,” Stockwell said.The art of napping
Sleep is as important ... |
| 22.01.2025 | GTPLAN quer crescer 30% em 2025 e reforçar atuação no Brasil após venda da SupplyMind | A GTPLAN, de tecnologia SaaS para Supply Chain no Brasil, anunciou a venda de sua healthtech americana, SupplyMind, por R$30 milhões, em um negócio com uma companhia de tecnologia em saúde da Califórnia. A empresa, liderada por Thiago Fialh... |
| 02.01.2025 | Health | 5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared | It’s a difficult scientific puzzle to crack in the best of circumstances. The effort has been made even more challenging by political sniping around the virus’ origins and by what international researchers say are moves by China to withhold... |
| 16.12.2024 | Wockhardt’s Zaynich gives new hope to cancer patient with successful liver transplant | Wockhardt’s novel antibiotic Zaynich (WCK 5222) has enabled another cancer patient in the US to undergo a successful liver transplant and resume chemotherapy by eradicating dual extreme-drug resistant Gram-negative pathogens, the Mumbai-bas... |
| 21.11.2024 | Texas Modern Architect Jeff Garnett Honored with AIA Fort Worth Design Award for Frazier Conservatory | Architect Jeff Garnett in his award-winning Frazier Conservatory (photo by Hannah Middleton)
Architect behind Stephenville ranch compound earns recognition for seamless integration of modern design into unspoiled Texas landscape.
FORT WORTH... |
| 13.11.2024 | Continuity Biosciences Launches to Enable Breakthrough Therapies with Innovative Delivery Technologies | BRADENTON, Fla. and HOUSTON, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuity Biosciences, LLC, a new bioscience company dedicated to developing and commercializing cutting-edge technologies for cell reprogramming, immune modulation, and drug deliv... |
| 14.10.2024 | Baird Medical to Participate in the American Thyroid Association (ATA) Annual Meeting | NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Baird Medical Investment Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: BDMD) ("Baird Medical" or the "Company"), a leading developer and provider of microwave ablation ("MWA") medical devices i... |
| 09.10.2024 | Rippl: Virtual Dementia Care Company Raises $23 Million (Series A) | Rippl, a leader in virtual dementia care, announced the closing of its Series A funding round. Tina Hoang-To (Kin Ventures Founding General Partner) led the $23 million round with participation from Rippl’s seed investors ARCH Venture Partn... |
| 03.10.2024 | Virtual dementia care platform Rippl scores $23M | Photo: Halfpoint Images/Getty Images
Rippl, a company focused on providing mental health solutions to seniors with dementia and other cognitive conditions, announced it closed a $23 million Series A funding round.
Tina Hoang-To, Kin Venture... |
| 13.09.2024 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine Receives Major Federal Grant to Help Lead National Effort for Pandemic Preparedness | Einstein-Led Research Consortium Awarded Five-Year Grant for $14 M per Year
BRONX, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a five-year, $14 million per year grant from the National Institute of ... |
| 21.08.2024 | Houston's Innovative Pulse: A City at the Forefront of Change | Houston is a city that thrives on innovation. It’s a melting pot of ideas, where technology and health care intertwine. This vibrant hub is not just about oil and gas anymore; it’s about reshaping the future. The heart of Houston beats with... |
| 20.08.2024 | Energy capital embarks on new era with the inaugural Houston Energy and Climate Week | Inaugural week - September 9-13, 2024
First-of-its-kind 'event' of events fosters collaboration, innovation, and inclusion to shape the energy transition
HOUSTON, Aug. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Allies in Energy, an educational nonprofi... |
| 21.06.2024 | Koda Health: Seed+ Funding Round Raised To Expand Care Planning Platform | Koda Health, a leader in digital Advance Care Planning, announced the successful oversubscription of its Seed+ funding round. This funding round was led by Ecliptic Capital, with strategic investment from Memorial Hermann Health System, AAR... |
| 20.06.2024 | $1M donation to Rice establishes pioneering neuro-policy center in Houston | A big donation to Rice University will soon help researchers better understand the workings of the human brain.
Harry Yan and Weiman Gao have bestowed $1 million on the Baker Institute of Public Policy to establish the interdisciplinary Neu... |
| 14.06.2024 | Houston digital health platform raises additional seed funding from fresh investors | A Houston-born digital advance care planning company, has secured new funding from some big names.
Koda Health achieved a successful oversubscription of additional seed round funding thanks to the participation of AARP, Memorial Hermann Hea... |
| 13.05.2024 | Texas fest flies overseas for new London conference in 2025 | Get ready to see triple in 2025: South by Southwest (SXSW) is heading across the pond for its first-ever conference in London in June 2025.
According to a press release, the new European festival and conference will aim to showcase London's... |
| 08.05.2024 | Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center hosts international conference on complex cardiac arrhythmias | AUSTIN, Texas, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 18-19, 2024, the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center hosted its seventh international symposium on complex arrhythmias, EPLive 2024. This year's event i... |
| 25.04.2024 | NFBPWC and Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center Partner for Heart of a Woman Conference, April 27, 2024 | Heart of a Woman Conference, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
The Heart of a Woman Conference is a teaching platform for health professionals from diverse backgrounds to gain valuable insights into women’s heart health.
H... |
| 25.04.2024 | IPAs, hazy, kolsch and stouts — which beer goes best with spicy foods? | Confession: I grew up eating bland foods and never developed a taste for spiciness. My wife, children and friends, who all love spice in its myriad forms, enjoy taunting me to try different foods, usually by claiming something like, “It’s n... |
| 19.03.2024 | Summit Venture Studio Licenses Medication Administration Protection System to Enhance Medication Safety | Summit Venture Studio Partners with Houston Methodist to License MAPS
Summit Venture Studio is excited to announce its license and commercialization of the clinical surveillance tool MAPS (Medication Administration Protection System). MAPS ... |
| 06.03.2024 | 6 Mistakes Digital Health Startups Make When Seeking Funding or Customers | Last week’s ViVE conference in Los Angeles attracted hundreds of digital health startups, many of which were on the prowl for new customers and/or financing.
That means the health system executives and venture capital investors in attendanc... |
| 06.03.2024 | Hospitals and Health System Executives Say Change Management is Essential for Innovation | At ViVE 2024 from left: Linda Finkel of AVIA (moderator); Sara Vaezy of Providence; Chris Waugh of Sutter Health; Rebecca Kaul of Northwell Health; and Michelle Stansbury of Houston Methodist.
The process in which hospitals and health syste... |
| 23.01.2024 | How to navigate toxic lab workplaces, according to UH research | There are many types of toxic bosses. The Micromanager. The Narcissist. The Incompetent Boss. The list goes on. But labs led by toxic PIs not only make for an abysmal workplace they can actually encourage research misconduct.
According to C... |
| 03.01.2024 | Houston Methodist establishes new center focused on robotics, imaging | A groundbreaking new institution is coming to Houston Methodist.
The Bookout Center for Medical Innovation, Technology, Research and Education will build on the success of the Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Educa... |
| 28.12.2023 | Money moves: Most-read Houston innovation grant and gift news of 2023 | Editor's note: As the year comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. Money means a lot to startups and other innovative entities, and while startups are usually scouting venture capital... |
| 12.12.2023 | Expert: Addressing skilled labor needs in Houston — including the role technology plays | The construction industry in the U.S. is experiencing a substantial demand for skilled workers. There are over 438,000 job openings, and this demand is projected to increase, aiming to attract over half a million workers to meet the upcomin... |
| 08.11.2023 | Houston Innovation Awards winners revealed at 2023 event | Who are the top innovators and startups in Houston? We just found out for you.
The Houston Innovation Awards honored over 50 finalists categories, naming the 12 winners at the event. The 2023 Trailblazer Award recipient, Brad Burke, managin... |
| 27.10.2023 | Houston is the 8th best metro for newcomers to make connections, study says | A big city might seem impersonal, but don't be fooled. There's more going on behind the scenes than what a resident might be seeing through their local lens, especially in Houston. A recent LinkedIn study has revealed the best U.S. metros f... |
| 27.10.2023 | What Houston startups are hiring, new high tech athletics facility, and more trending innovation news | 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 articles on InnovationMap included which Houston Innovation Awards finalists are hiring, Ric... |
| 25.10.2023 | Developer delivers 120-square-foot life science innovation hub to The Woodlands | A new innovation hub mega campus has opened in The Woodlands.
The Alexandria Center for Advanced Technologies at The Woodlands comes courtesy of California-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. The campus is home to the first purpose-b... |
| 24.10.2023 | Rice University secures NSF support to look into Houston flooding | Houston will be the setting of a new three-year National Science Foundation-funded study that focuses on a phenomenon the city is quite familiar with: flooding.
Conducted by Rice University, the study will consider how "design strategi... |
| 17.10.2023 | 2023 Houston Innovation Awards finalists announced | In just three weeks, all of Houston's innovation ecosystem will gather to celebrate the hard work of startups, entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and more — and over 50 honorees will be recognized for their achievements.
Scroll down to see ... |
| 16.10.2023 | Houston-area selected among 7 regions for $7B federal hydrogen hub investment | A Houston-area project got the green light as one of the seven regions to receive a part of the $7 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to advance domestic hydrogen production.
President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Jennifer G... |
| 13.10.2023 | Local billionaires top list of richest in Houston, per Forbes | Austin's Elon Musk and Michael Dell are the richest people in Texas, but Houston billionaires are not far behind, according to the newForbes 400, a list of the 400 richest people in the United States for 2023.
Houston oil tycoon JefferyHild... |
| 13.10.2023 | UH to deliver on tech to DOD, 2 Houston startups raise funding, and more trending news from the 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 articles on InnovationMap included a major military contract for UH, two startups with fundi... |
| 12.10.2023 | Houston founders: How safe is your company's data? | As news comes out every week about new technologies, from new crypto wallets to generative AI to self-driving taxis, it can get overwhelming for most of us to keep up or to understand the new intricacies of technology, and it can get easy t... |
| 12.10.2023 | 3 Houston college students win big in global Intel AI competition | Three students from Houston Community College Southwest won the top national prize at the 2023 Intel AI Global Impact Festival competition, HCC announced this month.
Sumesh Surendran, Ruben Treviño, and Muskaan Shahzad won the top spot in t... |
| 11.10.2023 | Innovative California company taps Houston area for purified water projects | Houstonians are used to filtering their water, but few really ponder why they’re doing it.
“Most people, when they think about water stress, they think about water scarcity, like what you see happening in Northern Africa or maybe the Southe... |
| 10.10.2023 | Houston Innovation Awards names longtime Rice leader as 2023 Trailblazer | In less than a month, all of Houston's innovation community's movers and shakers will gather to celebrate the Houston Innovation Awards, and the night's first honoree has officially been named.
Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alli... |
| 10.10.2023 | Pediatric device consortium led by Baylor, Texas Children's lands $7.4M FDA grant | The Southwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium announced this month that it has received a $7.4 million grant from the Food and Drug Administration to continue developing innovative pediatric medical devices.
Led by Baylor Co... |
| 09.10.2023 | Houston AI SaaS startup secures $5.5M seed funding from Austin VC | A Houston startup that's using artificial intelligence and natural language processing to disrupt the retail automotive industry has raised seed funding.
Konect.ai announced a $5.5 million seed investment from Austin-based Silverton Partner... |
| 09.10.2023 | 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 biotech to energy software, recently making headlines in Houston innovation — plus the decision maker... |
| 06.10.2023 | Texas burger spot takes bite out of innovative, eco-friendly initiative | Hearty Austin-based chain Hopdoddy Burger Bar has unveiled a new lineup of regenerative burgers that are supposed to be better for the planet and the consumer.
The term "regenerative burger" could cause a few head-scratches: Some ... |
| 03.10.2023 | Houston hospital lands $10 million grant to launch new neurological lab | Houston Methodist announced that it has received a $10 million gift from the The John M. O’Quinn Foundation to support research into neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and others.
The gift will create... |
| 29.09.2023 | Houston-area schools make best universities list, tech nonprofit expands, and more trending news | 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 Houston schools scoring big on a recent ranking, a tech nonpr... |
| 29.09.2023 | Houston school names digital education expert to newly created position | Rice University is beefing up its digital education efforts with the hiring of an internationally known expert from Duke University.
Shawn Miller is set to join Rice on November 1 in the newly created position of associate provost for digit... |
| 28.09.2023 | Houston expert encourages energy industry to bridge its generational divides | What’s the biggest obstacle between us and net-zero? Is it policy? Technology? Financing? All of these are important, yes, but none of them is what is really holding us back from our energy transition goals.
The biggest obstacle is a lack o... |
| 25.09.2023 | Houston-based, cancer-fighting organization breaks ground on new collaborative building | Houston is where medical researchers and clinicians come together. And it’s getting easier for that to happen thanks to an innovative new facility from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
On September 20, the world-class inst... |
| 22.09.2023 | Houston health care leader on a mission to innovate an end to heart failure | Emerson Perin’s end goal isn’t to treat heart failure. The medical director of The Texas Heart Institute says that he has his sights set firmly on curing the malady altogether. And, with the power of innovation and a strong team, the Housto... |
| 22.09.2023 | 3 Houston universities rise to the top in new list of best Texas schools for 2024 | Houston universities are ramping up high quality educational experiences for their students as three local universities earn top 10 ranks for the best Texas colleges in 2024, according to a new report by U.S. News and World Report.
Rice Uni... |
| 21.09.2023 | Inflation: Why Houston employers should prioritize employee financial well-being | Inflation impacts everyone, including individuals, the workforce and business leaders. As the cost of living continues to rise, employees face diminishing purchasing power, shrinking retirement savings and higher stress levels.
In PwC’s 202... |
| 20.09.2023 | 2 Houston universities score big for patents, MBA programs | Two new rankings have put the University of Houston and Rice University in the academic limelight.
UH ranks 60th on the National Academy of Inventors’ list of the top 100 universities for utility patents granted last year in the U.S. Meanwh... |
| 19.09.2023 | Houston heart health startup secures $8M in funding, announces new partnerships | With fresh funding, a Houston-based health tech platform that's less than a year old has grown its United States footprint.
CardioOne, which has created a cardiology care delivery enablement platform that serves independent cardiologists, h... |
| 19.09.2023 | 6 ways Houston startups and small businesses can integrate AI, machine learning | In today's fast-paced and technologically driven world, artificial intelligence and machine learning have emerged as transformative technologies that hold immense potential for startups and small businesses. While AI was once perceived as t... |
| 13.09.2023 | Houston health tech leader to expand accelerator to continue connecting female founders | With a decades-long career in health care, Ayse McCracken's most recent professional chapter has been laser focused on finding, supporting, and accelerating female-founded startups in health tech with her nonprofit, Ignite Healthcare Networ... |
| 13.09.2023 | Founders, investors sound off on Houston's VC scene, energy innovation potential, and more | Last week, nearly 1,000 people convened in Houston to discuss venture capital activity, startups, and decarbonization, and the Houston factor among it all.
On September 7, Venture Houston hosted several keynote addresses and panels througho... |
| 13.09.2023 | Baylor Medicine opens innovatively inclusive dermatology center in Houston | All skin is created equal, but not all skin behaves the same. It’s with this in mind that Baylor Medicine Dermatology has announced the debut of its newest office.
The Skin of Color Clinic is located inside the Jamail Specialty Care Center ... |
| 12.09.2023 | Houston edtech startup taps into AI to improve classroom engagement | Not many adages stand the test of time quite like this one: to be the best, learn from the best.
Sage advice, which is why Houston-based Sibme, the learning engagement platform designed by teachers, is introducing an all-new artificial inte... |
| 11.09.2023 | 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 health care to energy tech — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Michelle Stansbury, vi... |
| 07.09.2023 | University of Houston reveals $35M campus transformation ahead of centennial | As the University of Houston gets ready for its centennial in 2027, the school is launching a major transformation to its urban campus. The $35 million project aims to transform several prominent areas of the university grounds and create a... |
| 07.09.2023 | Rice team develops complex wearables that can navigate users through Houston | A group of Rice researchers have tapped into the sense of touch to improve how wearable technology can communicate with its user.
Barclay Jumet, a mechanical engineering PhD student at Rice working in the labs of Daniel Preston and Marcia O... |
| 06.09.2023 | University of Houston reveals inaugural cohort of energy research fellows | The University of Houston has named eight graduate students to its first-ever cohort of UH-Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows.
The PhD and doctoral students will each receive a one-year $12,000 fellowship, along with mentoring from experts at ... |
| 05.09.2023 | Houston expert: Cultivate transparency when recruiting flexible workplace positions | How the workplace operates, especially flexible work arrangements, captivate job seekers, prompting many job listings to spotlight remote or hybrid work options. Interestingly, a significant portion of hybrid and remote workers say they wou... |
| 05.09.2023 | Houston regenerative medicine company opens new lab at UH | Pete O’Heeron wants you to know that “Bohemian Rhapsody” was originally released as a B-side. What does this nugget about Queen have to do with regenerative medicine? For O’Heeron and his company, FibroBiologics, it means everything.
That’s... |
| 01.09.2023 | 3 heroic Houston high schools rank among top 100 in America, says U.S. News | Three Houston high schools are continuing their streak of top appearances on a prestigious annual list of the country's best public high schools.
The 2023 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, released August 29, put Houston ISD’s Car... |
| 30.08.2023 | NIH pumps $1.14M into Houston health care institute to develop life-saving cardiatric drug | Atherosclerosis is a prime pathway to heart attack, heart failure, and stroke. In fact, one in every five deaths recorded in 2021 was due to cardiovascular disease, much of which was caused by atherosclerosis. The thickening and hardening o... |
| 30.08.2023 | 13 initiatives receive grant funding from new EV-focused, Houston-led program | Evolve Houston awarded its inaugural microgrants this week to 13 groups, neighborhoods and an individual working to make electric vehicles accessible to all Houstonians.
Launched in 2022, Evolve's eMobility Microgrant Initiative supports co... |
| 29.08.2023 | Report: Rice University again ranks among the top schools in nation | Rice University has earned yet another accolade worth hooting about.
Niche, an education review and ranking website, has named Rice the ninth best college in the U.S., down from No. 6 last year. The Houston university receives an A+ in nine... |
| 29.08.2023 | Photos: Houston hospital opens tech hub in the Ion | A Houston hospital has opened an innovation outpost in the Ion this week in order to showcase health tech innovation and connect with Houston innovators.
The Houston Methodist Tech Hub at Ion hub has officially opened. The 1,200-square-foot... |
| 28.08.2023 | Houston caught slacking in Forbes study on best cities for remote workers | With many companies encouraging — or commanding — that remote workers return to the office in 2023, more and more Americans are seeking employment opportunities that will give them the freedom to work from elsewhere.
Houston is (remotely) c... |
| 23.08.2023 | A Louisiana-born, Houston-backed outdoors activity startup is expanding into the Bayou City | A Louisiana-founded hunting and fishing startup is growing its operations and expanding into Houston.
Mallard Bay, a marketplace for booking guided fishing and hunting trips, will move half of its employees to Houston and will join the Grea... |
| 22.08.2023 | Massive $32M gift from former patient, new UH deal pump big changes into Houston organization | Leadership at The Texas Heart Institute has two major things to celebrate. First, it just received a $32 million donation from a patient — the largest charitable donation in its history.
Shortly after that news came out, the institute annou... |
| 21.08.2023 | University names Houston founder to leadership role to oversee new innovation hub | Rice University’s Office of Innovation has named Houston materials scientist-turned-entrepreneur Adrian Trömel as its new assistant vice president for strategy and investments.
Trömel founded non-invasive neurostimulation medical device com... |
| 21.08.2023 | 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 to climatetech — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Jeremy Pitts, manag... |
| 18.08.2023 | Top hospitals, accelerator's new leader, and more trending Houston innovation news | 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 the top hospitals in Texas, key facts about Houston's innovat... |
| 17.08.2023 | MD Anderson, UT team up to expand medical school | Powerhouse and award-winning Houston cancer center MD Anderson will partner with the University of Texas at Austin to expand Dell Medical School and build two new hospitals.
This new medical center, called The University of Texas at Austin ... |
| 16.08.2023 | University of Houston's new hub scores $100,000 grant from energy co. | A Houston school is cashing in a major gift from a local energy company in order to support the industry's future workforce, research, and more.
The University of Houston Energy Transition Institute received a $100,000 grant from the Baker ... |
| 03.03.2023 | Overheard: Houston mayoral candidates share their platforms for the city's tech ecosystem | It's an election year in Houston, and one of the big topics on the minds of the candidates is how to continue the momentum of Houston's developing innovation ecosystem.
Houston Exponential put three of the declared candidates on the stage y... |
| 02.03.2023 | Why Houston startups should consider a remote workforce | There are myriad reasons why it behooves a startup to hire remote workers. This article takes a look at the benefits of expanding your hiring pool.Remote work by the numbers
According to the State of Remote Work 2017 report, over 60 percent... |
| 01.03.2023 | Houston gets a surprising brake on new list of U.S. cities with worst commute | Given the continuous gridlock Houston drivers face, it would be safe to assume our fair city faces the worst commute time in Texas and the even the nation. Not so.
A new report by SmartAsset ranks a surprising Texas city as the worst in the... |
| 01.03.2023 | University of Houston receives nearly $3M grant for Tech Bridge upgrades | The University of Houston's Technology Bridge, which focuses on providing research and development space to UH-affiliated startups and entrepreneurs, has received funding to work on some upgrades.
UH received $2.875 million from the U.S. De... |
| 28.02.2023 | 10 can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for March | It's time to look at what's on the agenda for Houston innovators for the month of March — a busy one, from the end of Tech Rodeo and the start of CERAWeek, plus many more things to add to your calendars.
Note: This post might be updated to ... |
| 23.02.2023 | Houston expert: What I've learned about navigating the business world as a Black founder | Entrepreneurship is the process of creating, developing and managing a new business venture with the aim of making a profit. Successful entrepreneurs are known for their creativity, tenacity and willingness to take risks, often disrupting e... |
| 22.02.2023 | Houston hospital snags $1M to advance Alzheimer’s research | Thanks to a recent donation, Houston Methodist is setting up an endowment to support research in neurodegenerative diseases.
Susan and William “Dub” Henning, Jr. have committed to a $1 million gift to Houston Methodist to support Alzheimer’... |
| 22.02.2023 | How this Houston innovator is tapping into tech to make homeownership more accessible | Real estate and homeownership has been historically exclusionary. Bobby Bryant — the first Black man to create and franchise a real estate brokerage brand — wanted to do something about that.
Considering the history of the real estate indus... |
| 21.02.2023 | ESG has moved from sidelines to strategy — here's what that means for Houston companies | The Houston business community has embraced environmental, social, and governance investments, with a majority of deals in the past two years valued at $50 million or more, per PitchBook Data, Inc. In 2022, Houston companies invested just m... |
| 16.02.2023 | Houston HR SaaS company acquires remote-first platform | A Houston software startup has made a strategic acquisition to account for the increasingly large number of companies employing a remote-first workforce.
After closing a $15 million series B funding round last year, GoCo.io, an HR solutions... |
| 15.02.2023 | Houston founder shares how he's using tech to make digital media more effective and equitable | After working in both sides of the advertising world, Mark Walker thought he could reimagine a platform that would be more efficient and equitable.
Walker co-founded his company, Direct Digital Holdings, an adtech platform, after serving in... |
| 15.02.2023 | University of Houston, Intel team up to prepare workforce for AI revolution | The University of Houston’s C.T. Bauer College of Business has teamed up with semiconductor chip manufacturer Intel Corp. to provide training in artificial intelligence.
The new artificial intelligence program features a standalone business... |
