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| Nov 3, 2026 | 7+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for November | Editor's note: From life sciences to space and energy, Houston's most notable sectors will host signature conferences and opportunities to connect this month. Here’s what not to miss in November and how to register. Please note: t... |
| Oct 26, 2026 | What to expect from the inaugural TiECon Texas event this week | Innovators and entrepreneurs will gather in Houston this week to show off their latest advancements in automation during the first-ever TiECon Texas conference at the Ion District. “Automation is not simply changing how we work. It is redef... |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Meet 4 Houston health tech startups that are advancing medical innovation | Houston has been driving medical innovation for decades. And thanks to leading hospitals, cutting-edge research and breakthrough technologies, the region’s healthcare ecosystem continues to improve how patients are diagnosed, treated and ca... |
| Oct 21, 2026 | These 5 trailblazing Houston startups are leading the energy transition | Houston is home to a growing number of startups reshaping what it means to be called the "Energy Capital of the World." As part of the 2026 Houston Innovation Awards, our Energy Transition Business category honors those innovative... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for October | Editor's note: Healthcare and energy conferences headline this month's slate of innovation events in Houston. But there's also time for family-friendly gatherings and pickleball socials. Here’s what not to miss in October and... |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Houston helps power Texas’ rise as AI infrastructure hub, new report finds | Houston plays a major role in Texas’ rapidly evolving AI economy, a new report indicates. The report from Build American AI, a pro-AI advocacy group, notes Houston’s growing AI presence includes: A factory being built by AI chipmaker NVIDIA... |
| Aug 4, 2026 | KBR unveils name, branding for new government services spinoff | Houston-based KBR Inc.'s new Mission Technology Solutions unit officially has a name. The previously announced government services spinoff, which until now has been nicknamed SpinCo, will now be known as Trinzic. The company said in a ... |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Houston nonprofit wins Meta grant to study AI glasses for disabilities | A grant from Meta will help Easter Seals Greater Houston determine whether wearable AI smart glasses improve accessibility for those with disabilities. The local nonprofit is one organization that received a share of $2 million that Meta al... |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for August | School is back in session this month, and a busy slate of Houston business and innovation events follows. This month brings demo days, loads of networking opportunities and a major health symposium. Here’s what not to miss and how to regist... |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Houston startup lands $10M to power up electrician staffing platform | Houston-based Buildforce, which provides a tech-enabled staff platform geared toward electricians and electrical contractors, has raised a $10 million Series A round led by Houston’s Saepio Capital. Other investors in the round include Blue... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Venus Aerospace adds government, C-suite leaders following $91M raise | Fresh off its $91 million Series B, Houston-based Venus Aerospace has made several key additions and promotions to its leadership team. The company says its expanded team will help it deploy its high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | New report ranks Houston as America's No. 2 least safe city | A new study contains bad news for Houston. A report from personal finance website SmartAsset ranks the Bayou City as the second-least safe city in the U.S. among cities with at least 250,000 residents. Only Memphis ranked worse than Houston... |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 15+ startups fueling Houston's $1 billion funding haul for Q1-Q2 2026 | Houston startups started 2026 strong, bringing in nearly $1 billion in venture capital in the first half of the year, Pitchbook data shows. Here are 17 Houston companies that secured funding since January, according to reporting by Innovati... |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Houston healthtech startup raises $30M to scale surgical healing gel | Houston-based healthtech startup TYBR Health has raised a $30 million Series A round to scale its B3 GEL System, which helps protect tendons from scarring after surgery. The round was led by Minneapolis-based Vensana Capital and Cleveland-b... |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Houston space companies win NASA funding to build Mars exploration robots | Two Houston-area spacetech companies have landed a portion of a $17 million award from NASA to develop robots for exploring the surface of Mars, the agency announced this month. Houston-based Intuitive Machines and Webster, Texas-based MEI ... |
| Jul 27, 2026 | SpaceX launches Starship test flight with most advanced Starlinks to date | SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday, July 24, on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced Starlinks. Towering 407 feet, Starship soared from the company’s base at t... |
| Jun 5, 2026 | SpaceX IPO set to be biggest ever and could make Elon Musk a trillionaire | SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and putting Elon Musk on course to becoming the world's first trillionaire. The company, formally... |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 7+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events in June 2026 | Editor's note: The FIFA World Cup comes to Houston this month, joined by major energy conferences and a lineup of fan-favorite, recurring events. Here’s what not to miss and how to register. Please note: this article may be updated to ... |
| May 5, 2026 | 7+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events in May | Editor’s note: Houston is living up to its nicknames as Space City and the Energy Capital of the World this month with a lineup of insightful talks, pitch days and industry conferences. Plus, there are opportunities to network over crawfish... |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 8+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events in April | Editor’s note: Houston's weeklong innovation festival kicks off April, followed by Rice University's globally recognized pitch competition returning for its 26th year. Plus, find coworking pop-ups, industry meetups, pitch battles ... |
| Oct 9, 2025 | The Ion taps John Reale for startup and investor role | The Ion has named John "JR" Reale as its director for startups and investor engagement. In his new role, Reale, a longtime leader in Houston’s startup ecosystem, will work to strengthen the innovation district's founder and i... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for October | Editor's note: Houston's October calendar is packed with informative and impactful events—plus a few fun ones, too. From the fourth annual Tejano Tech Summit to the first-ever Ion Family Tech Festival, here's what not to miss... |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Ion expansion, Eli Lilly factory, and more Houston innovation news to know | Editor's note: We're looking back at the top Houston innovation news for the second half of September. Catch up on the latest from the Ion District, Oxy, Eli Lilly, and more. Here are the five most-read InnovationMap stories from ... |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Houston native picked for 2025 class of NASA astronaut candidates | NASA has selected 10 new astronaut candidates, including one whose hometown is Houston, for its 2025 training class. The candidates will undergo nearly two years of training before they can assume flight assignments. The 10 future astronaut... |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Meet the judges for the 2025 Houston Innovation Awards | Editor's note: Judging is now underway for the 2025 Houston Innovation Awards, and before we reveal this year's finalists, it's time to meet the decision makers. Our 2025 judging panel comprises past award winners who represe... |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 9 can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for June | Editor's note: From lightning pitches to a female-focused AI summit and energy conferences, there's still plenty to do as Houston settles into the summer. Here are the Houston business and innovation events you can't miss in ... |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Houston's Innovation Landscape: A March to Remember | March is a vibrant month in Houston. The city pulses with energy, innovation, and opportunity. As spring blooms, so do events that shape the future of business and technology. From women’s empowerment to groundbreaking neurotechnology, Hous... |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 10 can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for March | Editor's note: March is here, and that means the return of some of Houston’s signature innovation events, as well as insightful talks and a Mardi Gras block party. Here are the Houston business and innovation events you can't miss... |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Microsoft AutoGen v0.4: A Leap into the Future of AI Agents | In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, Microsoft has made a significant stride with the launch of AutoGen v0.4. This framework is not just an upgrade; it’s a game changer. It promises to redefine how businesses interact ... |
| Jan 23, 2025 | The Ion names new coworking partner for Houston innovation hub | Rice University subsidiary Rice Real Estate Co. has tapped coworking company Industrious as the new operator of the Ion’s 86,000-square-foot coworking space in Midtown. Industrious replaces WeWork-owned Common Desk in that role. The Ion, ow... |
| Oct 2, 2024 | A New Dawn for Geothermal Energy: The Rise of Sage Geosystems | In the heart of Houston, a quiet revolution is brewing. Geothermal energy, often overshadowed by solar and wind, is stepping into the spotlight. At the helm of this transformation is Cindy Taff, a former oil and gas executive turned geother... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for October | From networking meetups to pitch competitions, October is lined with opportunities for Houston innovators. Here's a roundup of events you won't want to miss out on so mark your calendars and register accordingly. Note: This post m... |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Houston organizations team up to bring inaugural climate startup week | Three organizations are teaming up to put on a week of programming and events focused on energy and climate startups. Greentown Labs, Halliburton Labs, and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship have announced Houston Energy ... |
| Jan 23, 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... |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Texas ranks as 2nd best state for racial progress in 2024, study finds | In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, personal finance website WalletHub is revisiting its annual report "States with the Most Racial Progress." Texas comes out near the top for 2024, but has room for improvement in several area... |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: Each week, I'm introducing you to three Houston innovators to know — three individuals behind recent innovation and startup news stories in Houston as reported by InnovationMap. Learn more about them and their recen... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Houston rocket tech company partners with NASA on critical testing | A Houston-headquartered space tech company that's working on technology to enable hypersonic travel has announced a partnership with NASA to test its tech. Venus Aerospace has partnered with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Hunts... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | How this Houston innovator plans on revolutionizing AI on a global scale | It’s taken people some time, but most of society is finally doing a collective 180-degree flip on its once guarded view of artificial intelligence in favor of being open to the idea that it can help humankind in a myriad of positive ways. T... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Houston innovator: Why we need to protect the individual inventor | In 2011, Congress passed The America Invents Act, which created an administrative pathway for challenging the validity of patents. This allowed an opportunity to bypass our courts and get non-judges to determine whether an already issued pa... |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Top funding rounds, events not to miss, and more trending Houston innovation news | Editor's note:It's officially the new year, and the end of the first week of 2024 — it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup articles on InnovationMap included events n... |
| Jan 4, 2024 | These 9 Houston startups start 2024 with fresh funding | Houston startups ended 2023 with a flurry of funding news — from several seeds and series As to series C rounds and extensions. Here are nine Houston startups that secured funding in the fourth quarter of last year, according to reporting b... |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Houston small biz organization expands strategic partnerships | In alliance with their mission of supporting Houston small businesses the Small Business Administration Houston District Office has expanded its partnerships. The Houston SBA has joined forces with various organizations across a 32-county f... |
| Jan 3, 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... |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 5+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for January | Ring in the new year with fellow Houston innovators at everything from networking meetups to startup showcases. Here's a roundup of events you won't want to miss out on so mark your calendars and register accordingly. Note: This p... |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Raising the roof: These were the top 5 investment rounds raised by Houston startups in 2023 | Editor's note: As 2023 comes to a close, InnovationMap is looking back at the year's top stories in Houston innovation. When it came to the money raised in Houston, these five startups raised the most, according to reporting done ... |
| Dec 28, 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 ventu... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Startup secures $2.5M, SPAC deal close, 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 articles on InnovationMap included a recently closed funding round for an energy t... |
| Dec 18, 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 recently making headlines in Houston across energy and space tech. Samra Nawaz, CEO and co-f... |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Houston startup focused on cultivating the future workforce of the energy industry raises $2.5M seed funding | With $2.5 million in fresh funding, Digital Wildcatters is on its way to keep empowering the evolving energy workforce. Digital Wildcatters, a Houston company that's providing a community for the next generation of energy professionals... |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Proposed Texas high-speed Houston-Dallas rail lands $500K in federal funds | Amtrak and its partners will receive more than $2.1 billion in a federal program to improve existing routes and expand Amtrak service across the U.S. That includes $500,000 from the Federal Railroad Administration awarded to the long-in-the... |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Customizable commercial condo concept expands to The Woodlands | An Austin-based company that provides ownable multi-use space is expanding in the Houston area. XSpace has announced that it will break ground next year in The Woodlands and open near the intersection of Six Pines Drive and Lake Woodlands D... |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Houston medical robotics startup announces $42M series C | A Houston medical device company that's tapping into robotics technology for the operating room has just announced a major chunk of fresh funding. EndoQuest Robotics Inc. announced that it has closed a $42 million series C to advance i... |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Houston expert: How to build startup runway in a choppy venture funding market | The venture funding market in 2023 has been very tough. The number of rounds closing is significantly down from the 2022, and a record number of companies are raising. Overall VC fundraising is down, but great deals are getting funded well ... |
| Dec 4, 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 recently making headlines in Houston across business, software, and digital health. Peter R... |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Houston energy startup wins Ion's annual showcase, pitch competition | The Ion hosted its annual startup pitch competition, and one company walked away with a win. WellWorth, a financial modeling and analysis software-as-a-service company for the upstream energy sector, won the Houston Startup Showcase + Expo ... |
| Oct 25, 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... |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Houston's innovation leaders weigh in on community's growth, progress | This year's finalists in the Ecosystem Builder category for the Houston Innovation Awards have a lot to say about the city's innovation community — and they are the right ones to say it. Selected as finalists for the newly created... |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Houston expert: How early tech exposure can prepare the future workforce | In our ever-evolving digital landscape, there's no better time to embrace technology than now. This is evident by a fascinating prediction from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: a whopping 100,000 tech-related jobs are projected in ... |
| Oct 24, 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... |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Self-driving cars roll out in Houston, Q3 VC funding recap, 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 a roundup of VC funding from last quarter, fina... |
| Oct 19, 2023 | University of Houston doubles down on Sugar Land tech campus with $65M building | The University of Houston broke ground earlier this month on a new $65 million instructional building that will allow the college to move its entire Technology Division to Sugar Land. The 75,000-square-foot building, known as Technology Bui... |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Rice University continues winning streak in new list of 2024's best Texas colleges | College students looking for an Ivy League-level education in Texas can still apply to Houston's consistently No. 1-ranking university before its early decision deadline on November 1. Perfect timing, as Rice University has earned the ... |
| Oct 17, 2023 | $5M grant expands entrepreneurship opportunities at UH | A $5 million gift from the Wayne Duddlesten Foundation will establish expanded opportunities for entrepreneurship at the University of Houston, according to an announcement from the college earlier this month. Known as the Wayne B. Duddlest... |
| Oct 16, 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... |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Here's what Houston startups snagged fresh funding last quarter | With Houston's business and innovation community firmly in its final leg of 2023, it's time to look back on funding from the previous quarter. While last quarter revealed a decline in VC funding in line with the rest of the countr... |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Houston innovator backed by NIH grant tackles congenital heart disease in pediatric patients | In 1969, Dr. Denton A. Cooley implanted the first total artificial heart in a living patient. Most Houstonians know Cooley’s name, but fewer can name his colleague, Dr. Domingo Liotta, who created the device. Liotta died last year at the ag... |
| Oct 13, 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 ... |
| Oct 12, 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... |
| Oct 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 o... |
| Oct 9, 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 Pa... |
| Oct 9, 2023 | New energy institute from UH and Shell will put Houston at the center of innovation | Two years ago, Texas’ failing electrical grid became a global sensation and the state was thrust into the spotlight of the developing energy crisis conversation. This past year, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine again brought the push for altern... |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Mercury's biggest round to date, awards judges named, 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 Mercury Fund's latest and largest raise, event... |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Houston startup raises nearly $2M to expand logistics SaaS platform | A Houston company that's providing innovative unified scheduling software for the logistics industries has raised additional seed funding. Houston-based Velostics Inc. raised $1.95 million, the company announced this week. The addition... |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Expert: Houston's at a critical inflection point amid energy transition | In 1914, Winston Churchill faced a difficult decision. Over two decades before his first term as Prime Minister during World War 2, he oversaw the entire Royal Navy as First Lord of the Admiralty. Shipbuilding technology was rapidly evolvin... |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Houston unpacks No. 7 rank in U.S. for recent moves, says new report | Houston is shifting as people move into the city and around it. A new population analysis by online loan marketplace LendingTree has named Houston the No. 7 metro for recent movers. The study used population data from a 2021 U.S. Census Bur... |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Energy tech startup secures $20M series B, plans to expand platform | A Houston startup has raised $20 million in its latest round of funding in order to accelerate its energy analytics and grid decarbonization technology. Amperon Holdings Inc. announced today that it closed its series B round at $20 million.... |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Cancer-fighting startup partners with Houston cell therapy accelerator | When it came time to name their cell therapy startup, Houston life science innovators simply had to look to their calendar. “I would argue that March is the best month in Houston,” Sarah Hein tells InnovationMap. “We started talking about p... |
| Oct 3, 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... |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Houston Innovation Awards names prestigious panel of judges for 2023 awards | Ten Houstonians are in the hot seat for deciding the best companies and individuals in Houston's innovation ecosystem. InnovationMap has announced its 2023 Houston Innovation Awards judging panel, which includes startup founders, nonpr... |
| Sep 29, 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 ... |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Real estate giant taps downtown Houston tower for new smart building tech | Houston-based real estate giant Hines is rolling out a new smart building platform with the goal of better serving workers and workplaces at its buildings across the country, including one building in Houston that's aiming to be an off... |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Rice researchers score $45M from NIH for cancer-fighting tech | A research funding agency has deployed capital into a team at Rice University that's working to develop a technology that could cut cancer-related deaths in half. Rice researchers received $45 million from the National Institutes of He... |
| Sep 27, 2023 | TMC again expands global impact with new Netherlands partnership | The Texas Medical Center may be based in Houston, but the organization has again grown its global impact. Since 2016, TMC’s BioBridges have worked with 88 startup companies. Those include strategic alliances with four other countries. Austr... |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Growing Houston tech nonprofit expands access to textbooks for college students | If everyone that attended a college or university were polled, they’d all likely agree that one of the worst parts of the experience was the rising costs of textbooks. In an effort to combat the hefty price tag of assigned texts, OpenStax, ... |
| Sep 25, 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... |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 10 startups named most-promising in energy tech at Houston conference | At the 20th annual Energy Tech Venture Forum presented by Rice Alliance for technology and Entrepreneurship, 11 startups scored recognition from the event's investors who evaluated over 90 early-stage energy transition companies. "... |
| Sep 22, 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... |
| Sep 22, 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... |
| Sep 21, 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... |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Photos: City of Houston reveals $4.4M facilities upgrades to repair Hurricane Harvey damage | Where some might see just a basement, Mayor Sylvester Turner sees an opportunity to tell a story of Houston's resiliency and dedication to sustainability. When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, it left 18 to 20 inches of floodwaters in the... |
| Sep 20, 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... |
| Sep 19, 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... |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Houston energy tech startup expands platform with new data tools | Houston startup Molecule Software hopes to get a big bang out of its new platform for the energy and commodities markets. The data-as-a-lake platform, Bigbang, is available as an add-on for current Molecule customers. It enables energy trad... |
| Sep 18, 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 academia — recently making headlines in Houston innovation. Ayse McCra... |
| Sep 18, 2023 | NASA lands on top of prestigious list of Forbes' best employers in Texas | Houston continues to prove it hosts the best of the best employers in Texas as NASA tops Forbes' 2023 list of "America’s Best Employers By State." The highly anticipated list, published August 22, is a collaboration between F... |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Rice's new 'moonshot' initiative, VCs on Houston innovation, 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 the a roundup of key moments from Venture Houston, ... |
| Sep 13, 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 ... |
| Sep 13, 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... |
| Sep 12, 2023 | New biotech lab, accelerator emerges in Houston to speed up commercialization of life-saving cures | A new initiative from Rice University is launching with an ambitious goal — to take biotech innovations from concept to clinical trials in five years or less. The Rice Biotech Launch Pad is a newly announced initiative that will expedite Ri... |
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