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| Jun 2, 2022 | Hire For Attitude And Cultural Fit Rather Than Experience Or Education | Kevin Coker is the Co-founder and CEO of Proxima Clinical Research and works with the new class of rising drug, device and diagnostic stars. |
| May 18, 2022 | Proxima Clinical Research Client, Airway Shield™, Receives STeP Designation for Endotracheal Intubation Device that Protects Patients and Clinicians | Device reduces the spread of infection from patients to clinicians during aerosol generating procedures like intubation of COVID-19 patients, among others
HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 18, 2022 / Proxima Clinical Research ("Proxima CR... |
| May 17, 2022 | Proxima Clinical Research Earns 2022 Great Place to Work(R) Certification Amid Continued Growth and Promotions | 96% of employees at Proxima CRO say it is a great place to work compared to 57% of employees at a typical US-based company
HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 17, 2022 / Proxima Clinical Research ("Proxima CRO"), a contract research or... |
| May 10, 2022 | Expanding Your Business Internationally? 15 Essential Things You'll Need To Do | International expansion provides an entirely new market of people that your business or product can serve and can allow your business to significantly grow. However, it's important to understand the challenges of international expansion and... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Want To Generate More Leads? Try These 15 Expert-Recommended Strategies | One of the most difficult parts of being an entrepreneur is constantly trying to generate more leads for your business. It's important to diversify your client portfolio and try different approaches to be sure that you're constantly innovat... |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Three Tips For New Entrepreneurs To Build Investor Excitement Without Lying | Kevin Coker is the Co-founder and CEO of Proxima Clinical Research and works with the new class of rising drug, device and diagnostic stars. |
| Dec 6, 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 startup development to software — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Jay Steinfeld, au... |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Houston med device company secures first patient for clinical trial | The first patient has been enrolled in a nationwide clinical trial that will evaluate the safety of Houston-based Saranas’ device for early detection of bleeding during minimally invasive heart procedures.
The initial patient was enrolled e... |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Houston's billionaire benefactors gift another $1 million to citywide charity | Arguably Houston’s most recognizable benefactors, Rich and Nancy Kinder have done it again. The billionaire couple, known for mammoth donations throughout the city, have just donated $1 million to the United Way of Greater Houston, the orga... |
| Dec 3, 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 Q&A with a Houston entrepreneur tu... |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Houston logistics software startup secures $8.4M series A from international investors | A Houston-based software company that's reducing cost and risk in the marine supply chain has closed its latest round of funding.
Voyager Portal, a software-as-a-service platform closed an $8.4 million series A investment round this week. T... |
| Sep 27, 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 space health to virtual collaboration — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
James Hury,... |
| Sep 13, 2021 | University of Houston prescribes homeless relief with new free clinic | Houston is no stranger to the plague of homelessness and now, a major university has a prescription for some relief.
The University of Houston College of Nursing will open its new Nursing Health Clinic in Midtown on September 13, the school... |
| Sep 13, 2021 | Photos: InnovationMap shares scenes from its inaugural awards celebration | Last week, the inaugural InnovationMap Awards presented by Techwave honored 28 companies across eight categories.
The hybrid event, which took place on September 8, was hosted at The Cannon West Houston as well as streamed online. The in-pe... |
| Sep 10, 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 overwhelmingly included coverage of the inaigural InnovationMap Award... |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Watch the InnovationMap Awards livestream honoring Houston tech and innovation | Who are Houston's rising stars across energy transition, sports tech, health, and more? Watch the livestream to find out. Click play on the video above, or join the conversation on YouTube by clicking here.
We are also honoring our 2021 Tra... |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Houston startup addresses gaps in the gig economy with new app | Two Houstonians are making student side hustles on college campuses a whole lot safer and easier.
When Madison Long and Simone May were undergraduate students at Purdue University, their only option for scoping out basic services — like get... |
| Aug 27, 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, 28 companies being named as finalists in... |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Innovative Houston-based pharmacy debuts new $55M facility | Adding heft to Houston's health care economy, Empower Pharmacy on August 26 publicly debuted what the company bills as North America's most technologically advanced compounding pharmacy.
Highlights of the new $55 million, 86,000-square-foot... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Software co. leader shares why he bet on Houston's tech talent with HQ move | A couple years ago, Raj Gummadapu and his executive team moved the Techwave headquarters to Houston from the Northeast in order to access a diverse workforce in a city with a developing tech scene. He's never looked back.
Gummadapu joined t... |
| Aug 10, 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... |
| Aug 10, 2021 | Startup taps UH-licensed technology to better optimize rig analytics | A Houston startup has tapped into the know-how of three University of Houston professors to help improve oil and gas drilling operations.
The startup, DrillDocs, has licensed software developed by UH professors Jiefu Chen, Xuqing (Jason) Wu... |
| Aug 10, 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... |
| Aug 9, 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... |
| Aug 3, 2021 | Houston energy blockchain company announces $7.7M in funding, plans to expand to the Middle East | A Houston-based tech company has announced another round of funding to support its blockchain network growth as well as to establish a presence in the Middle East.
Data Gumbo has closed its series B funding round totaling $7.7 million with ... |
| Aug 2, 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... |
| Aug 2, 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... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Houston cancer-fighting institution names 10 innovative fellows | A Houston institution has identified 10 researchers moving the needle on curing cancer.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center named 10 "early career" faculty members to its 2021 class of Andrew Sabin Family Fellows. Th... |
| Jul 29, 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... |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Houston hospitals once again dominate annual national rankings | It stands to reason that as home to the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical complex, Houston would be blessed with outstanding hospitals. New national rankings from U.S. News & World Report show just how true that is.
The ... |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Startup founder on how Houston has evolved as a software hub — and why there's no better place to be | It's no understatement to say that Will Womble is incredibly proud to be a Houstonian. The former actor and lawyer first got involved in the startup world by way of Austin — but he always advocated for his hometown.
"Houston is always ... |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Houston VC leaders announce SPAC with $175M IPO | A blank check company has hit the Nasdaq today with a $175 million initial public offering.
Mercury Ecommerce Acquisition Corp. announced its IPO of 17,500,000 units at a price of $10 per unit to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market with ... |
| Jul 26, 2021 | Houston data solutions startup rebrands, expands to support neuroscience research | With a new CEO and chief operating officer aboard, Houston-based DataJoint is thinking small in order to go big.
Looking ahead to 2022, DataJoint aims to enable hundreds of smaller projects rather than a handful of mega-projects, CEO Dimitr... |
| Jul 23, 2021 | City of Houston reboots with efficient new virtual 311 system | Houstonians who've been occasionally frustrated by having to call the city's 311 service for the simplest of issues are now in luck. The City of Houston has launched an innovative new virtual 311 platform.
Now, locals can address needs and ... |
| Jul 23, 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 Q&A with an innovative pharmaceuti... |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Houston-based medical device company snags $12.8M in series B | A Houston company that's changing the game when it comes to early bleed detection has raised its next round of funding.
Saranas Inc. announced that it closed a $12.8 million series B investment led by Wisconsin-based Baird Capital, the vent... |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Why this Italian tech company is betting on Houston | Earlier this year, I opened my company's U.S. headquarters and became an Italian transplant in Houston.
After establishing my additive manufacturing business in my home country, the company thrived in Europe and we began evaluating foreign ... |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Report: Houston ranks among the top 5 hottest metros in the nation | A new report takes the temperature of urban heat islands across the U.S., and Houston lands in the hotter-than-you-know-what category.
The report, released July 14 by the nonprofit news organization Climate Central, ranks Houston the fourth... |
| Jul 21, 2021 | From exit to corporate growth — Houston founder talks scaling his sustainable tech | There are several ways for a Houston startup to make an exit — it could IPO, receive massive private equity funding, or even get acquired. It wasn't always in the plan for Robert Kester to have his startup take the acquisition route, but he... |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Report: Texas ranks as the best state to start a business | If you're a Texan looking to launch a startup, you appear to be in the right place.
Personal finance website WalletHub puts Texas at No. 1 in its new ranking of the best and worst states for starting a business. Across the 50 states, Wallet... |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Houston energy startup makes strategic acquisition, doubles community size | A Houston startup that's created a diversity, equity, and inclusion platform for the energy industry has announced an acquisition.
ALLY Energy announced it has acquired Clean Energy Social, a jobs and networking community for the clean ener... |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Houston Exponential leader resigns, interim named | Houston Exponential has announced a leadership change, according to a statement from the organization.
Harvin Moore, who has served as president of HX since June 2019, has announced his resignation to the chair of the organization, Barbara ... |
| Jul 16, 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 attracting and retaini... |
| Jul 16, 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... |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Jeff Bezos' foundation gifts Space Center Houston with $1 million grant | Billionaires such as Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos may be blasting off into the beyond, but for now, space travel is still primarily relegated to the expert astronauts who train here in Houston.
Now, a new $1 million grant to our beloved h... |
| Jul 15, 2021 | InnovationMap names judges for inaugural awards program | It's been two weeks since InnovationMap announced its inaugural awards program presented by Techwave — and the ecosystem is already buzzing with excitement to find out the top innovative companies in town.
The InnovationMap Awards will hono... |
| Jul 15, 2021 | The growing femtech industry needs more attention — and funds, says this Houston expert | Femtech is a term that is generally given to medical products, software, and technologies that aim to enhance the health and wellbeing of women. But when people think of femtech, things like period tracker apps and pregnancy tests are usual... |
| Jul 9, 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 using artificial intel... |
| Jul 8, 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... |
| Jul 8, 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... |
