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New Houston Medical Research Campus Meant To Rival Boston, San Francisco
Posted on · TMC³ is expected to open in 2022
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Local
WATCH: Former Midtown Sears Site To Be Houston ‘Innovation District’
Posted on · It’s meant to boost Houston’s innovation culture, but critics say the location is a bad fit
News
Houston Must Attract More Venture Capital Or Be Left Behind In America’s Innovation Economy, Expert Says
Posted on · Houston startups’ continued struggle to receive investment is the topic of a report by Rice University
Bauer Business Focus
Houston Company Wants To Use Blockchain Technology To Improve Health Record System
Posted on · IT services firm Amsys promises to revolutionize how electronic patient records are stored
Bauer Business Focus
Houston Startup Tackles Dog Cancer
Posted on · CAVU Biotherapies researches personalized cancer treatments for dogs and other pets
Business
New Organization Meant To Boost Houston’s Innovation Economy
Posted on · ‘Houston Exponential’ is tasked with making Houston a Top 10 startup community within five years
Bauer Business Focus
Mobile Grocery Store Brings Local Food To Houston Neighborhoods
Posted on · Grit Grocery is a farmers market on wheels.
Business
Greater Houston Partnership Launches Innovation Strategy Office
Posted on · It’s part of an effort to improve Houston’s startup culture.
Business
This Houston Start-Up Says The Gaming System It Invented Is Unlike Any Other
Posted on · Sedis, a gaming device that some compare to dominoes, is designed to play a multitude of different games.
Bauer Business Focus
Startup Helps Connect Medical Startups With Investors, Physicians
Posted on · AngelMD functions as a matchmaker for innovators in the medical sector.
Business
Houston Is Trying To Improve Its Standing As An Innovation Hub
Posted on · Houston has a reputation for being an entrepreneurial city. That may be true, but the Bayou City is lagging behind many other places when it comes to innovation. But the tide may be turning.
Houston Matters
Med Center Helps Australian Medical Startups Get Off the Ground
Posted on · For several years now, The Texas Medical Center has had a program called TMCx. It's an accelerator to help medical startups get off the ground. And now that program has established a special pipeline for Australian startups to come to Houston for that accelerator program. They call it an international “BioBridge.” Michael Hagerty talked with […]
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Texas’ Role in Developing Automated Vehicles: Thursday’s Show (February 2, 2017)
Posted on · Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation named Texas as one of ten regions where the agency will test automated vehicle technology. The federal agency says the state's booming population and economy make it an ideal test site for automated and connected vehicle technology. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss this initiative, the […]
Houston Matters
How Can the Mentality of Startup Companies Improve Transportation?
Posted on · We talk with Gabe Klein, the former head of Chicago and Washington, D.C.’s transportation departments. He’s in Houston to discuss how large urban areas like Houston can jump-start projects through what he calls “public entrepreneurship” — using the energy and mindset of startup companies to bridge the gap between the public and bureaucracy. He writes […]
Houston Matters
Silicon Bayou: Could Houston Be Another Silicon Valley?
Posted on · California has Silicon Valley. Could Houston become the Silicon Bayou? We discuss efforts to attract tech entrepreneurs here, with Sanjay Parikh of marketing and ad agency Gateway Design, and Hesam Panahi, founder of RED Labs, the University of Houston’s Start-up Accelerator laboratory.