| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.04.2026 | bioRxiv Launches Article-Level Commenting Built on Multi-Year Hypothesis Partnership | bioRxiv and medRxiv launch article-level commenting with Hypothesis, enabling researchers, educators, and readers to engage directly with preprints.
New commenting experience on bioRxiv and medRxiv lets researchers, educators, and readers e... |
| 27.03.2026 | Every Cure’s drug repurposing strategy isn’t what you think, and it could change rare disease treatment | Every Cure is using AI to seek new uses for the roughly 4,000 existing drugs, and cutting traditional preliminary research timelines from as much as 100 days to as little as 17 hours.
Treatment for a specific disease is not the focus; inste... |
| 23.02.2026 | Securing the future: Simplified management, Scalable growth, and built-in compliance for K-12 | - |
| 20.12.2025 | Is AI implementation being rushed to expand billionaires’ lifespans? (Opinion) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Ron Sandgrund
Since humankind’s earliest days, many have feared dying and sought immortality. The billionaire technologists driving our AI research and implementation certainly are not immune to... |
| 18.12.2025 | Mittelman: Seasonal giving: Why contribute and where to contribute? | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
After tai chi class in Boulder, my neighbors and I adjourn for coffee and enjoy light conversation. Last week, the conversation turned to overabundant solicitation for charitable donations during t... |
| 09.11.2025 | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Shifts Focus to AI-Powered Biology, Expands Biohub As Core Effort | The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is restructuring its philanthropic strategy to concentrate primarily on AI-driven biological research, marking a significant shift in its mission a decade after its founding. The organization, launched b... |
| 06.11.2025 | Zuckerberg, Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology to curb disease | By BARBARA ORTUTAY
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — For the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty goal — “to cure, prevent or manage all disease” — if not in their life... |
| 26.09.2025 | Earthmover Secures $7.2M: Revolutionizing Climate Data for AI Futures | Earthmover, an NYC-based software firm, secured $7.2 million in seed funding. This capital accelerates their mission: revolutionizing climate, weather, and complex scientific data management. Their innovative cloud-native platform, composed... |
| 24.09.2025 | Earthmover: $7.2 Million Seed Funding Secured For Advancing Earth Science Data Management | Earthmover, a company at the forefront of transforming how we handle climate, weather, and other complex scientific data. Founded by a team of experienced climate scientists and pioneers in open-source software, Earthmover has secured $7.2 ... |
| 21.08.2025 | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s rBio uses virtual cells to train AI, bypassing lab work | Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced Thursday the launch of rBio, the first art... |
| 24.06.2025 | Emeritus Named to 2024 HolonIQ Southeast Asia EdTech 50 | SINGAPORE, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Emeritus, the global leader in making high quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world, has been recognized as one of the most promising Ed... |
| 18.05.2025 | Somite AI: $47 Million Series A Raised To Accelerate Human Cell Therapy Development | Somite AI, a tech-bio company utilizing foundation models and proprietary AI to advance human cell therapy development, announced it closed a Series A funding round raising more than $47 million. The funding round was led by Khosla Ventures... |
| 14.05.2025 | BioCentury to Host Grand Rounds in Chicago: Where Translational Science Meets Investors and Dealmakers | Join VCs, academic innovators and biopharma executives to connect, collaborate and accelerate innovation at the forefront of drug R&D
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 14, 2025–
Top decision-makers from across the biopharma ecosystem will con... |
| 13.05.2025 | Somite AI Raises Series A Funding | Somite AI, a Boston, MA-based TechBio company leveraging foundation models and proprietary AI to accelerate human cell therapy development, raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding.
The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with partici... |
| 02.05.2025 | Mark Zuckerberg’s charity quietly cuts funding for affordable housing, homelessness groups | The East Bay Housing Organizations, an Oakland, California-based advocacy group for affordable housing, has counted CZI as its second-largest donor. Lindsay Haddix, EBHO’s executive director, said CZI told her recently that it would honor i... |
| 31.03.2025 | Isomorphic Labs secures $600M in funding for AI drug design | Photo: Hero Images/Getty images
Drug design and development company Isomorphic Labs announced it raised $600 million in its first external funding round.
Thrive Capital led the round, with participation from GV (Google Ventures) and existin... |
| 19.03.2025 | DarwinHealth Recognized and Honored as One of the Top 10 Most Innovative Biotech Companies: Named to Fast Company's Prestigious Annual List of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025 | NEW YORK, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DarwinHealth is proud to have been named to Fast Company's prestigious list of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025. This year's list shines a spotlight on businesses that are shaping resear... |
| 11.03.2025 | openRxiv Launch to Sustain and Expand Preprint Sharing in Life and Health Sciences | DAVIS, Calif., March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- openRxiv has officially launched as an independent nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's leading preprint servers for life and health sciences. openRxiv ensures that researchers ... |
| 06.03.2025 | Washington Research Foundation awards $10M to Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology to advance cell and genome technologies | Washington Research Foundation
Five-year grant, one of the largest in the foundation's history, will support groundbreaking work by UW Medicine's Brotman Baty Institute and the Allen Institute
SEATTLE, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wa... |
| 10.02.2025 | Decoding OpenAI’s Super Bowl ad and Sam Altman’s grandiose blog post | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More
If you were in one of the nearly 40 million U.S. households that tuned into the NFL Super Bowl LIX this year, in ... |
| 04.02.2025 | SciScore and bioRxiv Launch New Key Resource Tables for Preprints, Pioneering New Era of Reproducibility & Transparency | Key Resource Table on bioRxiv
Reviews and context box on bioRxiv
SciScore, bioRxiv and CZI
Surfacing reagents and resources
Extracting details of reagents and linking them in this way increases transparency and represents a significant adva... |
| 05.12.2024 | Виртуальная лаборатория: AI открывает новые горизонты в биомедицине | Виртуальная лаборатория, которую разработали исследователи из Стэнфордского университета и Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, представляет новый подход к междисциплинарным исследованиям. Она сочетает человеческое руководство и возможности LLM, и спосо... |
| 20.11.2024 | Citizen Health: Pioneering a New Era for Rare Disease Management | In the landscape of healthcare, innovation often springs from necessity. Citizen Health is a prime example. This San Mateo-based startup has recently secured $14.5 million in seed funding, a lifeline for its ambitious mission to transform t... |
| 20.11.2024 | Citizen Health: $14.5 Million (Seed) Raised For Transforming Health Experiences | Citizen Health, an AI-based consumer health platform designed to support 400+ million individuals managing rare and complex conditions, announced the closing of a $14.5 million seed round. This funding round was led by Transformation Capita... |
| 19.11.2024 | Citizen Health Secures $14.5M for AI Platform for Rare Diseases | What You Should Know:
– Citizen Health, an innovative AI-powered consumer health platform designed to support over 400 million individuals managing rare and complex conditions, has announced the successful closing of a $14.5 million seed ro... |
| 24.10.2024 | Holiday Night Marketplace: Support Local Small Businesses in a Festive Atmosphere | A festive evening with handcrafted gifts, seasonal treats, raffles, and community spirit—perfect for holiday shopping while celebrating local artisans
REDWOOD CITY, CA, UNITED STATES, October 24, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Holiday Night... |
| 23.10.2024 | Economic Architecture and Brookings announce launch of Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge | The Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge will identify structural innovations with the potential to (re)design the market to address the devaluation of homes in Black-majority neighborhoods.
Local innovators will be eligible for pri... |
| 20.10.2024 | Eruditus Raises $150M Series F Funding | Eruditus, a Mumbai, India-based company which specializes in making education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world, raised $150M in Series F funding.
The round was led by TPG’s The Rise Fund,... |
| 18.10.2024 | Eruditus Secures $150 Million to Fuel Growth and Shift Focus to India | In a bold move, Eruditus has raised $150 million in its Series F funding round, led by TPG’s The Rise Fund. This funding marks a significant milestone for the Mumbai-based edtech unicorn, which has seen a rollercoaster of growth and challen... |
| 18.10.2024 | TPG’s Rise Fund leads Series F funding in Eruditus at $3 bn valuation | Ashwin Damera, CEO, Eruditus
Edtech startup Eruditus has raised $150 million in a fresh funding round led by American private equity firm TPG’s impact investment platform The Rise Fund.
Eruditus’ existing investors Softbank, Leeds Illuminat... |
| 18.10.2024 | Eruditus: $150 Million (Series F) Raised To Make Education Accessible And Affordable | Eruditus, a leader in making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments, announced today that it has raised a $150 million Series F fundraise led by TPG’s The Rise Fund with participation fro... |
| 18.10.2024 | Eruditus raises $150M as it prepares to shift base to India
Recommended Stories For You | SoftBank-backed Eruditus has raised $150 million in a new funding round as the demand for upskilling remains robust, marking a rare growth area among online education platforms that have otherwise experienced a significant decline since the... |
| 18.10.2024 | Основатель Byju's говорит, что его стартап, который когда-то стоил 22 миллиарда долларов, теперь «ничего не стоит»... | Байджу Равиндран, основатель некогда крупнейшего индийского edtech-стартапа Byju's, признал свои ошибки, выступая перед журналистами в четверг. По его словам, компания, которую ранее оценивали в 22 миллиарда долларов, теперь фактически не с... |
| 18.10.2024 | Edtech Platform Eruditus Secures USD 150 Mn from TPG's The Rise Fund, Existing Investors Increase Stakes The company plans to deploy the raised funds to expand globally, invest in AI technology, grow ... | Higher education and upskilling platform Eruditus has raised USD 150 million in a Series F funding round, led by TPG's The Rise Fund, a multi-sector strategy within TPG's global impact investing platform.
According to a company statement, e... |
| 18.10.2024 | Eruditus raises $150 Mn in Series F led by TPG’s The Rise Fund | Edtech unicorn Eruditus has raised $150 million in its Series F funding round, led by TPG’s The Rise Fund, part of TPG’s global impact investing platform. The round also saw participation from existing investors, including Softbank Vision F... |
| 17.10.2024 | Byju Raveendran breaks silence, plans comeback amidst investor, debt crisis | Byju Raveendran, the founder of once the highest-valued edtech Byju’s, broke his silence in nearly two years amidst the company’s financial struggles. In his first public statement since the company’s downward spiral, Raveendran said he wou... |
| 02.10.2024 | STAR Foundation to Receive Prestigious Rare As One Grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) | Salla Treatment and Research Foundation logo
Accelerates STAR’s research & development agenda through supporting and expanding the foundation’s infrastructure and capabilities. GOLDENS BRIDGE, NY, UNITED STATES, October 2, 2024 /EINPres... |
| 27.08.2024 | Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg Claims Government Pressure to Censor COVID-19 Content | By Joseph Henry
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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has revealed that the Biden administration allegedly &qu... |
| 31.07.2024 | Mapping the Future of Heart Health: A New Era in Valve Development | In the intricate world of human anatomy, heart valves play a crucial role. They are the unsung heroes, ensuring blood flows smoothly through the heart's chambers. Yet, when these valves falter, the consequences can be dire. Recent research ... |
| 30.07.2024 | New "Atlas" of Human Heart Valve Development May Guide Next-Gen Therapies | Study led by experts at Cincinnati Children's sheds light at the cellular level on how heart valve tissues form. Findings eventually may improve survival odds for newborns with heart valve defects.
CINCINNATI, July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ... |
| 24.06.2024 | Emeritus to Debut in National Training Week 2024; Set to Empower 10,000 Malaysians with Free Access to 'Emeritus Insights' Platform | Emeritus, the World's No 1 Edtech in 2024 as ranked by TIME, is partnering with NTW, offering 10,000 learning licenses worth USD 100 each and contributing to life-long learning of Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 24, 2024 /PRNewswire... |
| 13.06.2024 | Twelve nearing close of Series C for carbon-to-fuels production | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
Twelve, a startup working to make jet fuel from carbon dioxide and hydrogen, is nearing a close of its Series C, the company's CEO said Wednesday.
Why it matters: The... |
| 24.05.2024 | Andela Celebrates a Decade of Impact | Share this:
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| 08.05.2024 | Emeritus Claims Top Spot on TIME Magazine's 'World's Top EdTech Companies of 2024' Ranking | Emeritus leads the way among edtech companies, standing out for its strong financial performance, global impact, and significant industry influence, as recognised by TIME Magazine
MUMBAI, India, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Emeritus, a globa... |
| 02.05.2024 | AI Priest Gets Demoted After Saying Babies Can Be Baptized with Gatorade, Making Other Wild Claims | Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 02 May 2024, 05:05 am
A Christian media ministry group, Catholic Answers, may have committed a "holy mistake" after facing an unexpected controversy when it unveiled an AI-powered priest named Father Jus... |
| 21.03.2024 | MacKenzie Scott pledged to give $640 million to 361 organizations this year despite Elon Musk's insults. This video is a prime example of why that matters. | Tech MacKenzie Scott pledged to give $640 million to 361 organizations this year despite Elon Musk's insults. This video is a prime example of why that matters.
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| 21.03.2024 | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Forms AI Advisory Group & Residency Program to Develop Virtual Cell Models | What You Should Know:
– The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced the formation of a powerful AI Advisory Group and an in-house AI residency program, both focused on building predictive models of healthy and diseased cells – a key step... |
| 03.11.2023 | Health | Is it ‘science fiction’? No: Researchers want immune cells to find cancer and report back | Our immune cells are constantly circulating through our bodies, killing off cancer cells before they grow into something worrisome.
Now a consortium, including Yale University, underwritten by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, ... |
| 20.09.2023 | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's Generative AI Project Aims to Revolutionize Medical Research to 'Cure' All Disease by 2100 | Inno Flores, Tech Times 20 September 2023, 01:09 am
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has unveiled its plan to build a cutting-edge GPU cluster for AI-driven cell research, aiding the quest to conquer diseases. This technology employs ov... |
| 10.08.2023 | Mark Zuckerberg, wife Priscilla Chan lay off nearly 50 workers in latest ‘year of efficiency’ move | More On: mark zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta reportedly rehires ‘dozens’ after slashing 21,000 jobs Threads allows users to see liked posts in latest update as interest dwindles Elon Musk says he ‘may require surgery’ ahead of Zuckerberg... |
| 25.05.2023 | ‘Deep Breaths’ | Mindfulness changed Mason Rollins’ life.
When he was a first grader at Rivermont Elementary School, Mason was overwhelmed by his emotions. His principal, Jill Evans, often had to take him outside until his meltdowns subsided.Mason Rollins, ... |
| 24.03.2023 | Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Lab Expands to Chicago's Fulton Market with $250M Funding | John Lopez, Tech Times 24 March 2023, 02:03 pm
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, a $250 million biomedical lab funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, will soon open in Chicago.
The Biohub, a collaboration between ... |
| 23.03.2023 | Why Advances in Imaging Will Revolutionize the Way We Detect and Treat Disease | Recently, scientists shared new findings that may indicate the inner core of the earth has stopped its spinning and could be preparing to move in reverse. However, because we lack the technology necessary to actually see that deep inside ou... |
| 08.12.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Grocery startup Oda bags $158m, new rounds for alt meat & restaurant tech | Despite losing its unicorn status, Norwegian online grocer Oda bagged a sizable round this week. Restaurant tech company MarginEdge and AgFunder portfolio company Black Sheep Foods also raised money, as did forest tech platform Gaia AI and ... |
| 07.12.2022 | BREAKING: Sound Agriculture lands $75m to expand nitrogen enhancing product overseas | US-based Sound Agriculture has raised a $75 million Series D to expand its crop nutrient and plant breeding businesses. New investors BMO Impact Investment Fund and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative led the round. FootPrint Coalition and returning... |
| 26.10.2022 | Seqera Labs raises €22 million in Series A funding led by Addition. Participates Speedinvest, Talis, BoxOne and Amino | 25/10/2022
Nota de prensa
SEQERA LABS RAISES €22 MILLION IN SERIES A FUNDING LED BY ADDITION
Today, Seqera Labs, the leading provider of data orchestration and workflow software for life sciences, announced that it has raised €22 million... |
| 24.10.2022 | Former Tiger Global partner Lee Fixel’s Addition leads Seqera Labs’ €22 million investment round | Used by AstraZeneca, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Oxford Nanopore, and over 150 leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and a driving force behind the fight against Covid-19, Barcelona-based Seqera Labs has raised €22 million in a S... |
| 24.10.2022 | Addition leads Seqera Labs’ €22 million investment round | Used by AstraZeneca, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Oxford Nanopore, and over 150 leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and a driving force behind the fight against Covid-19, Barcelona-based Seqera Labs has raised €22 million in a S... |
| 26.09.2022 | Digital health news, funding roundup in the prior week; September 26, 2022 | Therabody raised $165M; Walgreens bought Shields Health; UnitedHealthcare and Peloton partnered
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Meru Health, an online mental health provider that combines science and technology, partnered with Curebase, an end-to-end clini... |
| 23.09.2022 | The 2023 Breakthrough Prizes Are Announced; $15.75 Million Awarded To The Winners | At $3 million each, the Breakthrough Prizes - sometimes referred to as the “Oscars of science” - ... [+] were founded by Sergey Brin; Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg; Julia and Yuri Milner; and Anne Wojcicki.getty |
| 26.08.2022 | Mark Zuckerberg says working with wife Priscilla Chan has 'opened up a whole new side of our relationship' | Mark Zuckerberg said working with his wife Priscilla Chan has "opened up a whole new side of our relationship."
The Meta CEO told Joe Rogan that the couple learns from each other while working on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Ad... |
| 24.06.2022 | After seven months of searching, Landos hires a CEO; Marty Duvall re-emerges from ill-fated Oncopeptides tenure | Gregory Oakes
Landos Biopharma has landed a new CEO after seven months of being led by an interim chief executive.
Gregory Oakes took the helm of the autoimmune biotech this month, bringing with him nearly 30 years of in... |
| 24.03.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: African startups Apollo, Wasoko & ThriveAgric close big-ticket rounds | This has been a watershed week for African agrifoodtech, with a string of startups from the continent closing eight and nine-figure US dollar rounds over the past few days. Kenya’s Wasoko and Apollo Agriculture raised $125 million and $40 m... |
| 10.02.2022 | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Climate Pledge for Carbon Removal Receives $44 M from Meta CEO and Spouse | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 10 February 2022, 07:02 pm
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative received new funding from its benefactors and founders, the Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his spouse, Priscilla Chan. The new funding would be for the Carbo... |
| 10.02.2022 | CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE (CZI) ANNOUNCES $44 MILLION IN FUNDIN… | CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE (CZI) ANNOUNCES $44 MILLION IN FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND SCALE PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE - BLOG |
| 29.12.2021 | Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth has grown over $25 billion in the last year alone. Here’s how the 37-year-old Facebook founder makes and spends his $129 billion fortune. | Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
Mark Zuckerberg has had a challenging few years between grappling with coronavirus misinformation on Facebook and suspending the sitting president of the United States from hi... |
| 07.12.2021 | On 5th anniversary, the CZI’s science program announces new institutes and efforts in biotech | It’s been five years since the founding of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Science program (not CZI itself, which is a year older), which has proven to be quite a generous patron of cutting-edge biotech science and research, and far from w... |
| 17.11.2021 | Researchers will map immune cells across Latin America with support from CZI | Researchers will map immune cells across Latin America with support from CZI
17-11-2021
A new grant awarded to the Wellcome Sanger Institute and international collaborators within seven Latin American countries by the Chan Zuckerberg Initia... |
| 04.11.2021 | INADcure Foundation Launches Inaugural International Scientific Conference Specifically Focused On Innovative Discoveries And Accelerating Research Of Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy | Everyone who attends this international gathering of academics, researchers, and industry will play a part in shaping the future direction of INAD/PLAN-specific research and help us build a comprehensive and collaborative strategy to combat... |
| 08.09.2021 | Here’s how Seqera Labs helps identify COVID-19 variants; raises €4.6M including a grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Barcelona-based Seqera Labs has announced that it raised $5.5M(€4.6M) in a seed funding round co-led by European VCs Talis Capital and Speedinvest.
The round also saw participation from existing investor BoxOne Ventures and includes a grant... |
| 07.09.2021 | Seqera Labs cierra una ronda de $5,5M coliderada por Talis Capital y Speedinvest. Acuden también BoxOne Ventures y otros | 07/09/2021
Nota de prensa
SEQERA LABS CIERRA UNA RONDA DE $5,5 MILLONES CO-LIDERADA POR TALIS CAPITAL Y SPEEDINVEST. ACUDEN TAMBIÉN BOXONE VENTURES Y OTROS.
Seqera Labs, el proveedor líder en organización de datos y software de flujo de ... |
| 30.06.2021 | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches Free Online Reflection Tool for Students and Teachers | Sometimes even small talk can have enormous effects on students’ wellbeing. Giving kids a chance to talk with adults about their lives outside of class can be critical for their social-emotional development. But during the pandemic, online ... |
| 24.05.2021 | Use single-cell biology to shed light on pediatric diseases currently in the dark | There are few things harder for a physician to say to a patient than “I don’t know what’s wrong.” Saying that is even harder when you’re sitting across from the parent of a child with an undiagnosed condition.
And as I learned from experien... |
| 07.05.2021 | 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, events not to miss this month, big winne... |
| 07.05.2021 | Houston SaaS startup closes $12M series A funding round with support from local VC | A Houston startup with a software-as-a-service platform for the energy transition has announced it closed a funding round with participation from a local venture capital.
Molecule closed its $12 million series A, and Houston-based Mercury F... |
| 30.04.2021 | Houston med-tech companies partner on wearable device for opioid withdrawal | Houston-based Spark Biomedical has created a revolutionary wearable device that provides unprecedented levels of opioid withdrawal relief.
The device known as the Sparrow Therapy System is worn over the ear for five to seven days and sends ... |
| 29.04.2021 | Comcast to dole out $1M in grants to BIPOC-owned small businesses in Houston | Grants totaling $1 million are being given to 100 BIPOC-owned small businesses in the Houston area through the Comcast RISE program.
In addition, more than 150 BIPOC-owned small businesses in the region will receive technology and marketing... |
| 29.04.2021 | Houston expert: Telework in research might be here to stay | How many of the research administrator's duties can be done from home? COVID-19 is showing us emphatically that the answer is many.
There are some aspects that take a little bit of inventive scheduling to make happen, but overall, the telew... |
| 28.04.2021 | Paris-based edtech OpenClassrooms raises $80 million, partially backed by Zuckerberg | Paris-based edtech OpenClassrooms has raised $80 million in their third round and saw participation from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a project Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg established with his wife Priscilla Chan in 2015.
The round ... |
| 16.04.2021 | Houston is poised to lead 5G growth in Texas, according to a new report | Based on one key measure, Houston sits at the forefront of a telecom revolution that could spark a regional economic impact of more than $30 billion.
Data published recently by the Texas Comptroller's Office points out that as of last Novem... |
| 16.04.2021 | 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, self-driving pizza deliveries launching,... |
| 09.04.2021 | Houston health center working with new study that uses app to track long-term COVID-19 effects | Aided by technology, medical sleuths at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are tracking the long-term effects of COVID-19 as part of a national study.
At the heart of the study is an app that allows patients who have s... |
| 09.04.2021 | Over $1.4M in prizes awarded at Rice University's student startup competition | In its 21st year, the Rice Business Plan Competition hosted 54 student-founded startups from all over the world — its largest batch of companies to date — and doled out over $1.4 million in cash and investment prizes at the week-long virtua... |
| 09.04.2021 | 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 the challenges of spac... |
| 11.03.2021 | How technology helped Houston fight against the pandemic | The entire world came to a standstill when the COVID-19 pandemic came knocking at the door, and Houston was no different than the rest. Businesses got shut down, people were losing jobs left and right, the medical infrastructure was wheezin... |
| 10.03.2021 | Rice University's Shell-backed hub announces latest research grants | Several clean energy research teams have been awarded grants from a Rice University hub that focuses on innovating zero-emissions technology.
The Carbon Hub has awarded seven seed grants to research teams working on solutions for clean ener... |
| 10.03.2021 | Houston startup plans to expand to revolutionize tech-enabled small business support | Hiring and recruiting has been a challenging and inefficient process for small businesses — yet it could not be more important as a company with a small, growing team.
"Today, whether you're running a startup for the first or second ti... |
| 09.03.2021 | Houston expert: Three steps community organizations can take to close the digital divide | The pandemic has had a devastating impact on low-income communities. On top of job losses and a greater risk of exposure to COVID-19, people in disadvantaged neighborhoods face another significant hurdle: access to technology.
In communitie... |
| 26.02.2021 | New York based Edtech startup Newsela raises US $100 million in series D round | American company Newsela that seeks to replace textbooks in classroom learning, announces the raise of US $100 million in its Series D round late in February 2021. The round witnessed major participation from new investor Franklin Templeton... |
| 26.02.2021 | 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 responding to Winter Stor... |
| 25.02.2021 | Chevron's Houston-based venture arm launches $300M fund focusing on low-carbon tech | Chevron Corp.'s investment arm has launched a $300 million fund that will focus on low-carbon technology.
Chevron Technology Ventures LLC's Future Energy Fund II builds on the success of the first Future Energy Fund, which kicked off in 201... |
| 23.02.2021 | Houston expert: Winter storm Uri's devastation should be a reminder to prioritize innovative energy solutions | Texas has landed itself in the middle of a fierce debate following what's been considered one of the worst winter storm in recent history for the state.
Uri wreaked havoc as it rolled through regions that were wholly unprepared for the sudd... |
| 22.02.2021 | 4 female Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In the week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to four innovators across industries recently making headlines — from space tech to startup development organizations.
Dorit Donoviel, director of the T... |
| 18.02.2021 | University of Houston engineers recognized, TMCx company raises funds, and more local innovation news | It's been a horrific week for both the city of Houston and the state of Texas. Millions of residents have lost power and/or water due to a winter storm that brought low temps. For this reason, Houston innovation news may have fallen through... |
| 18.02.2021 | Unleashing innovation for resilience is more urgent than ever, says Houston expert | Greater Houston and all of Texas have faced enough persistent challenges over the past seven years that communities and businesses are at a breaking point. Not just financially and economically, but at societal and emotional levels expected... |
| 16.02.2021 | Reimagining the path forward for the formerly incarcerated at TechCrunch Sessions: Justice | Reentering society after having been incarcerated by the criminal justice system can be daunting. Advances in technology and the continued, unchecked march of capitalism place obstacles in paths that can generally be difficult to overcome.
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| 03.02.2021 | Facebook 2050: New Facebook CEO Affirms ‘Moral Responsibility’ To Make A ‘Dramatically Better’ World (Part 1) | Founding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (Photo by Max Morse/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| 03.02.2021 | Houston biotech startup announces merger and $10M series A | A Houston company has emerged from stealth mode to announce a merger and a round of financing.
Coya Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech startup that focuses on creating therapeutics for neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases, announce... |
| 03.02.2021 | Facebook 2050 Exclusive: The Inside Story Of Facebook’s Pivot To Social Responsibility (Part 2) | The is Part 2 of an aspirational future history of Facebook’s awakening to its social responsibilities. Read Part 1 here. |
| 28.01.2021 | Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg is creating a new criminal justice reform group in an overhaul of his political operation | The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the philanthropy of Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, is planning to overhaul its political program and spin out much of its advocacy work to outside organizations, Recode has learned.
It’s a strat... |
