| Date | Title | Description |
| 25.12.2025 | Houston's Innovation Soars: Science, Space, Startups Define 2025 | Houston's innovation landscape thrived in 2025. Over fifty local scientists earned global recognition as highly cited researchers, showcasing deep expertise across fields. The region's space tech sector saw unparalleled growth. Companies se... |
| 24.12.2025 | Paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user to blast into space | A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, December 20, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high.
Severely injured in a moun... |
| 20.10.2025 | Axiom Space announces new CEO amid strategic leadership change | Six months after promoting Tejpaul Bhatia from chief revenue officer to CEO, commercial space infrastructure and human spaceflight services provider Axiom Space has replaced him.
On Oct. 15, Houston-based Axiom announced Jonathan Cirtain ha... |
| 17.10.2025 | Houston's top innovators and startups for 2025 and more news to know | Editor's note: We're looking back at the top Houston innovation news for the first half of October 2025, including the big reveal of our 2025 Houston Innovation Awards finalists. Here are the five most-read InnovationMap stories from Oct. 1... |
| 15.10.2025 | Former NASA astronaut, official joins Venus Aerospace board | Retired Air Force colonel and former NASA astronaut Pamela Melroy, who previously served as deputy administrator of NASA, recently joined the board of directors at Houston-based Venus Aerospace.
Venus Aerospace, a startup founded in 2020, d... |
| 09.10.2025 | 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 invest... |
| 02.10.2025 | TXSE Group wins SEC approval for Texas Stock Exchange to start in 2026 | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has given the go-ahead to the Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange to operate as a national securities exchange, clearing the way for the TXSE to begin trading stocks and exchange-traded products by ... |
| 23.04.2025 | Lena Health Raises $2M for AI-Powered Care Coordinator | What You Should Know:
– Lena Health, an AI-powered care coordinator raises $2M in seed funding round co-led by Emergent Ventures and Cultivation Capital, the round saw participation from the Texas Medical Center (TMC) Venture Fund and Carav... |
| 21.08.2024 | Clarium's $10.5M Boost: Revolutionizing Hospital Supply Chains with AI | In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, efficiency is the golden key. Clarium, Inc. has just unlocked a new door with its recent $10.5 million funding round. This investment, led by General Catalyst and supported by notable players li... |
| 20.08.2024 | Clarium Secures $10.5M for AI-Powered Hospital Supply Chain | What You Should Know:
– Clarium, Inc., a healthcare technology innovator focused on transforming hospital supply chain operations, has secured a $10.5M in strategic financing round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Kaiser Per... |
| 12.06.2024 | Koda Health Secures Funding to Expand Advance Care Planning Capabilities | What You Should Know:
– Koda Health, a pioneer in digital Advance Care Planning (ACP), today announced the successful closing of an oversubscribed Seed+ funding round led by Ecliptic Capital with strategic investment from Memorial Hermann H... |
| 29.02.2024 | Houston AI femtech startup raises $2M round to expand platform to B2B opportunities | A Houston-based startup that's improving health and wellness for women with its artificial intelligence-backed platform has raised a bridge round of funding.
Ema closed its latest bridge round, bringing its total funding to nearly $2 millio... |
| 21.02.2024 | Meet the Houston innovator who's creating a new market for decarbonizing energy storage | If the energy transition is going to be successful, the energy storage space needs to be equipped to support both the increased volume of energy needed and new energies. And Emma Konet and her software company, Tierra Climate, are targeting... |
| 15.02.2024 | Houston expert: How B2B industries can leverage go-to-market strategies for maximum impact | Crafting a successful go-to-market strategy is a must for driving revenue and profit growth, especially for investor-backed, high-growth businesses. But there is no one size fits all approach. Companies need nuanced GTM strategies tailored ... |
| 15.02.2024 | Houston space tech co. makes history with lunar lander launch | Houston-based Intuitive Machines just made one giant leap for mankind.
On February 15, the space exploration, infrastructure, and services company successfully launched its IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.... |
| 15.02.2024 | Houston nonprofit synthetic biology accelerator names inaugural executive director | A Houston accelerator that supports early-stage synthetic biology startups has named its first executive director.
BioWell, which was founded by First Bight Ventures, a Houston-based venture capital group, has announced the appointment of P... |
| 06.02.2024 | Houston expert shares 3 business trend predictions for 2024 | Last year was a dynamic year for businesses across all sectors. Artificial intelligence went from a novel technology to a more widely utilized business productivity tool. Many companies invested additional resources in sustainable business ... |
| 02.02.2024 | Houston immuno-oncology company reaches next FDA milestone, heads to phase 2 trial | A Houston immuno-oncology company has recently made major headway with the FDA, including both a fast track and an orphan drug designation. It will soon start a phase 2 trial of its promising cancer fighting innovation.
Diakonos Oncology wa... |
| 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... |
| 11.10.2023 | Global accelerator announces latest Houston cohort of early-stage startups | For the eighth time, a global accelerator and venture group has selected five early-stage Houston tech startups to support and help grow.
In partnership with the Downtown Launchpad, gener8tor began its eighth gBETA cohort in September. The ... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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 ... |
| 06.10.2023 | University of Houston lands $63.5M contract with DOD to develop tech for the 'future battlefield' | The University of Houston was recently awarded its largest grant in history—this time, from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The $63.5 million contract aims to support UH in developing analytical modeling and simulation platforms that help t... |
| 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... |
| 26.09.2023 | 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, ... |
| 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... |
| 21.09.2023 | Houston program buoys promising cancer research with live-saving innovation | How do you bring promising cancer research to the masses? TMC Innovation's Accelerator for Cancer Therapeutics was established with that question in mind.
Funded by a $5 million grant from CPRIT, or the Cancer Prevention and Research Instit... |
| 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... |
| 11.09.2023 | Rice University launches research innovation grant program with VC fund in the works | Over 60 years ago at Rice University, President John F. Kennedy recommitted the country to the Space Race. Now, decades later, the university is announcing its commitment to moonshot innovators.
Rice University's Office of Innovation establ... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 16.08.2023 | This Houston medical device innovator plans to lead a 'paradigm shift' in vascular surgery | Commercializing a health tech innovation is a long game — fraught with regulatory obstacles, cyclical rounds of funding, and continuous improvement — all fueled by the desire to enhance treatment and save lives.
That's Tim Boire's plan. And... |
| 31.07.2023 | Houston health tech startup secures $16M series A, prepares for first U.S. clinical trials | Fueled by fresh funding in the bank, a medical device startup has announced upcoming trials.
VenoStent, Inc., a company developing an innovative tool to improve outcomes for hemodialysis patients, has closed $16 million in a series A round ... |
| 02.05.2022 | Houston medical device startup closes $6M series A | A Houston-based medical device company born out of the Texas Medical Center has closed its series A round of funding.
Ictero Medical's oversubscribed $6 million round was led by MedTex Ventures, S3 Ventures, and an undisclosed strategic inv... |
| 02.05.2022 | Houston-based energy tech venture firm moves into new office, names new partner | A Houston-based venture capital firm has been busy — with deploying capital, growing its team, and moving into new space.
Energy Transition Ventures has opened an office in the Ion Houston. The fund, which was announced last year, was found... |
| 05.05.2021 | Houston health tech company bounces back from COVID-19 in a big way | The pandemic hit life science innovation hard. And no one knows that better than Kevin Coker, co-founder and CEO of Proxima Clinical Research, a Houston-based contract research organization focused on supporting life science startups as the... |
| 04.05.2021 | Report: Houston ranks among the worst cities for unnecessary medical treatments | Houston boasts of being home to the Texas Medical Center, the world's biggest medical complex. Yet Houston's medical community also holds a distinction that's hardly boast-worthy: It's the worst major metro area in Texas for unnecessary hea... |
| 04.05.2021 | Expert shares advice for Houstonians experiencing a pandemic-sparked career change | I've had so many pivots in my professional career; moving across the country, internal promotions, leaving a corporate job to launch my own company, and repositioning myself and my brand in new markets. But I'm one of those people who enjoy... |
| 23.04.2021 | 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 luxury car dealership that accepts dog... |
| 22.03.2021 | Houston METRO partnership receives $1.5M federal grant to bring electric buses to the Third Ward | Get ready to ride a new fleet of zero emission shuttles from Houston METRO. Global consulting firm AECOM and METRO partnered on new electric bus initiative and have recently been granted $1.5 million from the Federal Transit Administration ... |
| 22.03.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In the week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — data science, consumer tech, and medical device innovation — recently making headlines.
Angela Holmes, chi... |
| 08.03.2021 | Sustainable plastics manufacturing company expands in Houston and beyond | An under-the-radar company in Houston has ramped up its manufacturing capacity as it seeks to seize upon rising interest in sustainable plastics.
Houston-based Inhance Technologies, a sustainable manufacturer that transforms conventional pl... |
| 08.03.2021 | Houston blockchain-as-a-service company rolls out automated ESG tool | A Houston tech company that has created a blockchain-backed interconnected industrial smart contract network is announcing a new tool to help its industrial clients automate environmental, social and corporate governance tracking and report... |
| 08.03.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In the week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three female innovators across industries recently making headlines — all three focusing on investing in innovation from B2B software to energy tech.... |
| 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... |
| 23.02.2021 | This Texas company is on a mission to the moon with $93 million NASA contract | A local aerospace company is over the moon about its latest endeavor: a NASA-funded project to deliver scientific payloads to the lunar surface.
NASA recently awarded rocket-maker Firefly Aerospace $93.3 million to deliver a suite of scienc... |
| 22.02.2021 | SBA launches Virtual Business Recovery Center to assist Texas loan applicants after winter storm | Texas small businesses impacted by Winter Storm Uri are now eligible for up to $2 million in low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration as a result of President Joe Biden's major disaster declaration last week.
"Get... |
| 22.02.2021 | Two female founders create a PR solution for startups and small businesses in Houston and beyond | Public relations can feel elusive and overwhelming to small business owners. Carla Nikitaidis and Kathryn Worsham Humphries, two seasoned communications consultants, are used to hearing clients ask if they need PR — and more often than not,... |
| 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... |
| 03.02.2021 | Look ahead to 2021's tech trends with Deloitte's experts | As poet Robert Burns mused, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. In January 2020, most of us had plans —thoughtful road maps to guide our organizations, our technology, and our lives through the months to follow.
And then COVI... |
| 03.02.2021 | Greentown Houston shares progress on Midtown building and adds new corporate partners | Construction is underway on the Bayou City's first-ever clean tech incubator known as Greentown Houston.
Via a virtual ceremony on Feb 2, Mayor Sylvester Turner and a team from Massachusetts-based Greentown Labs revealed what the massive sp... |
| 22.01.2021 | 2 Houston startups win national technology award from SBA | A couple of Houston startups have something to celebrate. The United States Small Business Administration announced the winners of its Tibbetts Award, which honors small businesses that are at the forefront of technology, and two Houston st... |
| 15.01.2021 | Texas named a top state for women-led startups | Who runs the world? According to Merchant Maverick's inaugural Best States for "Women-Led Startups'' study, Texas is a great place for women to be in charge.
The Lone Star state cracked the top 10 on the list, earning a No. 6 spot acco... |
| 14.01.2021 | University of Houston logistics and transportation program receives global accreditation | A program at the University of Houston has received a rare global accreditation that will allow for more opportunities for the students in both the graduate and undergraduate programs.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has ... |
| 04.01.2021 | Houston-based startup shoots for affordability and convenience with new photo biz | Houston-based photographers Chris Bailey and Joseph West have brought automated technology and innovative efficiencies to the often cumbersome task of taking professional headshots.
Bailey and West first met as wedding and corporate photogr... |
| 02.12.2020 | Rice scientist tapped by NASA for Mars mission | A Rice University Martian geologist has been chosen by NASA as one of the 13 scientists who will be working on a new Mars rover.
Perseverance, the rover that launched in July and is expected to land on Mars in February. It will be scouting ... |
| 13.11.2020 | Here's what events to attend each day during The Houston Innovation Summit | Back for its fourth year, The Houston Innovation Summit has tons of online, interactive events lined up — starting today.
THIS, just like last year, runs on the same week of Global Entrepreneurship Week, which is focused on education, ecosy... |
| 06.11.2020 | New innovation center in downtown Houston receives international recognition | A Houston organization has been recognized for a newly opened innovation hub in downtown.
The International Economic Development Council has awarded Central Houston Inc.'s Downtown Launchpad two honors in its Excellence in Economic Developm... |
| 16.10.2020 | New-to-Houston cleantech incubator names inaugural members | A Somerville, Massachusetts-based cleantech accelerator has announced the 16 startups that will be a part of its new Houston incubator program.
Greentown Labs named the companies in the cohort this week just a few weeks after announcing the... |
| 23.09.2020 | New innovation leader at Rice University plans to take campus innovations to the world | When Kyle Judah accepted his position as executive director at Rice University's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, he had spent less than 48 hours in the city of Houston. In fact, his first two months in the role have been... |
| 14.09.2020 | NASA names new female exec to human spaceflight program | NASA is preparing to return to the moon by 2024 — and the organization just tapped the woman who will lead the program.
Catherine Koerner was announced last week as the manager of NASA's Orion Program, the spacecraft that will be used for t... |
| 02.09.2020 | How Houston startups and small businesses can help improve employee morale during a crisis | Look around you. We have a pandemic pumping paranoia into the public. We have the longest unemployment lines we've seen in 90 years. Tensions with China teetering on the brink of collapse. Sports are cancelled. Concerts are a memory. Partie... |
| 28.08.2020 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: While Houston missed a major hurricane this week, preparations sidetracked the city a bit with virtual events — like Houston Climate Week — being canceled or postponed. However, major innovation news showed up in full force a... |
| 26.08.2020 | Houstonian fosters collaboration and mentorship for women in venture capital | When Sandy Guitar saw that Austin had a group of women in venture capital group that promoted collaboration and networking, she knew Houston had to have one too.
Guitar, who is the managing director of the HX Venture Fund, connected with th... |
| 21.08.2020 | Texas A&M University approves $60.3M for military innovation project | Texas A&M University is in the process of building a $200 million, multi-building facility just off its main campus in College Station and Bryan, Texas. As of this week, the project has fresh funds from the A&M Board of Regents to c... |
| 29.07.2020 | Autonomous vehicle delivery service is driving access to food in Houston’s vulnerable communities | When Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence and robotics company Nuro was looking for a city to roll out its autonomous vehicle delivery technology, Houston checked off all the boxes.
From being located in a state open to rolling out ... |
| 23.07.2020 | YMCA of Greater Houston announces equity-focused innovation center backed by Reliant | Houston is the most diverse city in the nation, and the YMCA of Greater Houston is looking to do its part to promote equity innovation by opening a new center.
The Equity Innovation Center Powered by Reliant will be the first of its kind in... |
| 21.07.2020 | Houston coworking company launches online portal to connect members working from home | As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to enforce working from home and social distancing earlier this summer, a Houston coworking company knew they needed to find a way to reach professionals and entrepreneurs digitally.
Sesh Coworking launche... |
| 20.07.2020 | Rice University students collaborate on COVID-19 solutions | An annual program with Rice University and its partners in Africa had to do things differently in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only did operations have to shift to a virtual approach, but the projects themselves instead addressed the... |
| 14.07.2020 | Startup aims for goal of connecting Houston sports community | In virtually no time at all, Sportlo has built its reputation on the simplest of foundations: community.
Thilo Borgmann and Sebastian Henke founded the local hub for sports parents earlier this year as a tool for sports moms and dads to sta... |
| 08.07.2020 | University of Houston researchers studying COVID-19 prevention and treatment | Researchers across the country are focusing on all things COVID-19 — from biotherapies and treatment to vaccines and prevention. A handful of researchers based out of the University of Houston are doing their best to move the needle on a cu... |
| 06.07.2020 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | It's a new month and Houston's innovation ecosystem is continuing to grow amid the coronavirus pandemic. This week's Houston innovators to know roundup reflects that growth with a new-to-town incubator's newly names leader — plus an entrepr... |
| 29.06.2020 | Virtual reality app developed in Houston allows users to escape to far away lands | While rising coronavirus cases in the area have canceled so many summer vacations, not all hope of sightseeing this summer is lost. A Houston entrepreneur has created a virtual alternative.
Houston-area industrial design startup, Armstrong ... |
| 18.06.2020 | 3 ways the tech industry can focus on thriving, not just recovering | The continuing COVID-19 crisis is creating enormous uncertainty and change — and questions with no obvious answers: Which changes will persist? What will the new world look like? How will people and organizations adapt?
Even as U.S. technol... |
| 16.06.2020 | Houston expert: How to make the most out of your virtual meeting | Even in the pre-pandemic world, more employees were working remotely in America than ever before. Participating in virtual meetings is the norm, at least for now. The shift came rather abruptly. Millions of Americans had only a few days to ... |
| 28.05.2020 | Early-stage accelerator announces inaugural Houston cohort | Even amid a pandemic, a Houston startup accelerator focused on local, early-stage companies has announced its new cohort and is operating its program virtually.
International accelerator gener8tor announced last fall that its early-stage pr... |
| 14.05.2020 | Why Houston’s oil and gas leaders need to prioritize becoming a modern energy workplace | The oil and gas industry today is being shaped by truly unprecedented conditions. In the face of a global economic crisis, players in this space are grappling with how best to spend and save resources in a way that's smart, deliberate and c... |
| 17.04.2020 | 2 big companies team up with Houston nonprofit to feed unemployed hospitality workers | Two companies have stepped up in a big way to help a local nonprofit distribute thousands of meals to unemployed hospitality workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus shutdown.
By partnering with energy company Hess Corporation and... |
| 09.04.2020 | Houston bakery startup dishes out healthy, low-calorie treats | A Houston bakery is helping Houstonians satisfy their sweet tooth and while also counting their calories. ChipMonk Baking, a local, mail-order bakery, has seen significant growth since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as people look fo... |
| 02.04.2020 | Houston oil and gas companies have been hit by more than just COVID-19 — here's what this expert has observed on the industry | In the matter of a few weeks, COVID-19 disrupted life across the globe, but the oil and gas industry was hit especially hard with the triple impact.
First, there was the direct impact of COVID-19 on the workforce. Next, there was a dramatic... |
| 01.04.2020 | Houston tech company launches digital logistics platform to help coronavirus supply chain disruptions | Houston-based ChaiOne recently announced the soft launch of Velostics, the "slack" for logistics that solve wait times and cash flow challenges in the supply chain and logistics industry. The digital logistics platform is set to a... |
| 27.03.2020 | Local arts organizations innovate new ways to get to patrons in Houston and beyond | With the city of Houston — and much of the rest of the state — issuing stay-at-home mandates, cultural events and institutions have closed their doors. But, thanks to a little innovation, many are now providing online options.
Arts groups a... |
| 14.02.2020 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Houston innovators, a new coworking space, and more trended on InnovationMap this week. Plus, what a non-Houston-based venture capitalist does and learns on his first visit to town.
3 Houston innovators to know this week
Shar... |
| 12.02.2020 | Growing Houston startup is gamifying professional sales with management tools for sellers | Actor Alec Baldwin's "always be closing" monologue is not only the most popular scene in David Mamet's 1992 film, "Glengarry Glen Ross," it has become the unofficial mantra for sales professionals worldwide.
While that A... |
| 14.01.2020 | Innovative library on wheels brings tech lab and resources to Houston communities that need it most | To those that think the Houston Public Library has a dearth of innovation, think again.
"If people don't think libraries are relevant, they just need to visit one," says Sally Swanson, executive director of the Houston Public Libr... |
| 13.01.2020 | Houston health tech startup moves into new office amid major growth | Following a series A round of fundraising, a Houston digital health startup is on a bit of a hiring spree, leading to new office space the company has room to grow into.
BrainCheck, which was founded in 2015 by neuroscientist David Eagleman... |
| 30.12.2019 | Texas recognized as second best state for business, while Houston expected to see key economic growth | Houston and the rest of Texas received two early Christmas presents signaling that their economies continue to percolate.
In a report released December 23, economic forecasting and analysis firm Oxford Economics predicted Houston and Dallas... |
| 24.12.2019 | Texas needs to stay innovative, says this nonprofit leader | It's no accident that Texas has one of the strongest economies in the world. Generations of leaders have built and sustained a business climate that welcomes investment and innovation without allowing burdensome regulations and high taxes t... |
| 16.12.2019 | Houston area drone company on track to revolutionize the agriculture industry | Renowned American inventor Thomas Edison once said, "There's a way to do it better, find it."
That timeless adage has been the spark that has ignited countless technological advances over the years and Hylio is no different, apply... |
| 22.11.2019 | Overheard: Local fighters land knockout statements at Houston's first Digital Fight Club | On Wednesday, Houston's innovation ecosystem hosted the rowdiest crowd at a professional business event that the city has ever seen.
Digital Fight Club, a Dallas-based event company, had its first Houston event at White Oak Music Hall on No... |
| 22.11.2019 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: As The Houston Innovation Summit comes to a close this weekend, so does a busy week of Houston innovation. Trending stories on InnovationMap included campus robots, innovators to know, venture capital advice, and more.
3 Hous... |
| 22.11.2019 | Bill Nye shares the future of space exploration at Houston's annual SpaceCom | According to Bill Nye, known to most as "The Science Guy" but who now leads the largest non-government space exploration nonprofit, humanity has always asked two questions: How did we get here and are we alone.
"If you want t... |
| 15.11.2019 | Houston Methodist is tapping into virtual reality technologies to ease the pain for cancer patients | Virtual reality goes far beyond playing games with titles like Arizona Sunshine, Moss, Robo Recall, and Tetris Effect. VR also is playing an ever-growing role in health care settings. The global market for VR in health care could reach $3.8... |
| 06.11.2019 | E-commerce growth is sparking some changes in Houston's industrial real estate market | With retail e-commerce sales in the U.S. projected to soar from $501 billion in 2018 to $740 billion in 2023, it's no wonder that Houston's industrial market is expanding faster than Santa's bag of toys.
E-commerce is one of the main driver... |
| 04.11.2019 | From robots to immunotherapy, TMC talks innovation at its annual address | In the Greater Houston Partnership's annual State of the Texas Medical Center address, TMC CEO Bill McKeon shared a status update of sorts for all the goings on at the largest medical center in the world.
McKeon ran down the list of member ... |
