| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.09.2025 | Houston team develops low-cost device to treat infants with life-threatening birth defect | A team of engineers and pediatric surgeons led by Rice University’s Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies has developed a cost-effective treatment for infants born with gastroschisis, a congenital condition in which intestines an... |
| 21.08.2024 | Houston's Innovative Pulse: A City at the Forefront of Change | Houston is a city that thrives on innovation. It’s a melting pot of ideas, where technology and health care intertwine. This vibrant hub is not just about oil and gas anymore; it’s about reshaping the future. The heart of Houston beats with... |
| 19.08.2024 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: Every week, I introduce you to a handful of Houston innovators to know recently making headlines with news of innovative technology, investment activity, and more. This week's batch includes a Houston heart innovator, a cance... |
| 19.08.2024 | Houston therapeutics innovator looks into GLP-1 drugs for Alzheimer’s treatment | Glucagon-like peptide 1, or GLP-1, agonists are all the rage right now thanks to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Though they’re currently being prescribed for diabetes and weight loss, a Houston company reports that it may have found another... |
| 16.08.2024 | Houston's Cancer Research Breakthrough: A New Hope in Tumor Surgery | In the heart of Houston, a groundbreaking cancer research initiative is gaining momentum. The Biden-Harris administration has earmarked $150 million for its Cancer Moonshot initiative, and a significant portion is flowing to Rice University... |
| 15.08.2024 | Texas tumbles to No. 36 in new 2024 ranking of best states to live | Texas is being ruled out as one of the top states to live in the country, according to a new livability study by WalletHub. The Lone Star State ranked No. 36 out of all 50 states.
WalletHub ranked every state based on 51 metrics in five maj... |
| 16.11.2023 | Coworking concept delivers 28,000-square-foot expansion in the Ion | The coworking space in the Ion has increased by 50 percent thanks to a recent expansion project.
Dallas-based Common Desk has officially delivered on its project to expand the coworking space in the Ion that it originally opened on the seco... |
| 16.11.2023 | Greening the bottom line: Houston expert on the business strategy for sustainability | Amid remarkable fund allocation towards tackling environmental, social, and corporate governance issues, investors deeply concerned about climate change exert substantial leverage on firms and regulators to make reforms.
Furthermore, the Se... |
| 16.11.2023 | Groundbreaking prosthesis device designed at UH earns international ‘luminary’ award | A recent University of Houston graduate is receiving international recognition for his 3D-printable finger prosthesis.
David Edquilang, the creator of a low-cost prosthesis known as Lunet, was awarded the 2023 Red Dot: Luminary award last m... |
| 14.11.2023 | Rice-led initiative looks to make cancer detection affordable, equitable | A new initiative from two Houston organizations is hoping to develop affordable health care innovation for early cancer detection.
The Center for Innovation and Translation of POC Technologies for Equitable Cancer Care, or CITEC, will be ma... |
| 14.11.2023 | Houston expert: How to celebrate National Entrepreneurship Month by recruiting, retaining talent | As November marks National Entrepreneurship Month and Small Business Saturday awaits Nov. 25, it is the perfect time to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of small businesses to the U.S. economy.
According to the U.S. Small Busines... |
| 14.11.2023 | Photos: Houston innovation ecosystem celebrates wins at annual event | That's a wrap on the 2023 Houston Innovation Awards — and boy did the event deliver on networking, award wins, and plenty of celebrating Houston's tech and entrepreneurship community.
With a crowd of around 600 attendees, the Houston Innova... |
| 22.05.2022 | Engineers Are Unsung Heroes Of Global Health | Bioengineers from the University of Antioquia work on the prototype of an emergency ventilator in ... [+] Medellin, Colombia, on April 30, 2020 amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. - A public and private alliance led by the city of... |
| 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... |
| 19.02.2021 | Tech company to grant funds to Houston-area BIPOC small business owners | Comcast, the telecom, media, and entertainment conglomerate, is awarding $1 million in grants to small businesses in Houston owned by entrepreneurs who are Black, indigenous or people of color (BIPOC).
In all, 100 grants of $10,000 each wil... |
| 19.02.2021 | 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, why a tech company chose Houston for its... |
| 18.02.2021 | NASA and Johnson Space Center celebrate unprecedented Mars Perseverance landing | While Houston is in the depths of a historic freeze, some spacey locals are celebrating a major cosmic milestone. NASA — and Johnson Space Center, locally — are toasting the landing of Perseverance, the amiable roving vehicle, on Mars.
The ... |
| 11.02.2021 | Houston startup nonprofit partners with local initiative to bolster Black entrepreneurs | Impact Hub Houston has partnered with the Black Marketing Initiative to offer a new training, mentoring, and networking program for local black entrepreneurs in honor of Black History Month.
Dubbed MarketBlack, the program will provide part... |
| 03.02.2021 | Houston expert: 2020 was 'hugely disruptive — but hugely beneficial' for the energy transition | In 2020, the economy was hit with a double whammy of sorts — from a devastating pandemic to an unprecedented drop in oil prices — and that has meant that the energy transition is happening at a faster pace than ever.
Deeana Zhang, director ... |
| 12.01.2021 | Now is the time to bring venture capital to Houston | For so many, COVID has changed the game, and venture capitalists, startups, and corporations are in a flurry to learn the new rules. Investors and entrepreneurs now more than ever are seizing the opportunity to engage with tech ecosystems i... |
| 05.01.2021 | 8+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events online in January | It's a whole new year, but Houston is cranking out the same great business and innovation-focused events.
Here's a roundup of virtual events not to miss this month — from workshops and webinars to summits and pitch parties. Note: This post ... |
| 17.11.2020 | Houston investment platform acquired, new partnership grows investor access | A growing New York-based private investment platform has acquired Houston-based NextSeed, according to announcements from both companies.
Republic announced the acquisition Monday, November 16, and appointed Youngro Lee, co-founder and CEO ... |
| 04.11.2020 | Houston-founded venture capital firm heads into second fund focused on social impact | When it comes to business, creating a social impact and a profitable business strategy aren't mutually exclusive — especially nowadays — and a Houston-founded venture capital firm is striving to invest in seed-stage tech companies that chec... |
| 05.02.2020 | Here's what 6 Houston startups have raised millions of dollars this year so far | This year is starting strong when it comes to Houston startups receiving funding. From a $125 million raise from Houston's first unicorn to a local fund gathering up $50 million to deploy in mobility startups, Houston funding news has been ... |
| 27.01.2020 | Houston-based energy logistics software prepares to hire, raise funds as it scales up | Many startups turn to offshore outsourcing to fuel their growth. The Now Network, a Houston-based energy tech startup, is doing just the opposite — relying on stateside in-sourcing.
The SaaS company is in the midst of building out its in-ho... |
| 22.09.2016 | Richards-Kortum Named MacArthur Fellow For Work in Global Health | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Houston—Rice University’s Rebecca Richards-Kortum is among this year’s recipients of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, known as the “genius grants.”
A bioengineering profe... |
