Innovation Awards celebrate UTSA research and discovery
UTSA’s Office of Commercialization and Innovation honored faculty, staff and student achievements on Tuesday at the university’s seventh annual Innovation Awards. The event celebrated 42 members of the research community for their contribution and the successful commercialization of novel ideas and inventions. The culmination of the awards was the selection of Stanton F. McHardy as the 2019 Innovator of […]
Innovative ideas are supercharged at Texas Tech Red Raider Accelerator
Braxton Manley wanted to create “really cool Apple Watch bands” because his was boring and uncomfortable. Nine-year-old Cooper Williams wanted a way to track the ice cream truck so he could have his money ready when it arrived. Gage Dutkin wanted a way to make sure no more children died after being left in hot […]
UH launches $2M research fund to commercialize new technologies
The University of Houston System has launched a $2 million research fund to help faculty commercialize new technologies. The Chancellor’s Technology Bridging Fund announced Thursday will offer grants to help faculty build prototypes or test their technology under industry-relevant conditions — stages of development that don’t typically receive basic research funding. “The Technology Bridging Fund will fill […]
Texas Tech Accelerator to graduate first cohort, awards $175,000 to new class
A Texas Tech University Innovation Hub program is giving a big boost to local startups. Seven developing business ventures have just been selected to participate in TTU Accelerator while five others are graduating from the one-year program. The Innovation Hub will host graduation presentations for the 2018-19 TTU Accelerator companies and a ribbon-cutting ceremony for […]
3 TMCx companies have raised funds while completing the Houston accelerator
According to the CDCThe Texas Medical Center’s accelerator program is wrapping up its Digital Health cohort this week with the culmination of its TMCx Demo Day, and, while all of the companies have something to celebrate, three have announced that they are leaving the program with fresh funds. Meru, Roundtrip, and Sani Nudge have raised over $10 million between the […]
UT Health San Antonio Plans New Accelerator for Faculty Research
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is starting an internal accelerator program for inventors who work at the institution, with the goal of picking a first group of five to eight prospective entrepreneurs around May. The accelerator, which UT Health is calling TechNovum, will run its first program from June through […]
UT Horizon Fund participates as Cerebri AI raises $5M in funding
Cerebri AI, an Austin startup that uses AI to improve customer service, just announced a major round of funding — a $5 million Series A led by Microsoft’s venture fund, M12. With the fresh funds, the company plans to expand its operations and support the release of its new Cerebri Values product, which “quantifies each customer’s […]
TMC Innovation Institute Selected to Accelerate Innovation for Health Security, Medical Care
The Texas Medical Center’s Innovation Institute is one of eight accelerators selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to drive advancements in lifesaving medical technologies that solve challenging problems from modern health security threats to daily medical care issues. The TMC Innovation Institute is a unique learning environment aimed at impacting […]
Texas Medical Center’s TMC Venture Fund invests $500K in Two Medical Device Startups
In another landmark event, two medical device startups – CorInnova and Intelligent Implants – were each awarded $250,000 grants at the Texas Medical Center (TMC) on Thursday. These funds were from the $25 million TMC Venture Fund which was raised by the Texas Medical Center to support new startups in the healthcare sector. This announcement […]
University of Texas Genesis Fund for Student Startups Raises $1M-Plus
Finding funding is one of the hardest things for first-time entrepreneurs at any stage of life. But doing it while you’re in college and before you’ve made a lot of connections in the startup ecosystem is even harder. Now, student founders at The University of Texas in Austin have a new opportunity to get a […]