news roundup

Houston health care leader secures funding, milestones for latest initiatives across cancer, stroke, and more

Top innovators: 2024 Houston Innovation Awards finalists revealed

Houston startup expands DOD partnership to provide clean energy at Texas site

Houston Innovation Awards

Houston Innovation Awards to honor 2 trailblazers with posthumous recognition

2024 Houston Innovation Awards names esteemed judges for annual program

Nominations launch, tickets open for 2024 Houston Innovation Awards

Photos: Houston innovation ecosystem celebrates wins at annual event

Houston Innovation Awards winners revealed at 2023 event

Overheard: Houston Innovation Awards finalists share top advice for fellow founders

Top Houston-based sustainability startups share their 4 biggest challenges

Sneak peek: Previewing the Houston Innovation Awards

Trending News

Top innovators: 2024 Houston Innovation Awards finalists revealed

Houston health care leader secures funding, milestones for latest initiatives across cancer, stroke, and more

Startups

who's who

3 Houston innovators to know this week

now trending

Top stories: Health tech cos. head to Houston, startup expands, and more

fresh funding

Houston legal tech platform raises $8M series A, plans to hire

who's who

3 Houston innovators to know this week

top stories

BCM receives $50M for new tower, Houston named a top metro for entrepreneurs, and more trending news

WHERE TO BE

10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for October

easy living

Houston scores top ranking of best cities for entrepreneurs

Featured Innovators

Houston bio-based materials founder rebrands, evolves future-focused sustainability startup

Zimri T. Hinshaw

Play it back: Houston therapeutics co. sees momentum with expanded treatment opportunities

Howard Berman

Houston innovator breaks down industry silos with new bp, NASA partnership

Ken Nguyen

Long-time innovator reflects on Houston ecosystem development, shares why he's bullish on human performance

Jon Nordby

Why this lawyer is dedicated to problem solving for the Houston startup ecosystem

Margarita Kelrikh

Why this Houston medical device innovator is pumped up for the first total artificial heart

Tech

flying evs

First-of-its-kind electric jet to fly over greater Houston area

fresh funding

Houston tech hub secures $40M to meet rising data center needs

Health

onboarding

12 health tech startups named to Houston accelerator's next bootcamp

all in the timing

University of Houston-founded company secures $2.5M in NIH grant funding

fresh funding

Rising Houston health care tower secures $50M in donations

big wins

Rice University innovators claim prizes across health care, energy research

moving in

Global diagnostics manufacturer opens new Houston facility, headquarters

curing ALS

Energy co. makes $100,000 donation to Houston hospital

new to hou

Houston cancer-fighting organization launches center to support early clinical trials

Energy

room for improvement

Here's how Houston ranks on annual list of greenest cities in the US

seeing green

Houston PE firm scores $725M to launch new business unit to invest in decarbonization

big raise

Houston clean energy company secures $53M series C investment

fresh funding

Houston superconductor tech manufacturer raises $25M

new cohort

9 startups named to accelerator program kicked off at Greentown Houston

research ready

Chevron names inaugural cohort of Houston energy innovators

report

Texas outshines California, takes top spot on new solar energy ranking

Impact

coming soon

Houston Intercontinental Airport's innovative upgrades ready for takeoff

'onward'

Houston energy, innovation leader dies after hard-fought battle with cancer

top of class

Rice University named top college in U.S. News' new rankings for 2025

WHEN FINE ART MEETS FRESH AIR

Artist collective brings carbon-absorbing murals to Houston

cashing in on innovation

2 lab-stage Houston startups receive fresh funding from Rice University grant program

Money

money moves

Houston biotech VC firm's portfolio cos. score $5.3M in federal funding

fresh funding

Houston-based autonomous trucking tech co. raises $20M

money moves

Houston company secures $12M series A for decarbonization plant

loan guaranteed

Houston company secures $100M for 'world’s largest geothermal energy plant'

money moves

Houston oncology therapeutics co. raises $11.4M in seed funding

coming soon

2 Houston institutions receive $44.2M to create new regional research hub

Sports Tech

Rice University announces partnership with Houston sports tech startup to enhance student athletics

dream team

Rice University announces partnership with Houston sports tech startup to enhance student athletics

Diversity-focused sports tech accelerator opens applications to Houston innovators for the first time

apply now

Diversity-focused sports tech accelerator opens applications to Houston innovators for the first time

Houston university awards grant to Texas accelerator to support sports tech

game on

Houston university awards grant to Texas accelerator to support sports tech

10 sports tech startups named to Houston-based hybrid accelerator

game on

10 sports tech startups named to Houston-based hybrid accelerator

handshake

sealed the deal

Houston SPAC deal closes, high-tech monitoring device co. IPOs

Sports tech festival coming to Houston this spring names 2 inaugural partners

game on

Sports tech festival coming to Houston this spring names 2 inaugural partners

New sports festival reveals plans to take over downtown Houston next spring

pokatok prep

New sports festival reveals plans to take over downtown Houston next spring

Lifestyle

out for delivery

Texas ranks No. 5 worst state for package delays in U.S., report says

civic support

City of Houston grants $100,000 to 10 innovative arts organizations

art of healing

Houston Health Museum's new exhibit merges art and mental wellness

all's not fair

New study asserts Texas is the 2nd worst state for women's equality

Space

future of space

NASA awards Houston university $1.2M for diversity in aerospace initiative

rescue mission

Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year

do you copy?

Houston space tech co. teams up with Nokia to upgrade lunar communications

clipped into clps

Houston space tech company secures $116.9M NASA contract

game plan set

NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

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Expert advice: Should your Houston startup apply for this lesser known SBIR grant?

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Houston expert: Why employing 'personality hires' is good for your business

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