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 profiles on Houston Innovation Awards finalists, TMC Helix Park's first building opening, and more.
Texas Medical Center opens first building in massive Helix Park project
Mayor Sylvester Turner, TMC CEO Bill McKeon, Governor Greg Abbott, and others gave their remarks at the TMC3 Collaborative Building opening. Photo by Natalie Harms
For nearly a decade, the Texas Medical Center and its partners have been working on the plans for Helix Park, a 37-acre campus expansion of TMC. As of this week, the first building has opened its doors to the public.
The TMC3 Collaborative Building officially opened today to a crowd of media, public officials, and health care executives. The institutional agnostic, 250,000-square-foot building will anchor Helix Park and house research initiatives from the four founding partners: Texas Medical Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
“Today, we lay the cornerstone of a new campus fully dedicated to streamlining the commercialization of life-changing innovations in medicine and technologies,” William McKeon, president and CEO of TMC, says at the event. “We are incredibly excited to both welcome our founding institutions and industry partners to the Collaborative Building and to invite the community to experience the Helix Park campus and its beautiful parks with a series of special events in the months ahead." Read more.
Meet the 4 corporations best supporting Houston's innovation ecosystem
The Corporate of the Year category for the Houston Innovation Awards has four finalists — each playing a role in Houston's innovation ecosystem across energy, tech, and health care innovation. Photos courtesy
What corporations are most supporting Houston's startup ecosystem? The Houston Innovation Awards sought to find that out with a new category for the 2023 event.
The Corporate of the Year category has four finalists — each playing a role in Houston's innovation ecosystem across energy, tech, and health care innovation. Learn about each of these finalists in the interviews below. Read more.
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- Meet the 4 corporations best supporting Houston's innovation ecosystem
- Houston's innovation leaders weigh in on community's growth, progress
- Looking for a job? These 2023 Houston Innovation Awards finalists are hiring
10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for November
Check out this curated list of innovation events in Houston for November. Photo via Getty Images
From networking meetups to the 2023 Houston Innovation Award ceremony, November is chock-full of happenings for Houston innovators.
Here's a roundup of events you won't want want to miss out on, so mark your calendars and register accordingly.Read more.
Rice University taps 11 Houston business leaders for new entrepreneurship council
Eleven business leaders were selected for a new entrepreneurship-focused council for Rice University. Photo courtesy of Rice University
Rice University has named 11 successful business leaders with ties Houston to its inaugural council focused on entrepreneurship.
Frank Liu, a Rice alumnus and founder of the Rice University Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, or Lilie, recruited the entrepreneurs to the council, and each has agreed to donate time and money to the university’s entrepreneurship programs, according to the university.
Members of the council, known as the Lilie’s Leadership Council or LLC, individuals have experience in a variety of fields, from the industrial and automotive sectors to local government and public radio. Read more.
Houston software co. secures $39M in financing, launches latest product upgrade
Graylog, a Houston SaaS company, has new fuel to scale and develop its product. Photo via Getty Images
A Houston software-as-a-service company has secured $39 million in financing and announced its latest upgrade to its platform.
Graylog, which has created an innovative platform for cybersecurity and IT operations, raised equity funding with participation from new investor Silver Lake Waterman and existing investors Piper Sandler Merchant Banking and Harbert Growth Partners leading the round.
“The growth we are seeing globally is a response to our team’s focus on innovation, a superior user experience, low total cost of ownership, and strong execution from our Go-To-Market and Customer Success teams,” Andy Grolnick, CEO of Graylog, says in a news release. “We expect this momentum to continue as Graylog expands its reach and raises its profile in the security market.” Read more.