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March 29, 2012 |
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Client & Graduate News |
HTC Graduate Bellicum
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Latest Houston
Company to Attract Cancer Research Funds |
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HTC Graduate, Bellicum Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., is the latest recipient of a
combination of public and private
backing. Bellicum has raised $20 million
in private equity financing. The
additional funding brings Bellicum's
balance sheet to $26 million on
committed capital, including a $6.1
million award from the Cancer Prevention
and Research Institute of Texas.
Source:
Houston Business Journal |
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HTC Client, Rebellion Photonics,
Founder & CEO, Allison Lami Sawyer,
Featured in The Huffington Post :
"From Students to Startups" |
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Source:
Huffington Post
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HTC Welcomes New Client Company:
Intrepid Robotics |
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INTREPID Robotics performs American
Petroleum Institute (API) 653 robotic
inspections for aboveground
petrochemical storage tanks (ASTs) that
are “in-service” and full of product,
while providing an 80% reduction in
costs. Conventional inspection systems
require that tanks be emptied prior to
an inspection or cleaning. |
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Encore Media Metrics, a spinoff
of HTC Graduate Spur Interactive,
Announced a Partnership with MediaMind |
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Encore
Media Metrics, a spinoff of HTC
Graduate Spur Interactive, announced a
partnership with
MediaMind. This partnership will
allow customers to benefit from
integrated attribution solution for ad
campaign analysis.
Full Release |
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HTC Insider |
Umesh Verma, President and CEO
of BLUE LANCE, Named
HTC's Advisory Board Chairman |
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Umesh Verma has been named Chairman
of the
Advisory Board for the Houston
Technology Center. Umesh is President
and CEO of
BLUE
LANCE, a premier global provider of
oversight, control and compliance
solutions.
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HTC Welcomes New Entrepreneur In
Residence, David Hull |
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David Hull is the Managing Director
of
Centennial Ventures. He has over 34
years of experience in the venture
capital industry and has worked with
many entrepreneurs, assisting them in
building successful businesses. |
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Texas Emerging Technology Fund
Accepting New Applications
Through April 24th |
The Texas Emerging Technology Fund
(TETF) has announced that new
applications for Commercialization
Awards will be accepted by the
Regional Centers of Innovation and
Commercialization (RCIC) in April.
Full Release
The Gulf Coast RCIC will be holding 3
workshops on the TETF program next week
– on Monday (April
2) at the Houston Technology Center,
Tuesday (April
3) in the NASA/JSC area, and
Wednesday (April
4) on the Texas A&M campus in
College Station. Visit the
RCIC’s website for more information
on these workshops and registration
details. |
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HTC's Energy Acceleration
Program Held a Successful Energy
Technology Investor Forum: Upstream Oil
& Gas |
Presented by the Houston Technology
Center and the Oiltech Investment
Network, this private, invitation-only
event provided an opportunity for 26
upstream oil and gas related technology
companies to showcase their product or
service to 130 investors and industry
representatives. |
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Upcoming Events |
Tech Champs®
- Thursday, April 5 |
The Role of Venture Banking:
Implications for Houston and for Texas |
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Mr. Tim J. Klitch
Managing Director, Technology and
Life Sciences
Austin Marketing President,
Comerica
Bank |
CONNECTION ♦ SUPPORT ♦ COMMUNICATION ♦
RECOGNITION |
Open to the public, this forum offers
some of Houston’s
best networking opportunities for the
tech community.
Learn about three of HTC's Client
Companies. |
Thursday, April 5
7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
HTC Conference Center
410 Pierce Street
Houston, Texas 77002 |
$25 Registration Fee |
Register Today |
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Thursday, May 10
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Houston
1200 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002 |
Save the Date |
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Events |
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Tuesday, April 17
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The Westin Galleria Houston
5060 West Alabama
Houston, Texas 77056 |
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11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Houston, Texas 77056 |
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