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February 13, 2013

Client & Graduate News
HTC Client DreamSaver Featured on the Cover of Bay Area Magazine!
Check out HTC client Chris Shiver, of DreamSaver, on the cover of Bay Area Magazine this month! "Preserving the Past - DreamSaver Uses Space Shuttle Heat Shield Technology to Protect Your Valuables"
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HTC Graduate Merrick Establishes Canadian Subsidiary in Calgary
HTC Graduate, Merrick, a leading provider of production management and accounting solutions to the upstream oil and gas industry, is pleased to announce the establishment of Merrick in Canada (Merrick International Canada Ltd.)
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   Houston Business Journal (HBJ) Features HTC Graduate Opexa Therapeutics "Inks Huge Commercialization Deal with Merck"
HTC Graduate, Opexa Therapeutics Inc. was featured in the HBJ article "Inks Huge Commercialization Deal with Merck." The article discusses how Opexa entered into an agreement with Merck for the development and commercialization of Opexa's Tcelna, a therapy to treat multiple sclerosis, which could net the company $225 million.
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Houston Business Journal Features HTC Graduate: "Face to Face with Mike Lowe, CEO of Orthoaccel Technologies Inc."
HTC Graduate, CEO Mike Lowe, of Orthoaccel Technologies Inc. was featured in the HBJ's article "Face to Face with Mike Lowe, CEO of Orthoaccel Technologies Inc." In the article Lowe discusses their product, Acceledent, which reduces the amount of time patients need to wear braces, which has lead to a revenue growth of nearly 300 percent from 2011 to 2012.
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HTC Insider
HTC Welcomes New Director, Client Incubation, Jane Lea Hicks
Jane Lea works with the HTC-JSC program where she directs client incubation and acceleration; client recruitment and screening processes. She provides guidance to local incubation and client companies, helping them with strategic planning to accelerate corporate growth and development.

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HTC Welcomes New Executive in Residence, Robert Thomas
Robert Thomas is an innovative business strategist who has improved organizational performance, increased profits, and held down cost for over 20 years in the financial services, technology and human resource outsourcing business sectors.

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Upcoming Events
HTC Seminar: "Get Social. 'Social-Enable' Your Enterprise"
presented by Oracle - Wednesday, February 20
Social marketing has moved beyond the CMO's office to the entire organization... In our last Educational Seminar Series we discussed the power of Big Data… In this ESS, the panel will discuss topics instrumental to decision makers as social marketing brings key parts of the enterprise organization together, including emerging platforms and technologies, today's multichannel world, big data, social CRM, and more. Please join us for the exciting panel that includes the following experienced professionals...
Moderator:
Bill Arend, Regional Manager, Oracle
 
Panelists:
Marc Nathan, Director of Business Development, Forthea Interactive

Shelley Roth, President, Springboard Social Media

Neal Kawesch, Manager, Social Sales, Oracle

Learn more about each of our esteemed panel members here.
Wednesday, February 20
Light Breakfast & Networking 7:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Program 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

HTC Conference Center
410 Pierce Street
Houston, Texas 77002

Registration: $25
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Are You An Oil and Gas Technology Company That Needs CAPITAL?

CALL FOR PRESENTERS & SAVE THE DATE
HTC, Oiltech Investment Network and Texas Alliance of Energy Producers have partnered to present an Energy Technology Investor Forum. We are looking for oil & gas technology companies to present and showcase to an audience of investors.  The deadline for submissions is Thursday, February 28th. The event will take place on March 21st and is not open to the public.

To be considered to present, please contact Meghan Smith at msmith@HoustonTech.org, or call 713-658-1750.

Community Events
2013 Texas Life Science Venture Forum - Thursday, February 21
HTC is proud to be a supporting organization of The 2013 Texas Life Science Venture Forum. This Forum is the most comprehensive showcase and largest gathering of cutting edge research and innovative entrepreneurs in the Southwest region. With hundreds of national and local venture capitalists, investors, and members of the life science community in attendance, this Forum serves as a vehicle for increasing funding to our community and raising awareness for all that Texas biotech has to offer.

This is a must-attend event for individuals, companies, and service providers who are active and support the life science industry and entrepreneurship community in Texas.

Thursday, February 21
8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

McNair Hall, Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005

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