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May 23, 2012 |
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Client & Graduate News |
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Arcos, Inc. Adds Dr. Graham
Randall as Chief Technology Officer |
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HTC Client,
Arcos, Inc., announced that
Graham Randall, PhD, MBA has joined
Arcos as its Chief Technology Officer.
In this role, Dr. Randall will provide
strategic technology direction to the
company and oversee product and
commercial development.
Full Release |
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to
Acquire AssetNation, Inc. |
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(AssetNation acquired HTC Graduate,
SalvageSale, Inc. in 2008)
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the
world's largest industrial auctioneer,
announced that is has agreed to acquire
AssetNation, Inc. a leading online
marketplace and solutions provider for
surplus and salvage assets.
Full Release |
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LaserGen, Inc. Names Dr. Mimi
Healy as CEO |
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HTC Graduate,
LaserGen, Inc., biotechnology
company commercializing a
next-generation DNA sequencing
chemistry, announced the appointment of
Mimi Healy, PhD as Chief Executive
Officer and to the LaserGen Board of
Directors.
Full Release |
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NanoRidge Materials to Receive $2.6
Million From
U.S. Department of Energy |
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HTC Graduate,
NanoRidge Materials, manufacturer
of high-performance nanocomposite
materials and composite components, is
one of seven Houston companies who will
receive a portion of a $35.4 million research contract from the U.S.
Department of Energy for research into
deepwater drilling technology.
Full Article |
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CPRIT Awards Pulmotect, Inc.
$7.1 Million to Develop Novel Immune
System Stimulant |
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HTC Graduate,
Pulmotect, Inc., a biotechnology
company, has been awarded $7.1 million
by the
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute
of Texas (CPRIT) to advance its
novel product, PUL042, which offers the
promise to better protect patients
receiving chemotherapy from infection,
allowing for significantly higher
treatment success. This award, when
matched with the Company's other
funding, should allow the Company's lead
product to progress through preclinical,
Phase I and Phase II trials.
Full Release |
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Rebellion Photonics, Inc.
Featured in, The
White House Blog,
"Ask an Entrepreneur: How Do Small
Businesses Benefit From Federal Research
Grants?" |
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HTC Client,
Rebellion Photonics, Inc., a company
that has developed an advanced optics
technology which allows users to decipher
an object's chemical composition while
simultaneously taking a traditional
visible picture or video. Allison Lami Sawyer,
CEO of Rebellion Photonics, Inc., was featured in
The White House Blog,
explaining how her company has benefitted from Federal Research
Grants.
Full Blog Entry |
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HTC Insider |
Former HTC Intern, Emeka N.
Akpunonu, Places First at
2012 Executive Leadership Council
Business Case Competition |
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Former HTC Intern, Emeka N. Akpunonu, an
MBA student from the C.T. Bauer College
of Business at the University of Houston,
won first place at
The Executive
Leadership Council (ELC) 2012 Business
Case Competition. Emeka N. Akpunonu and
Clyde McNeil were named the top team in
the final round of competition on April
20.
Full Article |
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$150,000 Prize Monies
Applications Now Available for Goradia
Innovation Prize |
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The
Goradia Innovation Prize is awarded to those early
stage companies that have commercialized or are very
close to commercializing innovative technologies within
the region. The selection of awardees is based upon the
commercial potential of the innovation, the soundness of
the business plan, the potential for job growth within
the region and the likelihood of significant long-term
success. The prize is a direct grant to be applied to
bringing the technology to market. The Deadline for
submissions is July 9, 2012 |
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Upcoming Events |
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CALL FOR PRESENTERS |
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5 Days Left to Apply! |
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HTC will present an
Energy Technology Investor Forum on
Wednesday, June 20.
This private, invitation-only event
provides an opportunity for renewable,
efficiency and cleantech related
technology companies to showcase their
product or service. The deadline for submissions is
Tuesday, May 29. |
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To be considered to present, please
contact Meghan Smith at
msmith@HoustonTech.org or call
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Technology Champions® - Friday, June 1 |
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Texas Medical Center: Past,
Present, Future |
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Richard Wainerdi, PE, PhD
President & CEO
Texas Medical Center |
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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. |
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Presenting Companies |
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Friday, June 1
7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
HTC Conference Center
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Houston, Texas 77002 |
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