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UH Forges New Partnerships With Houston Angel Network, Houston Exponential to Build Community of Startup Investors
The University of Houston announced a groundbreaking new partnership with the Houston Angel Network and Houston Exponential that will not only help activate accredited, early-stage investors and capital, but provide an accelerated pathway for UH alumni and the broader community to learn about and engage with startup businesses as well.
Moving Ideas Forward
In its quest to connect people and ideas, the University of Houston Technology Bridge has emerged as Houston’s nucleus for technology commercialization and startup development. That distinction has led Tech Bridge to take on several endeavors designed to cultivate the next generation of game-changing technologies, as well as the minds behind them.
Addition of Alumni Lounge, Digital Media Lab Highlight Tech Bridge’s Latest Happenings
In the heart of Houston's emerging technology landscape, the University of Houston's Technology Bridge (UHTB) is making headway with its newest additions—the Alumni Lounge and a cutting-edge Digital Media Lab.
Ballistae Takes Aim at Tackling Global Warming as Newest Tech Bridge Tenant
The University of Houston's Technology Bridge welcomes Ballistae as its latest addition, strengthening the institution's reputation as a hub of innovation and transformative ideas.

Tech Bridge announces EverZinc as the latest member UH Innovation Ecosystem
EverZinc is a global zinc technology leader in specialty zinc materials, including Fine Zinc Powders, Zinc Oxides, Zinc Battery Materials and Zano®, an ultra-fine zinc oxide. With 14 production sites that provide services to 50+ countries across the globe, EverZinc aims to be the world’s most reliable partner in offering innovative and sustainable zinc solutions.
UH Tech Bridge Tenant Sanarentero receives $400,000 Grant to Develop Genetic Biocontainment Switch for a Synthetic Bacteria that Improves Gut Health of Cancer Patients
Sanarentero, which focuses on the treatment and prevention of gut-related diseases and disorders, received an additional $400,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop a genetic biocontainment switch as a safety feature of drug detoxifying bacteria (DDB) that prevents chemotherapy-induced diarrhea in cancer patients.
CellChorus Awarded $2.3 million SBIR Fast-Track Grant
Up to $2.2 million in funding from NIH will be used to scale the company’s TIMING platform for use in any laboratory or facility to improve development and delivery of novel therapies.

Technology Developed at UH Could Advance Treatment of Lymphoma
An engineer at the University of Houston has found a way to determine which patients are likely to respond to CAR T-cell therapy, saving precious...
Biochemistry Researchers Discover Technology for Treating Heart Disease
Researchers at the UH College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics are reporting a first-of-its-kind technology that not only repairs heart muscle…
UH Researchers Plan to Commercialization Seawater Converting Technology
Researchers from the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH) have developed an nickel and iron-based electrocatalyst…

Entrepreneurship: Where Do I Start?
If you are a faculty inventor, you’re likely also interested in becoming a faculty entrepreneur. Aspiring to be an entrepreneur is the first step,…
How to Spin Out University Research into a Startup as a Faculty Member
There are several things faculty need to think about before even considering spinning out their research.
What Should a Faculty Inventor’s Role be in Their Startup?
Should you leave your research position at the university to lead your company or get out of the way entirely?