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HTC is a nonprofit organization enabling and accelerating the growth of emerging technology companies for the purpose of creating jobs and promoting economic development in the greater Houston region.
You're Invited to the Largest Conference & Showcase for Emerging Technology in the Texas Gulf Coast
Thursday, September 30, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Houston
Join us as we celebrate the arc of commercialization from research to innovation to entrepreneurship to business success in the Texas Gulf Coast. The showcase will spotlight 80 emerging technology companies in the fields of energy, life sciences, nanotechnology, aerospace, and information technology. Sponsorship opportunities available.
Texas Emerging Technology Fund 
The Houston Technology Center serves as the Gulf Coast Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization for the Texas Emerging Technology Fund. Thirty six Gulf Coast region companies have been awarded nearly $41 million from the TETF. The program has recently received additional funding and has resumed accepting new applications for Commercialization Awards, investments by the State of Texas in qualified early stage companies commercializing emerging technologies.
The next application deadline is Tuesday, October 12. To learn more, click here.
Merrick Systems Makes the 2010 Inc. 5000 List
Merrick recognized for the fourth consecutive year among fastest growing companies in the nation
Merrick Systems, a market leader in industrial information technology for the oil and gas industry, was named one of the fastest‐growing private companies in America by Inc Magazine, in its 2010 Inc. 5000 list. Merrick ranks as the 2,995th fastest growing privately‐owned enterprise in the United States, based on revenue growth. Ranked 66th among all energy companies, Merrick inclusion in this year’s Inc. 5000 marks its fourth consecutive year to be named to the list. Read More.
APO Offshore Featured in Financial Times Blog
Signs are the oil spill in Gulf could generate new business
Excerpt From Article:
Carol Piovesan is chief executive of APO Offshore, a 3-year-old company that develops, markets, and supports the I-Platform solution providing advances in remote monitoring and predictive analysis for surface equipment on offshore platforms. She said in an interview:
Not a day has passed since the spill started that someone doesn’t ask if my company could have made an impact prior to the event.
Because of her company’s predictive analytic software and equipment on offshore platforms and drill rigs, she said there is an 85 per cent chance the issues that led to the disaster could have been spotted as red flags had APO been monitoring. Her business already is going up, with four new contracts under negotiation. The major drilling companies, as well as big oil producers, all have Health Safety and the Environment on the front burner, she said. They are asking how they can monitor operations to make them safer and more efficient. Read Article
Source: Financial Times
By: Sheila McNutty
August 20, 2010
SouthWest Nano Technologies, Inc., Joins Forces With NanoRidge Materials, Inc. for DARPA Test of Enhanced Armor
New Hybrid Armor Incorporates Specialty Multi-wall Carbon Nanotube Material to Protect Soldiers and Law Enforcement Officers from Small Arms Fire
SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc. (SWeNT) the leading manufacturer of single-wall and Specialty Multi-Wall (SMW™) carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is manufacturing specialty multi-wall carbon nanotubes for NanoRidge Materials, Inc. These CNTs are being incorporated into enhanced body armor to improve protection of soldiers and law enforcement officers from small arms fire. Read Article.
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Forbes Names HTC in 10 "Incubators Changing the World"
Forbes.com reports: "In the last decade, HTC has spawned 1,000 entrepreneurs who have raised $1 billion in funding. Read more.
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