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Houston companies awarded top honors at premier life science venture capital conference

NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 jfalk@rice.edu Avery Franklin 713-348-6327 averyrf@rice.edu Houston companies awarded top honors at premier life science venture capital conference HOUSTON – (Nov....

Houston companies awarded top honors at premier life science venture capital conference

Life science investors, leaders and innovators from around the world gathered virtually to discuss the pandemic, medical technology and the future of the industry at...

University entrepreneurship celebrated at annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference

The 2020 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers conference brought together the largest number of attendees in the annual event’s 24-year history to award 17 university...

University entrepreneurship celebrated at annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference

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NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 jfalk@rice.edu Avery Franklin 713-348-6327 averyrf@rice.edu University entrepreneurship celebrated at annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference HOUSTON – (Nov.

The Ion receives $1.5M grant to rev accelerator programs

The Ion, the innovation and startup hub being developed in Midtown Houston by Rice University, has received a grant for $1.5 million from the Economic...

The Ion receives $1.5M grant to rev accelerator programs

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NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 jfalk@rice.edu Avery Ruxer Franklin 713-348-6327 averyrf@rice.edu The Ion receives $1.5M grant to rev accelerator programs The Accelerator Hub will anchor...

Innovation Map - Rice Alliance to launch clean energy accelerator in Houston

The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship has announced its new Clean Energy Accelerator — a 12-week program for early stage energy startups — at the close of the 18th annual Energy Tech Venture Forum.
 

New Clean Energy Accelerator launches at Rice Alliance

Rice Alliance program will support startups worldwide  
 
HOUSTON – (Sept. 17, 2020) – Rice Alliance, the globally recognized initiative within the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, will expand its programs to help startup enterprises with the launch of the Clean Energy Accelerator.
 

Georgia State U.’s Aurign wins 2020 Rice Business Plan Competition

Over $1.3 million in prizes awarded in first virtual edition
HOUSTON – (June 22, 2020) – Aurign from Georgia State University in Atlanta rose to the top in the 2020 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) hosted June 17-19 by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business. The annual event — held virtually for the first time this year, its 20th — is the world’s richest and largest student startup competition, with over $1.3 million in prizes announced and seven teams winning over $100,000 each this year.

Rice University student startup competition names 2020 winners and awards over $1.2M in prizes - Innovation Map

For the 20th year, the Rice Business Plan Competition has awarded prizes and investments to student-led startups from around the ward. While this year's competition was postponed and virtually held, the show went on with 42 startups pitching virtually June 17 to 19.
 
After whittling down the 42 startups to seven finalists, the RBPC judges named the winners. And, this year, all seven finalists walked away with a monetary prize. Here's how the finalists cleaned up.
 

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