University Partners
Collaboration with a Texas public or private
university (or other institution of higher
education) is a requirement for all
ETF awards.
If you
have a business commercializing an emerging
technology, and you are seeking assistance from
a Gulf Coast region university, the following
contacts at area universities may be able to
help:
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Lamar University
Don Cotten,
409-880-7671
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Rice University
Brad Burke, 713-348-6136
Nila Bhakuni, 713-348-6231
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Sam Houston State University
Delia Gallinaro, 936-294-3760
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Texas A&M University
Brett Cornwell,
979-845-9699
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Texas Southern University
Robert L. Ford, 713-313-7592
Gwendolyn M. Miami, 713-313-7457
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University of Houston
John Warren, 713-743-3754
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University
of Houston Small Business Development Center
Roberta Skebo, 713-752-8426
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University of Texas Medical Branch -
Galveston
Jim Arie, 409-772-7957
Karithika Perumal, 409-772-7952
Investor Partners
Having a matching equity investment is a
requirement for all ETF
Commercialization Awards.
If you
have a business commercializing an emerging
technology, and you are seeking assistance in
acquiring an equity investment to match an ETF
Commercialization Award, the following contacts
with area investors may be able to help:
Business Acceleration Partners
All ETF Awardees in the Gulf Coast region
have access to business acceleration client
services from the Houston Technology Center.
The HTC also provides joint support of some
ETF awardees with the following partners:
Technology Partners
Besides the universities in the Gulf Coast
region, another resource for technical
assistance is the Space Alliance Technology
Outreach Program (SATOP). SATOP
provides a unique and revolutionary service
to small businesses by providing them with
FREE engineering support
from some of the most highly qualified
engineers in the world - rocket scientists.
SATOP is administered by the Bay Area
Houston Economic Partnership and has
assembled a unique network of engineers and
scientists from NASA field centers,
aerospace contractors, and universities, who
can provide up to 40 hours of technical
assistance to help companies overcome key
technology challenges.
For more information, please visit their
website -
www.spacetechsolutions.com.
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