Texas Life Science Forum

BioHouston, Inc. is a nonprofit founded by Houston area academic/research institutions. We are leading a broad effort to establish the Houston region as a vigorous global competitor in life science and biotechnology commercialization. Our mission is to create an environment that will stimulate technology transfer and research commercialization, thereby generating economic wealth for the Houston region and making it a global competitor in life science commercialization. BioHouston’s activities provide the greatest leverage in making the Houston region a world-class competitor in the life science industry. All of our activities are designed to convene, connect and catalyze.

The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (Rice Alliance) is Rice University’s nationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of technology commercialization, entrepreneurship education, and the launch of technology companies. Since its inception in 2000, more than 2,860 companies have participated in over 220 Rice Alliance programs and have raised more than $20.1 billion in early-stage capital. More than 52,000 individuals have attended Rice Alliance events and over 30,000 individuals subscribe to the Rice Alliance Digest newsletter.