By uniting promising innovators with the best minds in academia and medicine, we are streamlining the development of health care breakthroughs.
Texas Medical Center Accelerator (TMCx)Speeding up the development of health and life science advancements by bringing visionary entrepreneurs inside the doors of the Texas Medical Center.
TMCx+The TMCx+ incubator provides early-stage life science companies with the space and amenities they need to achieve the next stage of growth.
TMC Biodesign Fellowship ProgramThe one-year fellowship program brings together talented individuals from different backgrounds to create digital health and medical device solutions.
JLABS@TMCAn ecosystem for entrepreneurs to deliver transformational solutions for patients, JLABS@TMC seeks to find the best science and technologies.
The TMC Innovation Institute is a unique learning environment aimed at impacting the health care industry through the collaboration of medicine and cutting-edge technology from around the world. By supporting entrepreneurs as they broaden their vision and network, we help companies take their products from bench to bed.
Where the Future Happens Every Day
The TMC Innovation Institute is shaping the future of health care by uniting promising innovators with the best minds in academia, science and medicine. Our programs help startups streamline the development of therapeutic, diagnostic, medical device and digital health breakthroughs in world’s largest medical complex.
Housed within our 100,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, we focus on bringing to the Texas Medical Center, the best solutions to unmet health care needs by providing tools and action plans necessary to move products and companies forward, regardless of development stage. We also lower the barriers of access to hospital stakeholders and key opinion leaders across our campus of 61 member institutions.
In addition, no medical center offers as many opportunities to discover solutions that are shaping the future of health care as the Texas Medical Center.
Since its inception, TMC Innovation Institute companies have experienced:
371
Customer
Engagements
$230M
Total
Funding Raised
111
Current & Alumni
TMCx Companies
7
TMC Venture Fund Companies
Vision
To become the global leader in health and life science innovation.
National Partnerships
The TMC Innovation Institute, together with The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Division of Research, Innovation and Ventures (DRIVe) is working with a network of accelerators across America to promote national health security innovation.
The goal is to populate the R&D pipeline with candidate health security products and technologies that are ready to advance to later-stage funding outside of the accelerator network for clinical development and commercialization, to revolutionize our capability and capacity for national health security preparedness and response.
Learn more about the program by visiting the Department of Health and Human Services website.
National Partnerships
The TMC Innovation Institute, together with The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Division of Research, Innovation and Ventures (DRIVe) is working with a network of accelerators across America to promote national health security innovation.
The goal is to populate the R&D pipeline with candidate health security products and technologies that are ready to advance to later-stage funding outside of the accelerator network for clinical development and commercialization, to revolutionize our capability and capacity for national health security preparedness and response.
Learn more about the program by visiting the Department of Health and Human Services website.
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Great turnout tonight at our #TMCHealthyEating event. We are discussing ways of making healthy food choices (and tasting great, healthy food from @ThirdCoastHOU) https://t.co/VaplDsGjcv
Don't let the dreary weather deter you. Join us at 5:30 pm tonight to discuss the @TXMedCenter's Healthy Eating Initiatives, our effort to promote healthy food choices in our own backyard -- and beyond. Free registration at https://t.co/lILNBQB7jf #TMChealthyeating https://t.co/bLMtk69eiB
Don't let the wet weather keep you away! Join us tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the Texas Medical Center as we discuss our initiative to promote healthy food choices in our own backyard.
Medicare for All is poised to be one of the most hotly-debated topics among Democrats vying for their party's 2020 presidential nomination. But, what, exactly does it mean? That depends on who you ask. Explore 10 different versions of the proposal here, via The Upshot.
"Medicare for All" will be a hotly-debated topic among Democrats vying for their party's 2020 presidential nomination. But, what, exactly does Medicare for All mean? That depends on who you ask. Explore 10 different versions of the proposal via @UpshotNYT https://t.co/QRXipqDhBW https://t.co/bzf5n5knXi
ICYMI: Our director Dr. Tim Garson spoke with Houston Matters/Houston Public Media where he proposed creative ways to address the looming doctor shortage facing Texas. Click to listen.
ICYMI: Our director Dr. Tim Garson spoke with @HoustonMatters on @HoustonPubMedia, where he proposed creative ways to address the looming doctor shortage facing Texas https://t.co/JnlzIYeBAH https://t.co/xhWxrBsHtU
Tune in to @HoustonMatters today at Noon CST on @HoustonPubMedia. We'll be discussing creative steps we can take to ensure the nation doesn't face a shortage of doctors as Baby Boomers age and increase the demands on the health care system. Listen live at https://t.co/QLTdQemWg0 https://t.co/TuPJffb6qk
Can menu labels really help consumers make healthy choices? Just us 2/28 at the @TXMedCenter as we discuss. Featuring experts from @UTexasSPH @CANDOHouston @TAMU_SPH Free registration at https://t.co/lILNBQB7jf #TMCHealthyEating https://t.co/8lBJhtecwL
RT @TXMedCenter: What happens to a child when his parent gets jailed? @SheriffEd_HCSO and leaders from @TexasChildrens discuss the results…
What are the best ways we can help people choose healthy foods? Join our discussion 2/28 in Houston at the @TXMedCenter. Featuring experts from @UTexasSPH @CANDOHouston @TAMU_SPH Free registration at https://t.co/lILNBQjvUF #TMCHealthyEating https://t.co/bVYh0LCZzu
Join us 2/28 in Houston as we share the results of a major new effort to promote healthy food choices within the @TXMedCenter. Featuring experts from @UTexasSPH @CANDOHouston @TAMU_SPH More info and free registration at https://t.co/lILNBQB7jf #TMCHealthyEating https://t.co/u64e3YnkKS
Our executive committee member Ken Janda of @CHCTexas offers up ways Texas can protect the health of its residents if ACA goes down. "Health care in Texas doesn’t have to be chaotic," Janda writes. Read more from the @HoustonChron https://t.co/kTct8yBISn https://t.co/m1lLDQonz6
ICYMI: Our executive committee member @elenamarks of @Health4Texas writes for the @HoustonChron that we shouldn't lose sight of just how far we've come since ACA became law. https://t.co/35xZvPrx6d https://t.co/ikFMw0xHrT
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☀️🌷Spring is finally here & applications for our next Medical Device cohort open April 22nd! Have questions about applying?? Reach out to Matt mleming@tmc.edu or David dkolacny@tmc.edu!🌷☀️#tmcx #medicaldevice #medtech #accelerator #startup #entrepreneur #htx #texas #innovation https://t.co/8XeADwxW37
☀️🌷Spring is finally here and applications for our next Medical Device cohort open April 22nd! Have questions about applying?? Reach out to Matt (mleming@tmc.edu) or David (dkolacny@tmc.edu)!🌷☀️ #tmc #tmcx #tmcinnovation #medicaldevice #medtech #accelerator #startups #entrepreneur #htx #houston #spring #texas #innovation #texasmedicalcenter
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RT @InnoMapHou: It's safe to say that the @tmcinnovation's new director has hit the ground running. https://t.co/ZnOfdLt71z
RT @StuCorr: Lance Black giving a superb talk on ‘The Innovation Journey’ at the 2nd INSTINCT TMC Tech Talk seminar. @BCM_Surgery @TMCIn…
Happy to have you all and sorry about that fire drill!!
💙👮🏽♀️👮🏾♂️👮🏼♂️Congrats to the TMC Police, our true “TMCX Stromtroopers”, on the grand opening of their new station! We’ll miss having you in our building but the new place is much nicer. #tmcx #tmcpolice #texasmedicalcenter #police #htx #houston #congrats #tmcxstormtroopers https://t.co/WOaLr0Vgt0
💙👮🏽♀️👮🏾♂️👮🏼♂️Congratulations to the TMC Police, our true “TMCX Stromtroopers”, on the grand opening of their new station! We’ll miss having you in our building but the new place is much nicer. 👮🏽♀️👮🏼♂️👮🏾♂️💙 #tmcx #tmc #tmcpolice #texasmedicalcenter #police #policestation #htx #houston #congratulations #tmcxstormtroopers
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