Digital Technology
Local Universities Invest in Houston Innovation
8/24/23
In addition to its growing network of incubators, accelerators, makerspaces, coworking spaces, and non-profits, Houston’s leading academic institutions are also investing in the region’s innovation ecosystem.
The University of Houston is set to break ground on a 70,000-square-foot, high-tech Innovation Hub this fall that is projected to open in spring 2025. The $52 million hub will house the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, the Energy Transition Institute, Presidential Frontier Faculty labs and offices, and a makerspace. It will serve as a center for academic and industry innovators to convene and advance research, commercialization, and education.
“There’s all this talent that’s out there — but we don’t give them a place to come in and engage the future…
