Technology Startups and Entrepreneurs Get Boost in Lubbock

June 10, 2019

The Innovation Hub at Research Park celebrates its 2018-19 Texas Tech Accelerator participants and welcomes the 2019-20 cohort.

WHAT: The Texas Tech University Innovation Hub at Research Park will host a graduation ceremony for the 2018-19 cohort of five TTU Accelerator program companies and a ribbon cutting for the program's 2019-20 cohort of seven companies. In its mission to support entrepreneurs and scientists as they develop products that make a difference, Texas Tech invites media and the public to learn about these inventions and launching these startups in West Texas.

WHEN: Wednesday (June 12)
• 3 p.m., Graduation presentations: The 2018-19 cohort of startup entrepreneurs will share lessons learned from their participation in the Texas Tech Accelerator program and offer advice to entrepreneurs and the incoming cohort of companies.
• 4 p.m., Ribbon cutting and elevator pitches: Mayor Dan Pope and Texas Tech leaders will join the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce in celebrating the 2019-20 cohort of companies. Founders of the incoming companies will introduce their startups and innovations.

WHERE: Innovation Hub at Research Park, 3911 Fourth St.

About the Texas Tech Accelerator

The Texas Tech Accelerator program is designed to help faculty, students and other entrepreneurs in the region launch startup companies or discover licensing opportunities based on inventions and university technology. Participating in the Texas Tech Accelerator is based on an application process that begins the previous spring. Participating companies have access to funding support, $25,000 grants, co-working space and mentors during the yearlong process.

CONTACT: Taysha Williams, program director, Innovation Hub at Research Park, Texas Tech University, (806) 834-2134 or taysha.williams@ttu.edu

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Texas Tech University

A new era of excellence is dawning at Texas Tech University as it stands on the cusp of being one of the nation's premier research institutions.

Research and enrollment numbers are at record levels, which cement Texas Tech's commitment to attracting and retaining quality students. In fall 2020, the university achieved a goal more than a decade in the making, reaching a total student population of more than 40,000. In 2018, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education again placed Texas Tech among its top doctoral universities in the nation in the “Very High Research Activity” category. Texas Tech is one of 94 public institutions nationally and 131 overall to achieve this prestigious recognition.

Quality students need top-notch faculty. Texas Tech is home to a diverse, highly revered pool of educators who excel in teaching, research and service. The university strives to foster an environment that celebrates student accomplishment above all else. Texas Tech is large enough to provide the best in facilities and academics but prides itself on being able to focus on each student individually.

The momentum for excellence at Texas Tech has never been greater.

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Innovation Hub
at Research Park

This 40,000-square-foot facility is designed to be a resource for the faculty and students of both Texas Tech and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center as well as community members interested in launching new ventures. Texas Tech is a national research university, and the Innovation Hub at Research Park is critical to building the knowledge-based economy of West Texas through the development of innovators and entrepreneurs who solve society's problems and develop innovations to make impact.

The Innovation Hub at Research Park is located at 3911 4th Street, Lubbock, TX, just west of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Office of Research and Innovation

The Office of Research and Innovation is tasked with facilitating excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity for Texas Tech students, faculty and staff. The office promotes an academic environment embracing creativity, curiosity, innovation, diversity, ethics and integrity.

Among other programs, the OR&I supports responsible and safe conduct of research, faculty development and recognition, interdisciplinary collaborations, externally sponsored research, partnerships with industry and community stakeholders, international research collaboration and the application of research for the benefit of society. The OR&I promotes a culture of creative expression, discovery, innovation and collaboration with the goal of advancing Texas Tech's status as an elite national research university.

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Events@TTU

To find out what is happening throughout the school year, visit Events@TexasTech, the events calendar for what's happening across Raiderland.