TechNovum, Powered by VelocityTX
TechNovum™, the accelerator at UT Health San Antonio, has assisted investigator entrepreneurs who wish to play a more active role in the commercialization of their UT Health San Antonio developed inventions. TechNovum provided practical commercialization-oriented educational coaching and was designed to help investigator entrepreneurs to validate their product idea through the use of customer and market feedback, and the creation and development of a compelling commercialization story.
TechNovum Powered by VelocityTX will provide a collaborative and nurturing environment for health-focused innovations to accelerate their growth and development. The Accelerator will feature a wide range of focused programming specifically curated for helping companies trying to enhance and save lives at a global level. The cohort-based program will provide growing companies with the assistance they need to overcome the “valley of death” that frequently causes companies to fail. Programming modeled after the gold standards of the industry will include: a structured curriculum, mentoring, business coaching, pitch development, peer collaboration, and much more.
VelocityTX will leverage its network and resources to connect, support, and fund companies/founders from UT Health. The selected companies will also be able to use the VelocityTX Innovation Center to connect with other innovators and entrepreneurs, with the potential to have a dedicated office or laboratory space.
About VelocityTX
VelocityTX is a nonprofit organization and a subsidiary of the Texas Research & Technology Foundation (TRTF), with a collective vision to drive economic growth, a better quality of life, and a safer world through collaboration and innovation. VelocityTX is helping to connect, support, and fund innovative technologies in the bioscience and healthcare sectors.
Connects entrepreneurs with mentors, networks, and additional resources they need to scale their companies.
Supports these ventures through incubator and accelerator programs geared toward professional and technical growth.
Funds companies that demonstrate high-potential success with their life-changing innovation.
Program Schedule
Dates TBD
Welcome to Cohort & Pitch Overview (UT Health: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
Curriculum Session: Foundations of Starting a New Company (UT Health: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
EIR Coaching (Individual Schedule Online or at VelocityTX Innovation Center)
Wendy Kennedy Session: Define Your Idea (UT Health: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
Pitch Practice 1 (VelocityTX Innovation Center: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
EIR Coaching (Individual Schedule Online or at VelocityTX Innovation Center)
Wendy Kennedy Session: Where Does Your Idea Fit? (UT Health: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
Curriculum Session: Fundamentals of Funding (UT Health: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
EIR Coaching (Individual Schedule Online or at VelocityTX Innovation Center)
Wendy Kennedy Session: Identify Your Target Customer (UT Health: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
Pitch Practice 2 (VelocityTX Innovation Center: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
EIR Coaching (Individual Schedule Online or at VelocityTX Innovation Center)
Wendy Kennedy Session: Path to Market (UT Health: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
Pitch Practice 3 (VelocityTX Innovation Center: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
EIR Coaching (Individual Schedule Online or at VelocityTX Innovation Center)
Pitch Practice 4 (VelocityTX Innovation Center: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
DoD/AFWERX SBIR/STTR Workshop-optional (VelocityTX Innovation Center: 9:00am – 2:00pm)
EIR Coaching (Individual Schedule Online or at VelocityTX Innovation Center)
Demo Day Rehearsal (UT Health: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
Demo Day (UT Health: 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
Requirements and Eligibility
Each applicant must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- UT Health San Antonio Principal Investigators and Clinicians
- Must submit an Idea/Innovation/Invention disclosure form, if one is not already on file with the UTHSA Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) which has passed the OTC stage-gated process for commercialization of early-stage technologies.
All life science inventions are welcome. (Future cohorts may focus on other industry sectors.)
Applicants must have an interest in validating the product and market for their invention, and a willingness to participate in the program to advance the commercialization of their dreams.
TechNovum Cohort Application
- Application Submission Deadline:
- Contact Sean Thompson, thompson3@uthscsa.edu or Lindsey Dostal, dostall@uthscsa.edu to request an application.
Contact Us for more information
UT Health San Antonio, Sean Thompson, thompson3@uthscsa.edu
UT Health San Antonio, Lindsey Dostal, dostall@uthscsa.edu
