****Cohort 2 Application Deadline Extended until February 23rd!!****
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.
We are happy to announce our upcoming second cohort, TechNovum™ Powered by VelocityTX.
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
March 20, 2023
March 22, 2023
March 27, 2023
March 30, 2023
April 3, 2023
April 5, 2023
April 10, 2023
April 12, 2023
April 17, 2023
April 20, 2023
April 24, 2023
April 26, 2023
Wendy Kennedy: Define Your Idea
Welcome to Cohort Mixer & Pitch Overview
Wendy Kennedy: Where Does Your Idea Fit?
SBIR Bootcamp [9am-3pm with virtual option available]
Fundamentals of Funding
Pitch Coaching
Wendy Kennedy: Path to Market
Pitch Coaching
Wendy Kennedy: Identify Your Target Customer
Pitch Coaching
Foundations of Starting a New Company
Demo Day at UT Health
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. They must be available to participate in the cohort from approximately March through April 2023.
TechNovum Cohort 2 Application
- Application Submission Deadline: February 23rd
- Application Review: February 28th
- Notification of Applicant Selection: March 1st
- Formal Cohort Announcement: March 10th (Welcome Packet to follow)
Contact Us for more information
UT Health San Antonio, John Fritz and Sean Thompson, TechNovum@uthscsa.edu
VelocityTX, McKenna Gallagher, McKenna@VelocityTX.org
