Healthcare company-building profile
The Ion
Rice Management Company / Rice University with the City of Houston
IncubatorIncubatorNot publicly documentedActive
Source-based profile
Program at a Glance
- Program type
- Incubator
- Program category
- Incubator
- Organization
- Rice Management Company / Rice University with the City of Houston
- Organization type
- Not publicly documented
- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Company stage served
- Not publicly documented
- Cohort or participation model
- Varies by resident program; Not found
- Investment or funding offered
- Not publicly documented
- Published investment terms
- Not publicly documented
- Equity or fee model
- Not publicly documented
- Clinical or hospital connection
- Not publicly documented
- Application status
- Active
- Founded
- 2021
Public description
About the program
The Ion is Houston's innovation hub in the Ion District, developed by Rice University with city support to anchor the region's startup ecosystem. It houses accelerator and incubator programming and partnered with Houston Methodist to open a health care innovation tech hub within the building. Health technology is one of several verticals hosted at the facility.
What the program publicly emphasizes
Focus areas and features
Health care innovationDigital healthEnergy transitionGeneral technology
- Category: Incubator
- Program structure: Varies by resident program; Not found
Sources
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