Houston’s innovation economy is growing!

The Ion is here. A $100M investment by The City of Houston & Rice University to create a 12-block district that takes Houston’s talent and connects it, harnessing the potential to fully emerge and endure as:

→  a tech hub

→  a thought leader

→  a cultural core

→  and a global player in the innovation ecoscape

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Innovation Programming

Learn about the innovation programs, seminars & accelerators available at The Ion.

 

The District

After studying other innovation cities, Houston learned that ‘creating collisions’ is at the heart of success.

This is where community comes in. Learn how an innovation community is intentionally being built around The Ion.

 

Prototyping Lab

The Ion Prototyping Lab is where ideas meet the designers, engineers, and fabricators that can make it a reality.

The 6,500 sqft space has equipment, engineers, and access to technical training.

Accenture Innovation Hub

Houston is one of Accenture’s 11 Innovation Hubs across North America, focused on oil & gas, utilities, chemicals, and natural resources.

They blend design thinking with agile and lean methodologies to bring true innovation. And provide access to designers, data scientists, developers, domain experts, and delivery specialists to bring ideas to life.