ETX Launchpad

At the Hibbs Institute, one of our main goals is to provide business and economic data that helps East Texas entities make informed decisions. We are proud to continue our collaboration with the Tyler Economic Development Council by sharing our most recent data dashboard. This timely information is designed to benefit local businesses, stakeholders, and the community. You can find the Tyler Economic Dashboard (June 2024) here: https://lnkd.in/eYiRM5GH #DataAnalysis #Tyler #Texas

Congratulations to Maliha Kabir and Aryan Anand for winning the first place in the UTTyler Business Model Canvas competition for presenting the HopBot as a Business Plan! Our HopBot project investigates bio-inspired techniques for an environmental sensing robotic framework. Both of them have done incredible work in building this concept to prototype and invested several hours in building this business plan. Well done ! Thank you Andy Alvarado and Brandon D. Reynolds for your mentorship and guidance ! #HopBot #proudadvisormoment #uttylerengineering #uttylerBMC #bioinspired #robotics

Wonder no more... Here are the winners of the 2024 UT Tyler Business Model Competition! Congratulations, Maliha and Aryan,

Announcing the 2nd place in our 2024 UT Tyler Business Model Competition! Congratulations, Mckenzie!

Announcing the 3rd place winner of our 2024 UT Tyler Business Model Competition! Congratulations, Elvis!

Internship Alert! Patriots! Are you looking for an unparalleled internship experience for the summer of 2024? In partnership with the Blackstone LaunchPad Internship Program, students at a Texas LaunchPad Network school can apply for the Career Catalyst program. This matchmaking opportunity connects first-generation U.S. college students and/or Pell Grant recipients to paid internships in the Texas innovation entrepreneurship ecosystem. Think startup companies, early-stage non-profits, corporate innovation units, and investment firms across Texas – especially those addressing social and environmental issues! Apply to the program by March 24th! Matchmaking will take place in late March (rolling application) and all of April 2024. The application takes 5 minutes to complete, and if you apply before March 15th, you can unlock two $10K scholarships from Experian and Ascend! Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gM3dYtmG

On Tuesday, ETX Launchpad and the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) hosted a roundtable centered on the elements of an innovation ecosystem and intellectual property and innovation, featuring special guest Congressman Nathaniel Moran, who serves the seventeen counties of the First District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. "Robust intellectual property rights enable high-risk innovation and venture investment in East Texas and across the country," said Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01). We were fortunate to hear from local entrepreneurs, inventors, venture capitalists, and intellectual property experts, including: Andrei Iancu: Co-Chair, Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP); Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell; Former Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Brandon D. Reynolds: Director, ETX Launchpad at UT Tyler Scott Martinez, CEcD: President and CEO, Tyler Economic Development Council; CEO, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce Phil Burks: Founder and CEO, Burks GenCore Co., Inc. Frank Cullen: Executive Director, Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) Andy Stinson: Shareholder at Ramey & Flock, P.C. Tyler, TX. Wayne Mansfield: President and CEO, Longview Economic Development Corporation. Jay Davis: Executive Director of Financial and Entrepreneurship Engagement at Texas A&M – Texarkana. 💡 "Predictable, reliable, and meaningfully enforceable IP rights are critical to ensure a thriving innovation economy. I look forward to discussing the continued development of East Texas into a leading innovation and IP hub," said Andrei Iancu, former USPTO Director and Co-Chair of C4IP. 🎓 "UT Tyler is committed to encouraging entrepreneurship within our academic community," said Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, FACP, President of UT Tyler. "Our ETX Launchpad program relies on IP rights to bolster the incentives for high-impact research, public-private partnership, and beneficial technology commercialization." 🚀 We continue to support local efforts to position East Texas as a Renowned Innovation and Intellectual Property Hub. We appreciate KETK/FOX51 for the article covering the event: https://lnkd.in/d4s7th9e

TYLER, TX (February 20, 2024) — Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion (#C4IP) and the University of Texas at Tyler will host a roundtable event featuring special guest Congressman Nathaniel Moran, who represents Texas’ first district, along with local #entrepreneurs, #inventors, #venturecapitalists, and #intellectualproperty experts. The roundtable will center on how East Texas can continue to grow as a nationally renowned innovation and intellectual property hub. The panelists will discuss ways #Congress can support and promote intellectual property rights, which drive #innovation and entrepreneurship in the area. “Our founding fathers laid the framework for protecting and promoting intellectual property as early as Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, knowing that innovators and creators are critical to economic development and a free market economy,” said Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. “Robust intellectual property rights enable innovation by protecting and rewarding the ingenuity of the human mind behind that innovation. It is critical to East Texas and this nation’s businesses that intellectual property rights remain strong and protected.” Featured speakers will include: ▪ Congressman Nathaniel Moran ▪ Andrei Iancu: Co-Chair, Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP); Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell; Former Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ▪ Brandon D. Reynolds: Director, ETX Launchpad at UT Tyler ▪ Scott Martinez, CEcD: President and CEO, Tyler Economic Development Council; CEO, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce ▪ Phil Burks: Founder and CEO, Burks GenCore Co., Inc. ▪ Frank Cullen Jr.: Executive Director, Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) “Today’s discussion will highlight the vital role intellectual property plays in supporting cutting-edge innovation and entrepreneurship in East Texas,” said Andrei Iancu, former USPTO Director and Co-Chair of C4IP. “Predictable, reliable, and meaningfully enforceable IP rights are critical to ensure a thriving innovation economy. I look forward to discussing the continued development of East Texas into a leading innovation and #IP hub.” Texas’ economy is the eighth largest in the world, and IP-intensive industries support more than one-third of private sector jobs in the Lone Star state. Strong IP legislation that encourages investment in Texas businesses and inventorship is needed to continue growing the state’s economy and workforce. “UT Tyler is committed to encouraging entrepreneurship within our academic community,” said Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, FACP, President of UT Tyler. “Our ETX Launchpad program relies on IP rights to fulfill its vital mission to serve East Texas.”

Congressman Moran, UT Tyler, and C4IP will host a roundtable on innovation and entrepreneurship. On Tuesday, February 20th, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and the University of Texas at Tyler will host a roundtable event featuring special guest Congressman Nathaniel Moran, who represents Texas' first district, along with local entrepreneurs, inventors, venture capitalists, and intellectual property experts. The roundtable will center on how East Texas can continue to grow as a nationally renowned innovation and intellectual property hub. The panelists will discuss ways Congress can support and promote intellectual property rights, which drive innovation and entrepreneurship in the area. When: February 20, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. CST Where: UT Tyler Soules College of Business, Room 180                3501 Liberty Ln, Tyler, TX 75701 The event is open to the public, and we encourage our community to attend.

🥁 Applications for the 2024 BMC have landed at the ETX Launchpad! 🚀 Stay tuned as we are announcing the finalists soon, and get ready to witness how our students are preparing to shape the East Texas entrepreneurial landscape 💡. #etxlaunchpad #uttyler #easttexas #tylertx #innovation