Wikipedia:Silicon Bayou

Silicon Bayou is a nickname for the concentration of high tech companies and research institutions found in Greater Houston. The area has a long history of advancements in energy technology, medicine and aerospace, but has more recently expanded into fields such as biotechnology, fintech, cybersecurity, software and data science.

Texas Medical Center and Medical Research


The Texas Medical Center (TMC) is the largest medical center in the world. The Texas Medical Center was established in 1945, in part by funds endowed to the M.D. Anderson Foundation by businessman Monroe Dunaway Anderson. The fund's first gift was a check of $1,000 to the Junior League Eye Fund for eyeglasses. In 1941, the Texas State Legislature granted funds to the University of Texas for the purpose of starting a cancer research hospital. The M.D. Anderson Foundation matched the state's gift to the university by supplying funds and land on the condition that the hospital be established in Houston and named after its founder.

In TMC, many universities have large scale medical research facilities such as the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, UT Health Science Center, BioScience Research Collaborative, among others. Many existing schools such as Texas Women's University also place a medical branch at TMC. Companies such as ABB Group have opened campuses to develop biotechnology.

TMC also announced large scale plans to expand its biotechnology programs with two major developments, Texas A&M Innovation Plaza and TMC3, a 37-acre campus which will boost

Aerospace
Houston has been pivotal in advancements of the aerospace industry. Notably, it is home to the Johnson Space Center, where NASA famously set its flight control center responsible for Apollo 11, which was the first mission to set humans to the moon. President John F. Kennedy famously delivered the "We choose to go to the Moon" speech at Rice Stadium.

Ellington Airport was granted as the 10th commercial space port of the United States. Axiom Space was announced as a partner to turn Ellington into the first commercial spaceport.

Rice Innovation District
The Rice Innovation District was announced as a joint-initiative between the City of Houston and Rice University which plans to become a premier technology park. Soon after, Chevron, Microsoft, and other companies joined in becoming tenants in the district. The district also houses venture capital and higher education to accommodate its tenants.

Companies in Houston
• ABB Group

• Academy Sports + Outdoors

• Accenture

• Allpoint

• Amazon

• Aspen Technology

• Axiom Space

• Bill.com

• BMC Software

• Cardtronics

• Cisco Systems

• cPanel

• Crown Castle

• Cybersoft

• Daikin

• Family Tree DNA

• FlightAware

• ForeFlight

• Golden Nugget Online Casino

• HighRadius

• Honeywell

• HostGator

• HP Inc.

• HP Enterprise

• iLand

• Insperity

• Integrated Electrical Services

• KBR

• Lexinova Technologies

• Microsoft

• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

• NASA

• NetIQ

• N.F. Smith & Associates

• Open iT

• PROS

• QuestBack

• Samsung Engineering

• SmartDraw

• SnapStream

• Texas Instruments

• Travel Wifi