(Including Networking Reception and Panel Discussion)Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim’s Venture Fund and The University of Texas at ArlingtonJoin us for an evening of discussion, networking and celebration for Boehringer’s 2025 Innovation Award and Academy program:Boehringer Ingelheim’s Houston Innovation Award, 2025Boehringer Innovation AwardBoehringer Ingelheim celebrates the power of biotech start-ups to drive pharmaceutical innovation. With deep entrepreneurial roots dating back to 1885, we’re committed to supporting life-science entrepreneurs who are passionate about creating breakthrough medicines.The Boehringer Innovation Award offers lab space and shared equipment at Portal Innovations at Helix Park, 7255 Helix Park Avenue, Houston, TX 77030. Finalists will be chosen from a public poster session, with five companies moving forward to a live pitch. During the event, a panel of judges will present the award.Why Apply?Past winners consistently highlight the networking opportunities as the most valuable part of the Boehringer Innovation Award experience. Notable recipients include Thymmune Therapeutics, Synthis Therapeutics, Abexxa Biologics (acquired by Boehringer in 2021), RIFT Biotherapeutics, and Axonis.Entry RequirementsWe welcome inventors, early-stage innovators, and spinouts developing life-science therapeutic platform technologies or therapeutics—across any indication or modality—to apply.Eligibility CriteriaMust be founded and based in Texas, preferably Houston, and willing to occupy Portal Innovations @ Helix Park, Houston TXCapitalization must be under $2 million.No partnerships with top 20 pharma companies (by annual revenue).Focused on new target concepts or drug discovery in any therapeutic area.CROs, diagnostics, instrument development, and health-IT companies are not eligible.How to ApplySubmit a non-confidential slide deck (max 7 slides) covering:Unmet medical needYour solutionScientific principle and supporting dataBusiness overviewIntellectual propertyDeadline: September 12, 2025Send to: Susan.Davidson@boehringer.comBoehringer Ingelheim Academy: “Opportunities and Challenges in an uncertain market – investment and collaboration options”The Academy sessions provide an informal opportunity for early-stage life-science companies to network with other bio-entrepreneurs as well as hear from Boehringer Ingelheim business development, scientific and commercial leaders and some of our partners and key opinion leaders, as they discuss current topics of interest in an informal, interactive setting.We will examine the current state of the Houston biotech cluster and what is required for it to become a Biotech hub. Houston boasts the necessary academic, scientific, and business infrastructure for success. Its world-class academic centers and medical institutions drive innovation, supported by a deep talent pool and access to capital for growth and development.This ecosystem has fostered numerous startups and early-stage biotechs in recent years. However, there may be opportunities to enhance these successes and further develop a robust biotech hub.The panel will address the following questions:What existing components and additional elements are needed to boost the success of early-stage biotechs? What defines success?How have market changes influenced the strategies of startups and early-stage biotechs regarding funding and partnerships?Moderator: Fei Shen, Head of Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund USAPanelists: Seniors Leaders from Boehringer Ingelheim and the IndustryEVENING AGENDA4:00 pm - 4.30pm CDT Arrival and Registration for Poster Session Set Up (Innovation Award Applicants)4:30 pm - 5:00pm CDT Arrival and Registration (General)5:00 pm - 6:00pm CDT Networking Reception6:00 pm - 7:00pm CDT Boehringer Academy Panel7:00 pm - 7:15pm CDT Announce top 5 Innovation Award Finalists7:15 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Pitch Presentations8:00 pm - 8:15pm CDT Judging for Award8:15 pm - 8:30 pm CDT Innovation Award given.ALL ATTENDEES MUST BE REGISTERED VIA EVENTBRITE TO ENTER FOR THE AWARD.

Take a chai break! Network with hundreds of Global Mavericks, and get to know more about UTA resources all while enjoying free chai, coffee, and snacks.For accommodations, email globalengagement@uta.edu.

Join us for a social casual evening with Japanese snacks and friends. Gather around to play games, talk, and drink tea.

Celebrate a Week Without Drving with Walkable Arlington! We'll be taking a walk around Downtown Arlington to explore October's First Thursday event and see all the fun events happening downtown.Meet up outside the UTA Central Library around 5:50 p.m. leaving for Downtown at 6 p.m.. We'll hangout at the Downtown Library for a few minutes at 6:30 p.m. before continuing the walk. Ultimately the walk will end near Growl Records / Division Pizza Kitchen.

Attend an information session to explore the history of UTA's School of Social Work, discover social work career opportunities, and learn about application and admissions requirements. Register here!

Dance and public performance are two elements of human society that span across all cultures and peoples of the globe. This system of cultural expression often consists of detailed choreography and elaborate costumes, uniting our communities through shared connections and ritual presentation.For Latin America, dance is interwoven throughout the tapestry of their historical traditions. Beginning with the indigenous cultures of the Aztec, Inca, Maya, and Olmec, their celebratory carnivals and festivals evolved under the influence of European and African dance traditions to incorporate not only celebrational experiences but also used for expressions of faith, mourning, and even resistance.On view for the fall 2025 semester are a series of vibrantly painted and intricately decorated masks and dance costumes from Bolivia, Guatemala, and Mexico. They represent Latin America’s wide breadth of historical dance and parade traditions, ranging from the Bailé de los Animales to the annual Carnaval.Please join us throughout the semester to celebrate these works and their expressions of beauty, creativity, and connection through dance.It will be open Monday, September 8 – Thursday, November 20; 9am – 5pm. Visual Resource Collections and Gallery, Ste. 2109, Fine Arts Building, 2nd floor.