Emerging Clusters

The Research Valley is a friendly, technology-focused business environment that is energized by the awesome resources of one of the nation’s top research universities, Texas A&M. From securing our nation’s safety to exploring new frontiers in energy technologies, the Research Valley is an ideal location for innovations in any industry. Companies like Pfizer, Novartis, Hewlett-Packard, Schlumberger, and Conoco-Phillips are just a few of the global businesses who came to the Research Valley to satisfy their business and research needs.

The Research Valley’s diverse economy is bolstered by competitive strengths in the following industries: Energy Texas A&M's engineering excellence has long established The Research Valley as a hub of the energy sector, and it fuels new industry advances today. Homeland Security As home to the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training facility and recipient of millions in homeland security grants each year, The Research Valley has the technologies and trained personnel needed by homeland security companies. Information Technology Benefiting from a constant flow of young talent into The Research Valley, software development and technology production companies flourish here. Life Science/Health Science The Research Valley offers an expanse of life science resources, from genomic medicine to a medical school, an internationally renowned agriculture science program, and a veterinary program that produces more grads than any other in the country.