The Texas-based incubator has taken top place in UBI Index's Global Benchmark Report 2013 and it has helped launch more than 250 start-ups. What is its secret?

The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship is an initiative by Rice University, a private research university. It is devoted to the support of technology commercialisation, entrepreneurship education, as well as the launch of technology companies. It was formed in 2000 as a strategic alliance of three schools, in collaboration with the vice-provost and the Office of Research: the George Brown School of Engineering, the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and the Jesse Jones Graduate School of Business. 

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