{"id":2218,"date":"2018-08-17T14:09:42","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T14:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/incubator\/?p=2218"},"modified":"2022-05-24T17:20:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T17:20:22","slug":"eqo-wins-masschallenge-tx-100k-diamond-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/incubator\/eqo-wins-masschallenge-tx-100k-diamond-award\/","title":{"rendered":"EQO wins MassChallenge TX $100K Diamond Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.1.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>ACC Bioscience Incubator member company, <a href=\"http:\/\/environmentalqualityoperations.com\/\">Environmental Quality Operations (EQO)<\/a>, won the $100,000 Diamond Award from MassChallenge TX as part of the accelerator&#8217;s inaugural cohort. This was MassChallenge TX&#8217;s top prize, with EQO being selected out of 84-startups from around the world. 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