Month: March 2021

Artificial Hearts to Remote Monitoring: Fort Worth Startup Brings Medical Devices to Life

by | Mar 31, 2021
DesignPlex Biomedical, which won a licensing deal from NASA to produce its ventilators last summer, partners with organizations and entrepreneurs to turn ideas into prototypes—and turn prototypes into commercial products—bringing critical new technology to market.

A new ISO certification covers the design, development, and manufacturing of medical devices.
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Dallas-Based IoT Startup Haxiot Acquired by Digi International
by | Mar 31, 2021
Haxiot, which offers low power wide area (LPWA) wireless technology solutions to commercial and industrial customers, has exited to global leader Digi International, a provider of IoT connectivity products, services, and solutions.
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Find Me In the Club(house): Here’s Why You Should be on Social Media’s Latest Phenomenon
by | Mar 31, 2021
"It's going down." The newest audio only app, Clubhouse, has taken social media by storm with its big-name visitors and exclusivity. Here's how you can get started, courtesy of some hot tips from PR maven Leah Frazier.
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Funding Roundup: Arcosa Makes $375M Acquisition, Trinity Private Equity Group Leads $14M Funding Round
by | Mar 30, 2021
In this roundup of funding and acquisition activity in North Texas, you'll also find news from Mark Cuban, Night Media, ERA Capital Partners, and Bunch Bikes.
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Southern Dallas Thrives Receives $750K Grant from PepsiCo Foundation To Help Women with Job Placement and Security

by | Mar 30, 2021
With the grant comes the launch of the Women’s Workforce Readiness Initiative. The project's goal is to provide holistic, sustainable support for women’s career success in high-growth industries. The initial plans include providing 550 women in Southern Dallas with support over the next three years.
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UT Arlington Team Wins $40K Research Grant to Redesign Historic Black Settlements in Dallas-Fort Worth
by | Mar 30, 2021
The Dallas Regional Chamber dedicated another $20,000 research grant to further elevate southern Dallas County, specifically focused on the historic Joppee neighborhood.
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Leaders, Follow the Research: Students Can Catch Up After the Covid Learning Slump, SMU Experts Say
But don't speed past the basics, SMU education experts caution. Here's what their research tells us.
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Dallas Invents: 134 Patents Granted for Week of March 16
by | Mar 29, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Illuma Labs' reduced computation of t-matrix training for speaker recognition, Super-Sparkly Safety Stuff's personal alarm, Utility Isolation Systems' floodwater isolation system, Accenture's cross-application identity and access management, AirWatch's management of grouped student devices with timed locks, Apple's 5G new radio beam refinement procedure, Bank of America's blockchain augmented IoT device-based system for dynamic supply chain tracking, BNSF's wireless slide fence system and method, Capital One's visual inspection support using extended reality, Global Tel*Link's mobile correctional facility robots, State Farm's mitigation implementing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS), Texas Instruments' touch screen, and Wells Fargo's resource system for settlement of estate assets.
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This Goes On Your Permanent Record: GreenLight Credentials Uses Blockchain for Students’ ‘Life Transcript’

by | Mar 29, 2021
GreenLight Credentials connects students, educators, and businesses by making records secure and shareable. The startup's tech expands beyond grades to certifications, job experiences, and verified skills.

UT Southwestern has taken notice of the North Texas company's tech and is partnering with GreenLight to launch software tools to identify depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses in primary care settings.
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People Connectors: This New Tech Platform Is Ushering in the Hybrid Events Era
by | Mar 29, 2021
JUNO, which has key executives in Dallas and other cities across the country, wants to get ahead of the hybrid event trend by offering event planners "Intersections of Connectivity," a free ebook on how to organize something that connects virtual participants and an in-person audience.
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DI People: Pillar Clinical Research, Dallas City Homes, Mohr Capital, and More Make Moves
by | Mar 26, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Operation Kindness, Cooksey Communications, Munck Wilson Mandala, and StoneEagle F&I.
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Chase Opens Its First Texas Community Center Branch in Oak Cliff
by | Mar 25, 2021
“Dallas is a city that booms north of I-30. Unfortunately, if you live south of I-30 all too often you only hear rumors of that boom,” Dr. Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, said during Thursday's opening. “JPMorgan Chase is actively being a bridge builder. It is a repairer of the breach.”

The community branch plans to help Black and Latinx consumers open bank accounts and start businesses as part of Chase's $30 billion commitment to advance racial equity and provide economic opportunities to underserved communities.
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$10M Dallas VC Fund for AI Companies Closes First Round of Funding

by | Mar 25, 2021
Sentiero Ventures is seeking out companies that sit at the "intersection of utility and capability." The VC invests in SaaS companies that use AI—process automation, cognitive insights, cognitive engagement, and data collection—to power their key solutions
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Sevis Systems Launches Trusted Caller ID on Its Hybrid Call Verification and Customer Engagement Platform
by | Mar 24, 2021
Trusted Caller ID helps an enterprise reach its target customers efficiently and protects its customers’ data from nefarious and fraudulent scammers.
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Dallas-Headquartered Ryan Acquires PTX Tech To Strengthen Its Property Tax Software Solutions
by | Mar 24, 2021
Ryan has acquired PTX Tech to develop and deploy integrated software and data solutions for its clients. Both companies seek to improve the customer experience and provide their clients with valuable tech.
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Perspectives from Deloitte Leaders
Future of Work, Inclusive Leaders and Workplace Strategies
by | Mar 24, 2021
A summary providing context for the future.
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