"We connected with them to explore opportunities and increase investments in the Dallas region,” said a VP with the Dallas Regional Chamber.
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Video still from BIO International's daily coverage of the San Diego conference. [Image: BIO.org]
At BIO International Convention, Companies Eye Relocation to DFW
by David Seeley | Jun 30, 2022
At the 2022 BIO International Conference in San Diego, representatives from North Texas met "the greatest minds in biotechnology"—and discovered some of them are interested in relocating their companies to DFW.
"We connected with them to explore opportunities and increase investments in the Dallas region,” said a VP with the Dallas Regional Chamber.
"We connected with them to explore opportunities and increase investments in the Dallas region,” said a VP with the Dallas Regional Chamber.
by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 29, 2022
Chint Power Solutions America, a subsidiary of electronic components maker Chint Group, has made Richardson the new home of its U.S. HQ and Innovation Center—in yet another California HQ move to North Texas.
As CPS seeks to grow its presence in the solar and clean energy space, it will use the Innovation Center "to shape what’s next in solar and energy storage technology."
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 29, 2022
ReCode Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical startup using a non-viral lipid nanoparticle delivery platform for gene therapies, has closed a $120 million extension to a funding round it raised last year to help bring its lead programs to human trials and “follow the science” to target new diseases.
With a research team working out of BioLabs' life sciences facility at Pegasus Park, ReCode aims to grow its global team from about 70 to 100 over the next year.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 29, 2022
“It was a dog fight.”
Kent Sharp
President
Sherman Economic Development Corporation
.…on battling with rivals in South Korea and Ohio to bring GlobiTech’s $5 billion new silicon wafer plant to Sherman, via the Dallas Business Journal....
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Left: U.S. Patent No. 11,346,140 (Safety brake for vertical lifting doors) was assigned to Renlita Doors North America, LLC. Right: U.S. Patent No. 11,344,348 (Bone fixation system and methods of use) was assigned to Orthofix US LLC.
Dallas Invents: 133 Patents Granted for Week of May 31
by Quincy Preston | Jun 29, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amazon's automated sweepers for item sortation systems, Apple's presence discovery techniques, AT&T's consolidating content streams to conserve bandwidth, Cisco's dynamic policy-based on-boarding of devices in enterprise environments, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 28, 2022
Pedro Lerma, CEO of LERMA/, and Rodrigo Vallejo, CEO of RO2 Media, have launched YouNite Media—a demand-side platform that helps advertisers connect with audiences in an automated, anonymously trackable way. The new startup leverages both "cultural intelligence" and the co-founders' deep experience in multicultural marketing.
"Lots of brands in the last couple of years have felt the urgency of being more in tune with their increasingly multicultural audiences," Lerma told Dallas Innovates. "YouNite hopes to let brands live up to their multicultural commitments."
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 28, 2022
Envy Gaming, a well-known name in the esports space, is retiring its branding but the competitive action will continue on.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 28, 2022
The T.D. Jakes Foundation, Dallas Mavericks, and Goldman Sachs announced the winners of its free, two-week immersive 'Hackathon' for kids aged 14 to 18. Six local high school students won for developing an app for people suffering from mental illness to get the help they need.
The chairman of T.D. Jakes Foundation has today's "Last Word" on Dallas Innovates.
The chairman of T.D. Jakes Foundation has today's "Last Word" on Dallas Innovates.
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Silicon wafers like the ones seen here are used in manufacturing semiconductors, and are made at GlobalWafers' new $5B GlobiTech facility in Sherman. [Photo: GlobiTech]
Sherman Picked for New $5B Silicon Wafer Plant, Bringing 1,500 New Jobs to North Texas
by Kevin Cummings | Jun 27, 2022
Beating out potential sites in Ohio and South Korea, the city of Sherman was selected today by GlobiTech for a new $5 billion, 3.2 million-square-foot silicon wafer facility. The plant could eventually produce more than 1 million silicon wafers monthly when production begins by 2025.
It's Sherman's second big manufacturing win in a month. Just weeks ago, Texas Instruments broke ground in the city on new semiconductor wafer fabrication plants with a potential $30 billion investment.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 27, 2022
The Dallas City Council recently approved up to $31.4 million in tax increment financing for the first phase of the Dallas-based developer's planned mixed-use development near the UNT Dallas campus.
University Hills could ultimately include 1,500 multi-family units, hundreds of single-family homes, 1.5 million square feet of commercial properties, and more than 50 acres of green space.
University Hills could ultimately include 1,500 multi-family units, hundreds of single-family homes, 1.5 million square feet of commercial properties, and more than 50 acres of green space.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 24, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Gaedeke Group, Simpli.fi, Signify Health, Dallas Market Center, DartPoints, Mass Luminosity, and others.
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Follow the Money: Sherman Lands $5B Silicon Wafer Plant; Dallas Investment Firm Raising $35M Fund, Robotics Startup Raises $14.6M from Local VCs, and More
by Kevin Cummings | Jun 24, 2022
Plus, Primoris Services acquires PLH Group for $470M; Keurig Dr Pepper acquires rights to non-alcoholic cocktail brand; Harvest Returns raises $4M for new fund; and more North Texas deals.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 23, 2022
Chicago-based AMLI Residential—which owns 4,350 apartment units in the Dallas area alone—is committed to sustainable living, reflected by its many LEED Gold-certified properties. AMLI's 2022 Sustainable Living Index is based on a "massive" survey of its residents nationwide.
Here's what its renters across the U.S. said about "green living" and sustainable communities—and the key findings from North Texas.
Here's what its renters across the U.S. said about "green living" and sustainable communities—and the key findings from North Texas.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 23, 2022
Two giants in their industry are teaming up to accelerate cancer research. The new joint venture is an "important step forward" to increase access to clinical trials, says McKesson CEO Brian Tyler, McKesson CEO.
Separate from the joint venture deal, McKesson will acquire Genospace, a personalized precision medicine platform that’s part of HCA’s research institute.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 22, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's integrated vehicle vending machine, Amtech Systems' vehicle tracking system using transponders, AT&T's detecting and preventing storage of unsolicited sensitive personal information, and more.
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