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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | May 29, 2026
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 29, 2026
You'll find deadlines coming up for a new accelerator program; and many more opportunities.
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by Sandra Engelland |
May 28, 2026
Studies show the lifetime incidence of Alzheimer’s disease among adults with Down syndrome is 90%. Researchers called the national ABC-DS study "especially timely" as more treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease are found and more clinical trials are launched for adults with Down syndrome.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 27, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of May 5 with a total of 127 patents granted.
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Colossal Biosciences has re-engineered the egg. The company’s shell-less artificial egg system is shown alongside a developing embryo and one of the chicks successfully hatched from the 3D-printed incubation device. Colossal says the platform could support future conservation efforts and the de-extinction of giant birds such as the South Island Giant Moa. [Image: Colossal Biosciences]
Colossal Hatches Chicks, Cracks the Egg Problem for Giant Bird De‑Extinction
by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland | May 19, 2026
The Dallas biotech says the shell-less incubation platform could help revive species such as the South Island Giant Moa, whose massive eggs exceed the capacity of any living bird surrogate.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 13, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 14 with a total of 109 patents granted.
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by Sandra Engelland |
May 12, 2026
The W3 wearable device continuously monitors a worker's core body temperature, heart rate variability, and other indicators of fatigue and dehydration, transforming them into "clear, objective warnings" before the worker reaches a critical threshold, Zackat Labs said.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 6, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 7 with a total of 108 patents granted.
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Ceremonial checks are displayed onstage during the Draper Pitch Competition—formerly UT Dallas’ Big Idea Competition—on April 14. [Photo via UT Dallas]
UT Dallas Draper Pitch Competition Awards Record $330K to Student, Alumni Startups
by Sandra Engelland | Apr 28, 2026
Nine student and alumni teams made the finals in three tracks: undergraduate, graduate student, and alumni. Winning ideas ranged from AI sales coaching to radiation mapping and noninvasive brain drug delivery as the university’s entrepreneurship push continues to scale.
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 22, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 24 with a total of 171 patents granted.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 21, 2026
Colossal Biosciences took home a gold Edison Award for developing a first-of-its-kind mammalian cloning method from blood samples—which led to what the company called "the world’s first true de-extinction" of the dire wolf. Also, Breakout Learning won a silver for its NextBook learning platform, while OhmBody took home a bronze for its period-easing wearable nerve stimulation device.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 15, 2026
Shorter patent application wait times translate to company value, according to USPTO Director John Squires.
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Steve Miff, left, and Mirna Abyad Baloul, right [Courtesy photos]
How One Dallas-Fort Worth Healthcare Innovator Is Scaling ‘AI on Top of AI’
by Lauren Lawley Head | Apr 9, 2026
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation CEO Steve Miff shares approach to transparency in its prediction models.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 8, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 10 with a total of 155 patents granted.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 1, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 3 with a total of 102 patents granted.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 25, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Feb. 24 with a total of 142 patents granted.
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