Invention

Fort Worth Hospital Ties Mayo Clinic as a Top U.S. Enrollment Site in Global Study of Life-Threatening Arrhythmias

by | Jan 20, 2026
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth is ranked among the most active U.S. sites in a global trial of a new defibrillator for life-threatening heart rhythm disorders.
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TAMEST, Lyda Hill Philanthropies Announce 2026 Hill Prizes
by | Jan 15, 2026
The prizes are given in seven categories: artificial intelligence, biological sciences, engineering, medicine, physical sciences, public health, and technology. They recognize and support top Texas innovators, providing seed funding to advance groundbreaking science and highlight Texas as a premier destination for world-class research. 
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Patented: Treatment of Depression Using Machine Learning and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 9 with a total of 100 patents granted.
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UT Southwestern Secures Up to $25M ARPA‑H Award to Bioengineer Artificial Livers
by | Jan 13, 2026
The project, known as Vascularized Immunocompetent Tissue as an Alternative Liver, or VITAL, aims to "biofabricate" functioning livers using patients' own cells and advanced 3D printing techniques.
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UTA Engineers Develop Soft Robotic Exoskeleton to Reduce Workplace Injuries

by | Jan 3, 2026
A study found the air-powered wearable reduced muscle activity by as much as 22% during lifting tasks, pointing to a potential way to ease strain in industrial settings.
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Patented: Bank of America’s Quantum Reflection Access Credentialing and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 25 with a total of 135 patents granted.
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NanOlogy Names CEO as Its Tumor-Targeted Cancer Drugs Near Key Regulatory Milestones
by | Dec 30, 2025
The Fort Worth oncology company tapped former Salarius Pharmaceuticals CEO David Arthur to lead its push toward commercialization, including a planned IND for a rare pediatric brain cancer program.
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UT Dallas’ WindSTAR Secures NSF Grant To Advance AI-Driven Wind Energy Research
by | Dec 29, 2025
A five-year NSF award to the Center for Wind Energy Science, Technology, and Research supports new work using AI to reduce turbine defects, improve reliability, and strengthen the U.S. energy grid.
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Patented: Gemma Robotics’ Automated Makeup Application System and More North Texas Inventive Activity

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 18 with a total of 159 patents granted.
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UTA, Texas A&M TEES Open Biomanufacturing Training and Research Hub at Pegasus Park
by | Dec 23, 2025
A new satellite campus is adding hands-on training, lab capacity and startup support to Dallas’ growing life sciences ecosystem.
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UT Southwestern Research Findings on Inflammatory Cell Death Could Lead to New Treatments for Sepsis, Crohn’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Cancer
by | Dec 22, 2025
The discovery of a protein tied to necroptosis—a type of cell death—could help fight severe infections and inflammation.
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North Texas-Based Topaz Labs Wins Emmy Award for Its Image and Video Technology
by | Dec 18, 2025
At the recent 76th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards in New York City, Topaz Labs got a big win in the category of AI Image/Video Enhancement for High Quality TV Catalog Restoration.
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North Texas’ Caris Life Sciences To Collaborate With Genentech on Novel Therapeutic Targets for Cancers

by | Dec 17, 2025
Under the terms of the agreement, Caris is eligible to receive upfront and near-term payments of $25 million and is also eligible for up to $1.1 billion of potential research, development, commercial, and net sales payments, as well as potential tiered royalties on net sales of collaboration therapies, the company said.
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Patented: Island Technology’s Kernel-Based Protection of Computer Processes and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 11 with a total of 128 patents granted.
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Three Dallas-Area ‘Rising Star’ Researchers Set to Receive Top Texas Science and Tech Honors
by | Dec 15, 2025
TAMEST — the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology — named five statewide recipients for its 2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards, including three from Dallas-Fort Worth institutions. The honorees will be recognized in February, with nominations for 2027 opening in January.
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UTSW Spinout InterAct Therapeutics Selected by Cell & Gene Therapy Incubator Program
by | Dec 11, 2025
InterAct, which launched inside BioLabs at Pegasus Park, is a preclinical stage biotech company developing AAV8-based gene therapies for metastatic cancer, with an initial focus on breast cancer-derived liver metastases.
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