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The same concept behind dental implants is helping amputees walk again. UT Southwestern surgeons used titanium implants to anchor Scott Bryson’s prosthetic limb.

This UT Southwestern Surgery Gave a North Texas Amputee a New Way to Walk—And a Promise to Keep

by | May 25, 2025
The Dallas-based medical center is one of just two in Texas offering osseointegration, a revolutionary implant technique that gives amputees better control, comfort—and for 50-year-old Scott Bryson, the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle.
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A newly granted patent for "Systems and Methods for Energy Crowdsourcing and Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading" has been assigned to the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System and Southern Methodist University, the patent outlines a system that enables distributed energy resources to be traded peer-to-peer across a power network
Patented: UT System, SMU Energy Crowdsourcing and Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | May 21, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 15 with a total of 84 patents granted.
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Patented: Apple’s Dynamic Network Hardware Activation System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | May 14, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 8 with a total of 132 patents granted.
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A slide showing Tremedics' award-winning technology for treating narrowed aortas in children (left). Their special dissolving stent (right) opens blocked blood vessels and then disappears as the child grows, eliminating the need for repeated surgeries and potentially helping thousands of the 40,000 U.S. babies born with heart defects annually. [Image source: Tremedics]

A slide showing Tremedics' award-winning technology for treating aortic narrowing in children (left). The company's special dissolving stent (right) aims to open restricted blood vessels and then disappear as the child grows, eliminating the need for repeated surgeries and potentially helping thousands of the 40,000 U.S. babies born with heart defects annually. [Image source: Tremedics]

Fort Worth’s Tremedics Wins $25K Healthcare Award at MassChallenge RESOLVE ’25 in Boston

by | May 12, 2025
Tre Welch, Tremedics Medical Devices Inc., Leon Jacobson, Ted Price, Nerveli Inc., Sarah Iselin, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, TechFW, MassChallenge, ClearLeaf, Feathery, Algas Organics, Coastal Protection Solutions
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Plano-based inventor Swaminathan Balasubramanian has received a newly granted patent for an "Energy Efficient Legged Mobile Robot." The patent describes a robot with a non-inverted pendulum body and articulated leg system designed to move like a humanoid, carry heavy loads, and minimize joint strain using a self-compensating mass structure. [Source images: USPTO Patent #12263899, left to right: Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 4; DI Studio background]
Patented: ‘Energy Efficient Legged Mobile Robot’ and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | May 7, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 1 with a total of 111 patents granted.
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Twin Chemistry Students Win First Prize at UTD’s Big Idea Competition
by | May 6, 2025
Ikeda and Orikeda Trashi took home $12,000 in the Big Idea student competition for Biodelivera, a platform that delivers cancer therapy directly to tumors. In the alumni track, the top prize went to Brice Sokolowski for his sweat-evaporating Vaucluse Backpack Ventilation Gear.
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UT Arlington Reports $59M National Economic Impact From Research Activity
by | May 5, 2025
University of Texas at Arlington reported its projects contributed $59 million to the national economy last year, an increase of 39% from 2023, according to a new report from the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS).
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Building on a national pilot — Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises — that concluded in late 2024, the Fort Worth institution is expanding interprofessional training to strengthen workforce competency and improve care for complex patient needs.

UNT Health Science Center Pushes National Standards Forward in Pain and Substance Use Care

by | May 2, 2025
Building on a national pilot — Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises — that concluded in late 2024, the Fort Worth institution is expanding interprofessional training to strengthen workforce competency and improve care for complex patient needs.
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Goodbye, New Car Smell? Celanese and Li Auto Partner on ‘Ultra‑Low Emissions’ in New Energy Vehicles
by | May 1, 2025
The innovative material, called Hostaform POM XAP3, is designed to significantly reduce vehicle cabin emissions in new cars and is being commercialized in cabin components of Li Auto’s upcoming vehicle models in China.
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Who Made This Year’s AI 75 List? Meet the North Texans Leading the Pack in Artificial Intelligence
by | Apr 30, 2025
Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, once again is recognizing the most innovative leaders in AI in Dallas-Fort Worth. From visionaries and mavericks to transformers and academics, AI 75's class of 2025 are the AI pacesetters you need to know now.
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Patented: Plano-Based AmplifAI Solutions’ Coaching Effectiveness Assessment System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Apr 30, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 25 with a total of 134 patents granted.
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Ravi Raghu, president of Capital One Software, leads the financial giant’s enterprise software division from Dallas-Fort Worth. Under his leadership, the company has launched Databolt, a patented tokenization tool designed to secure sensitive data in the AI era. [Photo: Capital One]

Capital One Has an Enterprise Software Business—and It’s Launching AI‑Ready Data Security Tech, Led from North Texas

by | Apr 23, 2025
The banking giant’s commercial software group is scaling cloud-native tools for enterprise, led by a North Texas executive. Its second launch, Databolt, uses tokenization to secure sensitive data and help companies adopt AI with confidence.
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With U.S. HQ in Dallas, Epiminder Gets FDA Authorization for Implantable Monitor for Epilepsy Patients
by | Apr 23, 2025
"As the first and only implantable continuous EEG monitor approved in the U.S., Minder can provide health care professionals and their patients with more accurate and timely diagnoses, enhanced therapeutic drug monitoring, and can better inform decisions on non-drug treatments like surgery," said Epiminder CEO Rohan Hoare.
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Patented: Bank of America’s System for Navigating a Virtual Lounge in the Metaverse and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Apr 23, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 18 with a total of 109 patents granted.
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Patented: RO5’s Feedback-Driven Automated Drug Discovery System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Apr 16, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 11 with a total of 97 patents granted.
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