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Discovery: UTA Studies How We Interact with Tech to Learn; Donating Blood Could ID Genetic Cholesterol Condition

by | May 23, 2019
Also, you’ll learn how researchers at UT Dallas and UT Southwestern are better understanding what causes recurrent urinary tract infections in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Dallas’ Peloton Therapeutics Exits to Merck in $2.2B Deal
by | May 22, 2019
The clinical-stage oncology company develops small molecule drugs to treat kidney cancer and other diseases. Its renal cell carcinoma drug is in a Phase II clinical trial.
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Dallas Invents: 133 Patents Granted for Week of May 14
by | May 22, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Novartis' multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lens, Refocus Group's scleral prosthesis for treating presbyopia and other eye disorders, Baylor Research Institute's vaccines against HPV, New York Air Brake's train emission control system, ID Technology's in-line label applicator, Avodah Lab's visual sign language translation training, Toyota's distracted driver notification system, Linear Labs' magnetic motor, and an unassigned system for using AI for routing electric vehicles.
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Fort Worth Biopharma Actuate Therapeutics Raises $21.7M in Series B Funding
by | May 20, 2019
The company said it will use the funding to expand its ongoing Phase 1 / 2 clinical trial and fund development programs.
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Arlington Agtech Company SolGro Named to 2 Major Startup Cohorts

by | May 16, 2019
SolGro has been named to the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator and the 2019 MassChallenge Texas cohorts, with thousands of dollars in funding up for grabs.
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Dallas Invents: 147 Patents Granted for Week of May 7
by | May 14, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's dynamic employee security risk scoring, Dolby Laboratories' optical system for image projectors, Freeflight Acquisitions' autonomous anonymity system, IBM's video sentiment analysis tool for video messaging,Peloton Therapeutics' methods of treating pulmonary arterial hypertension, Siemens Healthcare's image-based tumor phenotyping with machine learning from synthetic data, and STMicroelectronics' zero standby power for powerline communication devices
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How One Dallas Company is Changing the VR Game with Foot-Operated Controller Patent
by | May 10, 2019
HoboLoco's name is a mashup of "hoverboard" and "locomotion." The startup combines both of these concepts to create its own unique gaming experience.
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Discovery: Work on Crystals Pays off for UTD Grad Student; UTSW Targets Rare Genetic Diseases in Children
by | May 10, 2019
You’ll also find out why the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology has honored a professor at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Perspectives on Innovation: 5 Minutes with Texas Instruments CEO Rich Templeton

by | May 6, 2019
The Dallas-based maker of semiconductors has a profound legacy of innovation, and Rich Templeton is excited about the future, too.
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Discovery: UTA Team Creating Water Modeling Tool for Trinity River; UTSW Finds How ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Enters Artery Walls
by | May 3, 2019
You'll also find out about how the FDA has granted Breakthrough Device status to a new Caris Life Sciences cancer test in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Caris Life Sciences Acquires Pharmatech to Pair Patients with Clinical Trials, Faster
by | May 2, 2019
Using a patient's molecular makeup, Caris and Pharmatech aim to find the perfect clinical trial for each cancer patient—and enroll them in as little as 10 days.
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Dallas Invents: 136 Patents Granted for Week of April 23
by | May 1, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Hammond Development's system for enabling a communication device to remotely execute an application, Amazon's technology for job processing using a public service network, University of Arkansas' new white wine grape plant named "Opportunity," Textron Innovations' takeoff/landing touchdown protection management system, Tuesday Morning's cookware lid with basting projections, Olaeris' battery status and failure detector, 3i AVI's computerized exchange network, and an unassigned patent for hair-cutting techniques for an automated hair-cutting system.
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Next-Gen Electric Motor Maker Linear Labs Powers Up Mobility with Global Partnership

by | Apr 29, 2019
Fort Worth-based Linear Labs has partnered with Abtery, a Nordic startup that aims to "disturb conventional transportation" in fields from marine solutions to electric airplanes.
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Discovery: UTSW Leads Charge Against Resistant Pathogens; UTA Students Design Training Aid for Wheelchair Athletes
by | Apr 26, 2019
You’ll also find out how the names of two University of North Texas students will forever be linked with their discovery of a chemical bond in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Dallas Animal Services’ App Rakes in $200K Investment at Innovation Showdown
by | Apr 25, 2019
Once the potentially life-saving been refined, DAS plans to share it with shelters nationwide to take a bite out of the number of animals euthanized each year.
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HCL Technologies Expands U.S. Operations, Launches CyberSecurity Fusion Center in Frisco
by | Apr 25, 2019
The company also launched a university-to-industry collaboration with Collin College and the University of North Texas.
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