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Hubert Zajicek: The U.S. Is ‘Unique in its Ability to Enable Innovators to Execute on Ideas’

by | Feb 8, 2021
Zajicek, the CEO and Co-Founder of Health Wildcatters, is a champion of startups. Recently honored as the Innovation Advocate of the Year in North Texas, he's also credited for raising life science research awareness.
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DI People: Southwest Airlines, Collin County Business Alliance, UT Dallas, and More Makes Moves
by | Feb 5, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Meritize, ECI Software Solutions, Cyber Group, Munck Wilson Mandala, Xpressdocs, Tailwater Capital, and more.
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Newly Launched Food and Drink Concierge Dabble Dallas Wants to Resuscitate the Restaurant Industry
by | Feb 4, 2021
Two Dallas transplants turned co-founders are looking to increase local restaurants' foot traffic and optimize their brand awareness by bridging the gap between the young professional community who lacks exposure.
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OxeFit Closes $12.5M Series A to Revolutionize the World of Strength Training

by | Feb 3, 2021
OxeFit's funding was led by Lydia Partners with participation from high-profile investors like the Dallas Cowboys' Dak Prescott, Blake Jarwin, and Jason Witten.
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Social Innovation Meets Entrepreneurship: United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Looks to Improve Health Through Innovation Technology Challenge
by | Feb 3, 2021
Up to $1 million in prizes will be up for grabs based on ready-to-launch solutions for improving healthcare and mental health.
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LaunchBio and TechFW Announce First Cohort of Startups for Dallas’ ThinkLab Accelerator
by | Feb 3, 2021
The program will offer eight Dallas biotech and life science companies free business training with the hope that they will one day locate their companies to Pegasus Park, a mixed-use social purpose project near the Dallas Design District and the Southwestern Medical District.
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McKinney-Based MyTelemedicine Launches a New Telehealth Service—For Your Pet
by | Feb 3, 2021
The GoLexi Pet Telehealth service, powered by MyTelemedicine, offers pet owners around-the-clock, expert-level virtual consultations by phone or video call. It's not meant to replace in-office visits or life-threatening situations, though: The platform's licensed veterinarians can give users advice, a second opinion, or treatment options.
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Dallas Invents: 83 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 19

by | Feb 2, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Advanced Neuromodulation's device to treat chronic pain with burst stimulation, Beard Stencil's hands-free grooming apparatus, BNSF's railroad virtual track block system, Futurewei's predictive routing for mobility, IBM's air quality monitoring, analysis and reporting system, ShaveLogic's magnetic attachment for shaving cartridge, Space Data's lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms, Textron's unmanned aerial vehicles with compact storage mode, and Toyota's methods for managing freshness of fuel in a vehicle.
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Meet Milo: A New RoboKind Robot That Improves Remote Learning for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder
by | Feb 2, 2021
Dallas-based education and robotics company RoboKind has transformed its social-emotional education program to assist students with autism in learning more efficiently in remote settings. 
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Dallas Regional Chamber Announces Funding to Elevate Southern Dallas County
by | Feb 1, 2021
A cash infusion into 13 organizations—many of them nonprofits—aims to make Southern Dallas County a more verdant, better-informed, and healthier place to live.
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Dallas-Based Work Shield Adapts Its HR Tech to the New Workplace—Home
Jared Pope's HR tech startup offering technology to streamline workplace harassment and discrimination claims increased its client base by 250 percent. But it's more than a "check-the-box" compliance company. Next up, the startup plans to move its headquarters to a new Dallas location, double its staffing, and raise a Series B funding round. 
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DI People: Brinker International, Neiman Marcus Group, Texas Oncology, and More Make Moves
by | Jan 29, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Trinity Park Conservancy, RKD Group, Taysha Gene Therapies, Freese and Nichols, NuVinAir, and Skybox Datacenters, among others.
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Berkshire Biomedical Raises $3M to Continue Developing Its Virtual Care and Prescription Drug Management System
by | Jan 28, 2021
Successful medical outcomes rely heavily on medication adherence, according to a Berkshire Biomedical. That's why the Dallas startup is developing tech that can dispense secure medication with a dosage specific only to the intended user. The system is currently under review with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for market clearance.
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