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Rose, 4, is screened by an Orbis-trained doctor in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, following a successful surgery. [Photo: Geoff Oliver Bugbee]
The Last Word: Why Fort Worth’s Alcon Foundation Is Sponsoring Orbis’ ‘Flying Eye Hospital’ Mission to Mongolia
by Lance Murray | Aug 8, 2024
The Alcon Foundation has supported Orbis International for more than 40 years, providing monetary donations for the Flying Eye Hospital and its mission to prevent and treat avoidable blindness around the world. The latest mission is in Mongolia through August 22.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 2, 2024
The ORBIE Awards are set to recognize North Texas’ top information technology talent with back-to-back award events on Feb. 8 and 9. The DallasCISO and DallasCIO ORBIE Awards events will spotlight chief information security officers (CISOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) driving innovation and shaping the digital landscape at major North Texas organizations....
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by David Seeley |
Oct 23, 2023
The report by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram cites records filed with the city, with Alcon's potential new 250,000-SF manufacturing facility slated for a 135-acre site east of Alcon's campus, along East Altamesa Boulevard.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 1, 2023
Tarleton State University received the go-ahead for a new biotechnology institute as part of Texas A&M-Fort Worth’s burgeoning downtown research campus.
Approved in mid-August by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, the biotech institute is situated in one of the nation’s fastest-growing life sciences hubs....
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The sale of Trammell Crow Center was the top DFW CRE deal for 2022. [Photo: Michael Samples]
Global Dermatology Innovator Galderma Moving U.S. Headquarters to Downtown Dallas
by Quincy Preston | Dec 10, 2021
One of the world's largest independent dermatology companies, Galderma's portfolio includes well-known brands such as Cetaphil, Proactiv, Differin, and Restylane. The Swiss company, whose ties to Texas date back to 1961, will call Trammell Crow Center in the Arts District home.
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by Jeff Bounds |
Jan 21, 2020
Alcon gave rise to a startup ecosystem in North Texas that is spreading into all parts of how drugs, medical devices, and more are created.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 21, 2019
You’ll also find news about Mark Cuban, Fastsigns International, Blucora, 1st Global Inc., Alcon, and Signify Health in this roundup of funding and acquisition activity involving investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
May 10, 2017
EarwaxMD recently made its debut on Amazon, and will hit the shelves of a pharmacy chain in August.
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Illustration: Michael Samples
3 Things: Fort Worth Biotech Firm’s Product Dissolves Earwax in Minutes
by Lance Murray | Jul 18, 2016
Former Alcon employees have new product to treat impacted earwax.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Jul 11, 2016
The MD-10 is the world’s first certified hospital aircraft developed by Orbis, a nonprofit that fights blindness around the world.
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