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One of the winning teams at the 8th annual Texas Healthcare Challenge Hackathon. [Photo: Health Wildcatters]
Meet the Winners of Health Wildcatters’ 2026 Texas Healthcare Challenge Hackathon
by Sandra Engelland | Apr 30, 2026
Participants at the Pegasus Park event had 48 hours to turn early-stage concepts and functional prototypes into actionable solutions "to improve health outcomes, expand access, improve patient experience, and drive system-wide efficiency," Health Wildcatters said.
by Quincy Preston |
Mar 26, 2026
A new BioNTX podcast digs into the regulatory gauntlet behind drug naming — and why biotech startups shouldn't wait to think about it.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 6, 2026
Gina Ford will concentrate on boosting industry alignment, increasing the region’s national visibility, and charting a clear course to speed innovation, attract investment and improve long-term competitiveness in the life sciences sector across North Texas, BioNTX said. She replaces Kathleen Otto Rosenblum, who's retiring from the position.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Dec 18, 2025
Eight North Texas startups were honored as 2025 BioNTX Rising Stars, in a program designed to elevate emerging companies by providing visibility, credibility, and direct access to investors, industry leaders, and strategic partners.
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John Crowley, CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization; Texas State Sen. Tan Parker; and Victoria Ford, CEO of the Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute, were among the voices shaping the conversation at the 2025 BioNTX iC3 Summit in Dallas. [Photos: Courtesy/BioNTX]
‘The Model is Broken’: From North Texas, a National Call to Action for Biotech’s Future
by Glenn Hunter | Sep 24, 2025
At Dallas’ iC3 Summit, leaders from Texas and across the U.S. pointed to AI, new state initiatives like Proposition 14, and potential federal reforms as keys to speeding innovation and keeping America competitive in life sciences.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 19, 2025
Part of the 2025 iC³ Life Science & Healthcare Innovation Summit to be held September 16-17 in Dallas, the showcase pitch event is designed to connect university researchers with potential investors, industry executives, and strategic partners. This is the first year the showcase has expanded beyond Texas.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 15, 2025
New this year, the North Texas biotech and healthcare innovation group is inviting entries from institutions in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 24, 2025
Dallas biotech GenrAb is developing an antibody therapy that aims to protect brain cells under stress—the kind of damage that leads to disability in diseases like MS and ALS. The therapy, found in the spinal fluid of real patients, is now showing promise in animal models and moving toward human trials.
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Renibus Therapeutics CEO Jeff Keyser [Composite photo; original: Renibus Therapeutics]
BioNTX To Honor Renibus Therapeutics CEO with its 2024 Dennis K. Stone Award at iC³ Conference
by Lance Murray | Oct 2, 2024
Renibus CEO Jeff Keyser will be acknowledged as the award recipient at the 10th Annual iC³ Life Science & Healthcare Innovation Summit on Thursday, the first day of the Oct. 3-4 summit at the Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 26, 2024
The Tech Transfer Showcase spotlights life science innovation at universities and strengthens the development of future leaders and entrepreneurs, BioNTX said. Here are the six university finalists who'll be pitching at the summit.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 9, 2024
The innovators will be recognized at the 10th Annual BioNTX iC³ Life Science & Healthcare Innovation Summit. The signature event is set for October 3-4 at the new Loews Arlington Convention Center in Arlington.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 17, 2024
The 2024 iC3 Summit, hosted by nonprofit BioNTX, is set to welcome over 1,000 industry professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors for its largest gathering yet. The event's formula—Innovation = Capital × Collaboration × Commercialization,—underscores its mission to drive breakthroughs through strategic partnerships and investments.
The 2024 iC3 Summit, hosted by nonprofit BioNTX, is set to welcome over 1,000 industry professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors for its largest gathering yet. The event's formula—Innovation = Capital × Collaboration × Commercialization—underscores its mission to drive breakthroughs through strategic partnerships and investments.
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Jon Weidanz [Source: courtesy photo, DI]
BioNTX Strengthens Board With Biotech Veteran Jon Weidanz
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Nov 3, 2023
BioNTX, a leading nonprofit bioscience and healthcare innovation organization in North Texas, has appointed Jon Weidanz to its board of directors. Weidanz brings extensive experience as an immunology researcher, academic leader, biotech entrepreneur, and founder.
North Texas-based BioNTX champions the region’s bioscience community through networking, education, purchasing consortiums, and advocacy. The group recently hosted its 9th annual iC³ Life Science Summit at the Irving Convention Center, which doubled attendance year over year....
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 28, 2023
With a theme of “Innovation, Capital, Collaboration, Commercialization”—or iC³—the summit unites researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, and support organizations to forge the relationships that drive progress.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 14, 2023
The North Texas bioscience organization, a driving force for growth in the regional ecosystem, will convene leaders at its flagship conference to catalyze industry opportunities, spotlight emerging companies, and make connections.
See who made this year's Rising Stars list—and how you can attend the summit.
See who made this year's Rising Stars list—and how you can attend the summit.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 14, 2023
The alliance's first event will be held June 22 in a bid to champion a next-generation, industry-led workforce partnership for North Texas. The alliance seeks to bring together industry trade and manufacturing ecosystems, the organizations said—and it will be working with Dallas College and other partner institutions to help make it happen.
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