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Dallas Biotech Startup Lands $2.6M Grant to Fight Cancer

by | Sep 29, 2026
The grant, awarded to UT Southwestern biotech spinoff MusiQ Bio, could pave the way for human clinical trials of the startup’s proprietary cancer-fighting platform within five years.
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CPRIT Awards Grants to 15 Dallas-Fort Worth Researchers in Latest Funding Round
The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas offers funding opportunities for promising cancer research, product development, and prevention programs. The state-funded initiative stands as the second-largest public backer of cancer research in the U.S. after the National Cancer Institute.
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CPRIT Awards Over $20M to UT Southwestern and UT Dallas to Fight Cancer
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas approved over $90 million in new cancer research and prevention grants at its quarterly meeting near the Texas Capitol on Wednesday—and $20.6 million of that money is coming to North Texas to advance everything from breast cancer and lung cancer screening to "deep learning models" to facilitate T-cell receptor therapies.
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Dialectic Therapeutics Plans to Further Cancer Drug Research Using $3M Seed Award
by | Feb 26, 2020
Using innovative new technologies and targeted therapies, the Dallas biotech startup aims to help patients with cancer, give them hope, and prolong their lives.
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UTSW Ups Fight Against Cancer With New Funding

by | Nov 28, 2016
The Dallas medical center received $5.8 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to fight cancer and attract new researchers.
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3 Things We’re Reading: Vision For Dallas as ‘Impact City’ Gets National Attention
by | May 31, 2016
Every day Dallas Innovates staffers scour websites looking for the most interesting stories about innovation.
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