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UNT Researchers Launch Tech to Manage COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Solve Equity Problems

by | Mar 4, 2021
UNT hopes its cloud-based computer program called RE-PLAN will be able to solve equitable distribution issues that often accompany a speedy rollout. The technology, which uses sourced data to allow public health agencies to craft response plans, will be dispensed with an urgency to target special demographics communities, like people who have disabilities, don't speak English, and don't have cars.
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Community Toolbox: A Winter Storm and a Pandemic. Here’s a Round Up of Resources to Help North Texans
by | Feb 19, 2021
Here's a round up of resources that can help in North Texas' unprecedented winter storm.

You'll also find updates on funding, grants, and assistance for navigating the COVID-19 crisis in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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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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Frisco-Based Careington Launches National Teledentistry Program for Oral Health Consultations
by | Feb 2, 2021
Through its affiliate, DialCare, Careington's new teledentistry program offers around-the-clock access to licensed dentists nationwide for a phone or video consultation. It's a largely untapped market, the company told us, one that's only been accelerated by COVID-19.
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Dallas Diagnostics Lab Partners With Baylor University for On-Site COVID-19 Testing Lab and Research Facility

by | Jan 21, 2021
Dallas-based My Labs Direct, which offers a 'hassle-free direct-pay alternative to lab testing,' will become the official research lab and COVID-19 testing partner for Baylor University. Baylor will open a molecular PCR lab at its Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative, allowing for three on-campus testing sites to open for operation.
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Dallas Jewelry Brand Grows $100 Investment to $1M+ Revenue—In About a Year
by | Jan 19, 2021
The co-founders behind Dallas-based Allie + Bess have announced their first collaboration with a fellow Texas-based female entrepreneur, despite operating mainly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dallas’ Parkland Hospital Teams Up With DevSecOps Innovator on Medical Technology Training During COVID-19
by | Jan 11, 2021
Parkland Health & Hospital System, the primary teaching hospital for UT Southwestern Medical Center, will now have a virtual platform to provide critical training to thousands of hospital employees.
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Drive for Improved Healthcare Tech is a Silver Lining of the Pandemic, says McKesson CTO

by | Jan 10, 2021
McKesson, based in Irving, has played a key role during the COVID-19 crisis, first by providing PPE and now helping distribute vaccines.
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Irving-Based McKesson Begins Distributing Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
by | Dec 21, 2020
Irving-headquartered McKesson has fulfilled the U.S. government's initial orders for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine and the ancillary supply kits needed to administer them. The first order from the CDC was filled on Sunday, Dec. 20, with shipping partners delivering vaccine orders at administration sites nationwide on Monday, Dec. 21.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Expects Economic Recovery To Accelerate as Texas Receives More Vaccines and Treatment Options
Gov. Abbott foresees an increase in business activity by the early part of next year. With recent corporate headquarters moves to Texas, including Charles Schwab and CBRE, he believes that there has never been a more exciting time for economic development.
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Younger Generations Are Shifting to Online Shopping, According to a New Study From Dallas’ Kibo
by | Dec 17, 2020
A new survey and analysis shows that Gen Z and Millennials have shifted their preference toward online shopping, with more than half planning to shop less in physical stores than before COVID.
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Molecular Diagnostics Lab GenelQ Pivots to Provide National COVID Testing

by | Dec 10, 2020
Located in The Colony, GenelQ's state-of-the-art molecular diagnostics laboratory provides a 24-hour turnaround time for COVID-19 results of a non-invasive, self-administered nose swab.
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‘There’s Hope Ahead’: Dallas-Based ThinkWhy’s LaborIQ Platform Predicts Economic Acceleration Late Next Year
by | Dec 7, 2020
A recently released national jobs report from ThinkWhy shows the biggest storylines to watch next year as the U.S. continues its COVID-19 recovery. Though LaborIQ predicts jobs will not be fully recouped until early 2023, the SaaS company sees reason for optimism. Here's why.
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How Verizon Business’ Aimee Novak Is Working To Help Small Businesses Thrive During COVID-19
by | Dec 2, 2020
The vice president of Business Sales in the Southern Region is working to support local businesses through Verizon’s numerous small business initiatives, including its Women in Business and Comeback Coach programs.
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Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in November
by | Dec 2, 2020
Rising to the top of the list is 7-Eleven's fifth Evolution Store in Lake Highlands. The location will serve as an experiential testing ground for patrons to try new shopping technology and products.
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