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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
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UT Southwestern Research Findings on Inflammatory Cell Death Could Lead to New Treatments for Sepsis, Crohn’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Cancer
by | Dec 22, 2025
The discovery of a protein tied to necroptosis—a type of cell death—could help fight severe infections and inflammation.
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Tech Mahindra Expands North Texas Presence With UT Dallas AI Partnership and Makers Lab
by | Dec 10, 2025
After opening its Americas HQ in Plano earlier this year, Tech Mahindra is now launching its first U.S. Makers Lab at its Plano facility through a new applied AI partnership with UT Dallas.
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Solidion Chairman and CEO Jaymes Winters said the new DOE award highlights the strength of the company’s innovation and IP portfolio.
Department of Energy Backs Solidion’s Push to Develop U.S.-Made Battery Graphite
by | Dec 8, 2025
The federal ARPA-E award adds to the Dallas-based company’s momentum as it advances next-generation battery materials and builds out new power tech for AI data centers.
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Galvanize Ignites Southern Dallas Revitalization With Historic and New Markets Tax Credit Expertise

Galvanize Sustainable Capital is fueling historic change with smart incentives—and growing its presence in North Texas. Partner Mandy Price is out front, drawing on her M&A and private equity experience and deep Dallas ties.
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Global Leading Laboratory Company Makes Acquisition; Relocates to Dallas From Austin
With a new Dallas headquarters and the recent acquisition of Cairo Diagnostics, Sonic Healthcare USA is expanding its reach and speeding access to advanced cancer testing.
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TXSE’s Jeb Hensarling Says Battle for ETFs Will Be a Key Focus of New Stock Exchange
by | Nov 6, 2025
TXSE’s launch will spur needed competition and smooth the way for companies to go public, the strategic advisor said at the 2025 Venture Dallas conference. And, over time, he says it will help make Texas America’s ‘center for capital markets’ and become a defining chapter in the state’s economic history, alongside Spindletop and the integrated circuit.
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The Last Word: On Unprecedented Pressures Testing Nonprofits — and the Call for Reinforcements
by | Nov 6, 2025
CoSpero Consulting’s Harold Hogue issues a call to action as nonprofits “stand in the gap in ways most folks don’t see.”
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The Last Word: MassChallenge CEO on INNOVATE ’25 and Looking Ahead at Forces Shaping Economies

by | Nov 5, 2025
Cait Brumme says the event at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Nov. 6 will explore the technologies and economic forces defining the future for entrepreneurs and innovators.
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Dallas’ Impact Ventures Launches Texas’ First Integrated Capital Fund Backing Women- and BIPOC-Led Enterprises
by | Oct 24, 2025
At a kickoff event held at JPMorgan Chase ahead of the 2025 Inclusive Capital Summit, the announcement of Impact Ventures' new CDFI fund set the tone for a two-day gathering focused on the future of capital, inclusion, and community-driven growth.
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Partnering With the Small Business Development Center on AI
by | Oct 2, 2025
The Dallas Regional Chamber's AI Office Hours provide a new way for small businesses to leverage this technology, no matter what their level of expertise.
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Dallas Innovation Alliance Brings Tech Festival to Oak Cliff Saturday

by | Sep 30, 2025
The third annual Get Connected Dallas event pairs on-the-spot job interviews and emerging tech demos—from robotics to VR—at a free community festival.
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Dallas’ Arctos Partners Launches Platform To Help Investors Become Sports Team Owners
by | Sep 30, 2025
Arctos says it's the only private investment firm approved to own equity across all five major North American professional leagues. Now its new business line, Arctos Capital Markets, aims to help high net-worth investors connect directly with professional sports ownership opportunities. "Our goal is simple: be the first call,” said Arctos' Doc O’Connor.
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Dallas’ Smarter Technologies Acquires Irving-Based Pieces, Launches ‘SmarterNotes’ Clinical AI Solution
by | Sep 30, 2025
Formed earlier this year by the combination of Dallas' Access Healthcare with NYC-based SmarterDx and Austin-based Thoughtful.ai, Smarter Technologies said the new SmarterNotes solution combines SmarterDx’s proprietary clinical AI with Pieces’ industry-leading note automation workflows, "connecting the dots" from patient admission to final payment.
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Hunt Energy Enterprises Battery Tech Spinout To Pilot Advanced Cathode Plant in North Texas
by | Sep 30, 2025
The Hunt Energy Enterprises spinout—which closed a $7.5 million Pre-Series A funding round in February—said the new plant will commercialize its technology for "a cleaner and more economical battery future" for EV's and energy storage.
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