innovation

Dallas Startup Week Panelists: How Dallas Is Becoming A Hub for Autonomous Transportation

by | Sep 1, 2020
The virtual panel of leaders from Ericsson and Kodiak discussed Dallas' growth and how startups can seek funding and partnerships from large corporations.
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Swiss American CDMO Nearly Doubles Manufacturing and Distribution with New Carrollton Facility
by | Sep 1, 2020
The news comes after the company was named one of Inc. 5000’s 2020 fastest-growing private companies this month. Swiss-American manufactures products critical to the healthcare supply chain.
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NTT Data Pushes Dallas-Fort Worth Startups to Enter Open Innovation Contest
by | Sep 1, 2020
CTO Kris Fitzgerald thinks of Dallas as having "pragmatic innovation." NTT DATA wants to tap into that.
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Growth Mode: Transplace Boosts Supply Chain Solutions With Third Acquisition This Year
by | Sep 1, 2020
CEO Frank McGuigan wants to advance the Transplace platform, which has more than $11B in freight under management in North America, through innovation and acquisition. The Frisco-based logistics technology and service has acquired supply chain firm LeanCor.
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Here’s What You Can’t Miss During Next Week’s Dallas Startup Week

by | Aug 27, 2020
DSW20 begins this Sunday. Get ready now with our roundup of ten can't-miss events.
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In a Time When Restaurants Have Taken a Hit, Here’s Why Revolving Kitchen’s Commercial Kitchen Rentals Thrive
by | Aug 26, 2020
Revolving Kitchen's ghost kitchens are equipped with the infrastructure necessary to develop a new concept or scale while driving costs down. Popular chains like Wingstop have taken notice—in a COVID-19 world, all you need is a kitchen.
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Southlake BioTech Startup Gets $10M Grant from CPRIT for Technology That ‘Lights Up’ Cancer
by | Aug 20, 2020
OncoNano Medicine, a spinout of University of Texas Southwestern, uses pH as a biomarker to detect metastatic cancer. Its technology, which visualizes a tumor, could be a gamechanger.
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Plano Tech Consulting Firm Advances Strategic Growth With Acquisition of Midwest Software Company
by | Aug 13, 2020
It's the 10th overall acquisition—and the second this year—for Plano-based Improving. The company's fast-track growth has been steady: It just landed on the Inc. 5000 list for the 11th time since its launch in 2007.
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EnginSoft Expands its U.S. Headquarters in McKinney With a Grant From MEDC’s Innovation Fund

by | Jul 27, 2020
Engineering company EnginSoft is expanding its headquarters at Adriatica, a 45-acre mixed-use development inspired by a Croatian village. Driving EnginSoft's growth is the work it does for companies such as NASA, Xerox, Toyota, and more.
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Fort Worth MillerCoors Brewery Invests Millions to Expand Production of Hard Seltzers
by | Jul 23, 2020
Bullish on the fizzy drinks, the brewery is moving fast to increase production by more than 400%. “As we see our innovations take off, we want to be able to react quickly,” Molson Coors Chief Supply Officer Brian Erhardt says.
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Time to Scale: TechFW Executive Director Looks to the Future
by | Jul 21, 2020
Fort Worth's startup community has grown through major startup acquisitions, the launch of two innovation districts, and new startups expanding to the area, Hayden Blackburn says.
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From Tanks to Teleportation: Defense Innovation Unit Partners on Podcast About National Security and Commercial Tech
by | Jul 16, 2020
The ten-episode series hosted by Dallas-native DIU Texas Lead Zach Walker and founding_media's Dan Dillard explores the intersection of technology, business, and national security.
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Tech Titans’ Grand Challenge to Award $5K to Entrepreneurs for 5G-Enabled Solutions

by | Jul 14, 2020
Representatives from AT&T, Axxess, Ericsson, Nokia, among other tech companies will be the judges for the 5G Grand Challenge. Awardees will receive $5,000, mentoring, and introductions to funding resources.
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Pegasus Park: Lyda Hill Philanthropies Unveils Details of 23-Acre Hub for Biotech Innovation, Social Impact in Dallas 
by | Jul 13, 2020
The mixed-use social purpose project—designed to boost local biotech, nonprofit, and corporate innovation—has been in the works for years. Expected to open in early 2021, the future-focused campus is located near the Dallas Medical District.
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Clinical-Stage Biotech Expands From Silicon Valley to the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth
by | Jul 13, 2020
CAGE Bio—currently a resident at Johnson & Johnson Innovation—uses a proprietary platform to develop therapeutic products for dermatology, inflammation, and immunology.
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AT&T Business’ Anne Chow Becomes First Global Female CEO to Serve as United Way Dallas’ Campaign Chair
by | Jun 29, 2020
As North Texas works to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Chow plans to focus on improving community health in her role as United Way Dallas’ 96th annual campaign chair.
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