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Dallas-based Biotech CerSci Acquired by ACADIA Pharmaceutical in $52.5M Deal

by | Aug 25, 2020
CerSci shareholders could net another $887 million in milestones and tiered royalties. The clinical-stage startup, which launched in 2015, is developing a new generation of non-opioid meds to treat acute and chronic pain.
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#killQWERTY: Here’s Why Plano’s CharaChorder Reinvented the Keyboard (Hint: To Keep Up With Your Brain)
by | Aug 20, 2020
With two new investments and a $2.5M evaluation, the startup plans to ship an input device that can better match the speed of the human brain in December.

CharaChorder thinks it's positioned as one of the leading consumer electronics startups in Texas.
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Dallas Invents: 144 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 4
by | Aug 19, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bell's personal air vehicle with ducted fans, Cambium Learning's tags for unlocking digital content, Capital One's vehicle recommendations by user-valued features, StacyC's convertible motorized running cycle, USAA's indoor drone flight awareness system, and Walmart's workflow coordinator.
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Dallas Invents: 149 Patents Granted for Week of July 28
by | Aug 12, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AiBUY's peer-assisted shopping, Bone Solutions' implant of osteostimulative material, Dell's proximity-based authorization for encryption and decryption services, Intellective AI's logical sensor generation in a behavioral recognition system, Lintec of America's nanofiber fabric, Luminator Holding's monitoring a signage system of a transit vehicle, and USAA's voice synthesis for virtual agents.
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Dallas Invents: 101 Patents Granted for Week of July 21

by | Aug 5, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Globus Medical's artificial spinal disk prothesis, Allstate's accident re-creation using augmented reality, AT&Ts 5D edge cloud network design, Blacktop Plus' therapeutic elastic sports tape, IBM's smart garment, Kwikboost's mobile device charging stations, State Farm's trip-based vehicle insurance, and Toyota's co-pilot and conversational companion.
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MassChallenge Texas: Meet the MedTech Startup Making Wearables That Mimic and Complement Biological Systems
by | Aug 4, 2020
Articulate Labs' wearable devices strengthen muscles through everyday activity. That makes its training more mobile, convenient, and effective, CEO Josh Rabinowitz says.
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Richardson Fintech Launches Credit Building Solution in Response to COVID-19
by | Jul 30, 2020
The duo behind ImpactX Partners has developed a credit-building loan service making it easy and affordable to prop up lagging credit scores without going into further debt.
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Dallas Invents: 134 Patents Granted for Week of July 14
by | Jul 29, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's detection of sentiment shift, Verizon's hyper-accuracy location platform, The Parking Genius' parking sensors to determine direction and speed with magnetic signature recognition, E3 Water's mobile sewage treatment and water reclamation system, Authentix's product authentication using barcode characteristics, and TRAXXAS' self-righting vehicle.
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Dallas Invents is a weekly look at patents granted by the USPTO to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.

Dallas Invents: Patents Granted
in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

by | Jul 21, 2020
Dallas Invents tracks inventive activity in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area with look at patents granted by the USPTO.
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Dallas Invents: 139 Patents Granted for Week of June 30
by | Jul 15, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: an unassigned drown-proof bee feeder, Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc.'s advertisement scheduler, Accenture Global's cost of healthcare analytics platform, Bank of America's IoT's multi-layered embedded handshake, Amazon's network planning and optimization, Futurewei's robot navigation and object tracking, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 149 Patents Granted for Week of June 23
by | Jul 8, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Accenture Global Services' connected classroom system, ATT Mobility's blockchain based device management, Bank of America's event execution using a blockchain approach, Building Materials Investment Corp.'s roof integrated photovoltaic system, Capital One Services' ;otless storage of vehicle inventory, and The Nielsen Company's apparatus to detect uninstallation of an on-device meter.
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CallisonRTKL Collaborates With Patriot on PODS Isolation Units for COVID-19 Patients
by | Jul 1, 2020
Dallas-based CRTKL SVP Jim Henry is leading the firm's COVID-19 recovery efforts out of Dallas. PODS containers are being repurposed into self-contained rooms with hospital beds that could be used for COVID-19 patients.
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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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Life Stories: Following a $5.2M funding, Dallas’ OneDay Launches Video Storytelling Tech for the Funeral Home Industry
by | Jun 24, 2020
The company, named one of Inc.'s Best Workplaces of 2020, has grown 90 percent in the past 90 days.
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Building the Future with 5G and Wi-Fi 6
by | Jun 24, 2020
How adoption of advanced wireless is unfolding A Q&A with Deloitte’s Dan Berner and Rob FitzGerald
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How Effective is UV Light Technology in Killing COVID-19? Dallas’ Air Pros USA Weighs In
by | Jun 24, 2020
"Although the effect of UV lights for killing the COVID-19 virus is still not known," Air Pros' founder says, "installing UV lights is the single best thing a homeowner can do to take pro-active measures to enhance the indoor air quality." 
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