The expansions by the companies—CG Oncology, Highlander Health, and LH Capital—are "strengthening the operational bridge that moves medical breakthroughs from the lab to the marketplace," Pegasus Park said.
From North Texas founders including John Carmack and Ben Lamm to investors like John Redgrave of DTX Ventures and Draper’s Andy Tang, the summit's speakers tackled hot topics from humanoid robots and tech transfer to AI, VC trends and Y’all Street. A call was also heard for more risk-taking by DFW’s innovation ecosystem: ‘We’ve got to be bravery hunters.’
The IF/THEN initiative from Lyda Hill Philanthropies has had a major impact on spectators who've viewed its installation of 3D-printed statues of women “STEM rockstars." Now a new push is underway to make an impact online through IF/THEN's website, which has been newly redesigned by Dallas-based Tegan Digital.
Advanced Therapies Week 2025—a conference focused on the latest innovations in cell and gene therapies, regenerative medicine, and other biotechnologies—attracted industry leaders, researchers, and visionaries to Dallas' Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in late January. Organized by London-based Phacilitate, the 4-day conference acted as a "collaborative hub" showcasing the intersection of cutting-edge science, transformative healthcare solutions, and dynamic regional collaboration.
From right: DRC's Jorge Varela (far right) moderated a panel of industry experts including biotech C-level executive Hua Tu, Health Wildcatters CEO and co-founder Hubert Zajicek, and LH Capital Director Matt Crommett.
"It takes time" to establish a track record, Jorge Varela says, and the region is starting to see a series of biotech successes and spinoffs that will elevate the region's profile as a biotech hub.
According to a panel of experts at Urban Land Institute's 2022 spring meeting, here are factors drawing biotech to DFW.
"The downside of a pandemic is that it's frightening. The good thing is, sometimes it speeds up things that probably needed to happen. Like telemedicine," Nicole Small, CEO of LH Capital/Lyda Hill Philanthropies, said during the event.
Health Wildcatters CEO Hubert Zajicek, Perot Jain Principal Cindy Revol, Lyda Hill Philanthropies CEO Nicole Small, and others will be on a panel about how the health care and tech industries have been innovative during COVID-19 as part of the new Children’s Health program launch on Oct. 8.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines made a trio of charitable commitments to observe the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The airline and its CR Smith Museum, located at American’s Fort Worth campus, said they’ve made their 9/11 collection available to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City....
Seventeen-year-old Minh Nguyen is building xOrbita, an autopilot platform for satellites. Not in a classroom but in the real world. That on its own would be quite a feat.
But Nguyen’s company said he recently stepped up his burgeoning entrepreneurship as the youngest person ever accepted into the prestigious EWOR fellowship program for early-stage startups....
University of North Texas alum Vikas Sinha and his wife, Anuradha, donated $20 million to launch a college specializing in AI and advanced analytics at UNT.
The Denton university said the Anuradha and Vikas Sinha College of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics will concentrate on the development, application and responsible use of AI, intelligent systems and data analytics....
Fort Worth-based American Airlines made a trio of charitable commitments to observe the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The airline and its CR Smith Museum, located at American’s Fort Worth campus, said they’ve made their 9/11 collection available to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City....
Seventeen-year-old Minh Nguyen is building xOrbita, an autopilot platform for satellites. Not in a classroom but in the real world. That on its own would be quite a feat.
But Nguyen’s company said he recently stepped up his burgeoning entrepreneurship as the youngest person ever accepted into the prestigious EWOR fellowship program for early-stage startups....
University of North Texas alum Vikas Sinha and his wife, Anuradha, donated $20 million to launch a college specializing in AI and advanced analytics at UNT.
The Denton university said the Anuradha and Vikas Sinha College of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics will concentrate on the development, application and responsible use of AI, intelligent systems and data analytics....