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.
Cargo airline Ameriflight, based at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, hired former Southwest Airlines executive David Harvey as its president and CEO.
Harvey steps into roles formerly held by Patrick Fluegeman....
Intangles, a Pune, India-based company whose digital twin and AI software helps trucking fleet owners manage maintenance, just established its U.S. headquarters in Irving.
The business employs 15 people in North Texas today and plans to grow the team to 100 people by the end of 2027....
IBM spinoff Kyndryl, a provider of enterprise-level IT infrastructure services, opened an AI innovation lab in Frisco Oct. 1. It is the company’s first AI lab in the U.S.
The lab, at 5844 John Hickman Parkway, could create up to 300 jobs in AI, tech consulting and design engineering over the next four years, Kyndryl said....
Cargo airline Ameriflight, based at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, hired former Southwest Airlines executive David Harvey as its president and CEO.
Harvey steps into roles formerly held by Patrick Fluegeman....
Intangles, a Pune, India-based company whose digital twin and AI software helps trucking fleet owners manage maintenance, just established its U.S. headquarters in Irving.
The business employs 15 people in North Texas today and plans to grow the team to 100 people by the end of 2027....
IBM spinoff Kyndryl, a provider of enterprise-level IT infrastructure services, opened an AI innovation lab in Frisco Oct. 1. It is the company’s first AI lab in the U.S.
The lab, at 5844 John Hickman Parkway, could create up to 300 jobs in AI, tech consulting and design engineering over the next four years, Kyndryl said....