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D CEO, Dallas Innovates Honor Top Innovators at 2024 Awards
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jan 25, 2024
At the annual Innovation Awards event, Dallas Innovates and D CEO revealed the winners in 17 categories and recognized all 74 North Texas finalists.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 22, 2024
In 2021, Dallas saw the launch of an extraordinary exhibition under the banner of the IF/THEN initiative, aimed at promoting women in science, technology, engineering, and math. The centerpiece: a collection of 120 life-sized, 3D-printed statues representing a diverse group of women STEM professionals.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 14, 2023
The event, held November 7 at Dallas' Pegasus Park, capped off a six-week MassChallenge Human Potential Sprint program based in Dallas. Sixteen startups from across the U.S. took part, pursuing innovations from wearable devices to "digital pills" to next-gen eye-tracking tech. See who pitched what.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 6, 2023
The gift, the largest to date for BrightEdge, will fund a "first-of-its-kind program" called the ACS BrightEdge Texas Accelerator. The two-year pilot innovation program will invest in cutting-edge companies making headway in the fight to eliminate cancer.
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Federal Health Agency Plugs Into Texas With Ambitious Clinical Trials Push
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray | Oct 20, 2023
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health—or ARPA-H— wants to enable 90% of eligible Americans to participate in clinical trials within 30 minutes of their homes. The agency officially launched its new Texas "customer experience" headquarters at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Thursday, which will be home base for the initiative.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 12, 2023
The Dallas Foundation, in partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies, handed out $455K in "pay it forward" grants to Water Cooler at Pegasus Park nonprofits. The unique investments aimed to kickstart change—the kind that shows teamwork can multiply impact.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 29, 2023
“Great cities need and deserve great parks." The organized advocacy of the new Dallas Parks Coalition will equip the city with a competitive advantage, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says. Since early 2023, coalition membership has grown from 12 to nearly 20 park-focused organizations throughout the city of Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2023
The project started with a successful pilot earlier this year. The new grant will fund one-day experiential STEM learning opportunities for 100 community college students from Dallas College, North Central Texas College, and Tarrant County College, and paid, two-week internships for 10 students.
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Global Startup Accelerator Tapped Dallas for Its First-Ever MC|Innovate Conference
by Glenn Hunter | Jul 26, 2023
MassChallenge brought together more than 200 startups, investors, and corporates from the U.S. and beyond for a three-day gathering at Dallas' Pegasus Park. The Boston-based nonprofit accelerator, which expanded to North Texas last year, showcased its new hub as a center of innovation and entrepreneurship.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 23, 2023
MassChallenge, a nonprofit connector of startups, founders, entrepreneurs, corporations, and communities, kicked off a partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies at the MC | Innovate 2023 Conference July 11-13 at Pegasus Park in Dallas....
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 15, 2023
The $110 million, 135,000 square-foot expansion at Pegasus Park—a regional hub for life sciences and biotechnology in North Texas—will offer prebuilt lab suites with the tools and flexible space needed for growth-stage life sciences entrepreneurs and companies. Demolition is underway and construction on Bridge Labs is set to begin soon, developers said.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 8, 2023
In a recent centennial state parks commemorative issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine, Lyda Hill offers her take on the power of parks. "Where parks are well-maintained and inviting, the surrounding communities are often also flourishing," she says.
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The Hill Prizes, funded by Lyda Hill Philanthropies, will accelerate high-risk, high reward research ideas with significant potential for real-world impact.
New $500K Prizes Funded by Lyda Hill Will Promote Scientific Research and Innovation
by Glenn Hunter | May 24, 2023
Lyda Hill Philanthropies and TAMEST, the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, and Technology, have launched the Hill Prizes. The new program will provide $2.5 million in funding to support the research of Texas scientists.
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 24, 2023
A newly established federal agency—Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a $2.5 billion initiative modeled after the successful DARPA—aims to revolutionize medical research. To secure one of its three national centers, three Texas cities have formed a consortium that's set to propel the Lone Star State to the forefront of effort. If their pursuit is successful, the hub would land in Dallas—and have spokes across the Lone Star State.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 20, 2023
The initial investment will support the commercialization of life science research, including identifying researchers with entrepreneurial mindsets, safeguarding intellectual property, and recruiting key executives.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 16, 2023
The new tenants include Engage Dallas, Housing Forward, PCCI, Teach for America, Texas Women’s Foundation, and The 2.0 Collaborative. The additions bring Water Cooler at Pegasus Park to a full capacity with a total of 32 tenants, ranking it among the largest nonprofit shared space communities in the country.
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