McKesson

Local Tech Founders Duke it Out at Digital Fight Club, Capping Off Dallas Startup Week

by | Aug 12, 2022
Ten local founders and innovators sparred in gloves-off debates, "fighting" to win each round.

The fight card included challenges like: Should brands be transparent? Should the government be involved in building the metaverse? And is ESG important? Here are the knockout rounds.
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DI People: McKesson, CBRE, Axxess, RumbleOn, and More Make Leadership Moves
by | Jun 24, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Gaedeke Group, Simpli.fi, Signify Health, Dallas Market Center, DartPoints, Mass Luminosity, and others.
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McKesson Forms Joint Venture with HCA Healthcare to Fight Cancer
by | Jun 23, 2022
Two giants in their industry are teaming up to accelerate cancer research. The new joint venture is an "important step forward" to increase access to clinical trials, says McKesson CEO Brian Tyler, McKesson CEO. Separate from the joint venture deal, McKesson will acquire Genospace, a personalized precision medicine platform that’s part of HCA’s research institute.
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Center of Gravity: Capital Factory Kicks Off New Dallas Digs With Startup Crawl and Health Supernova Event
by | May 6, 2022
Earlier this week, the Austin-based accelerator and investor announced its plans to launch a Center for Health Innovation at Pegasus Park in Dallas.
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HackDFW Drew More Than 600 Hackers—and Big Name Employers Hunting Hires

by | Oct 7, 2021
Students and experienced engineers alike hacked solutions to real-world challenges with algorithms, coding scripts, and data in three days of problem-solving. Some of the world’s biggest names in business—Amazon, McKesson, and USAA (to name a few)—were taking note.

Hackathons have became the new career fair for tech talent.
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‘As the Industry Evolves, So Do We’: McKesson Launches Rapid Returns Solution for Health Systems
by | Sep 16, 2021
McKesson is streamlining the return of unsaleable drugs to reduce the burden on health systems. It can also increase their profitability. The offering is powered by a national pharmaceutical reverse logistics and disposal provider, Pharmalink.
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Nine North Texas Companies Make Fortune’s Newest List of the World’s Most Admired Companies
by | Feb 1, 2021
From North Texas, Southwest Airlines, AT&T, D.R. Horton, Jacobs Engineering Group, Kimberly-Clark, McKesson, and Texas Instruments ranked in the top 300 All-Star companies.
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Drive for Improved Healthcare Tech is a Silver Lining of the Pandemic, says McKesson CTO
by | Jan 10, 2021
McKesson, based in Irving, has played a key role during the COVID-19 crisis, first by providing PPE and now helping distribute vaccines.
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McKesson Launches New Oncology Tech and Insights Business to Transform the Fight Against Cancer

by | Dec 9, 2020
Ontada builds on McKesson's long history in community oncology. The new business will combine McKesson's real-world data and research capabilities, technology, and ties to the national community oncology network to transform cancer care.
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When a COVID-19 Vaccine Is Ready for a Rollout, McKesson’s Tech Exec Says They’re Prepared to Distribute It
by | Nov 11, 2020
Six weeks into Nancy Flores' new role at Irving-based McKesson, the pandemic hit. Overnight, she reprioritized—scaling systems, pivoting tech teams, and working in hyperdrive. Now, she's laser focused on the mass effort and investment that goes into vaccine distribution for an entire country.
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How a Deal Gets Done: Dallas-Fort Worth Works Hard to Attract Major Companies
by | Nov 1, 2019
By making contact and staying engaged, Chamber and economic development officials lure important relocations to North Texas.
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Sherwin-Williams is Searching for a New Global HQ and R&D Location. Dallas-Fort Worth Might be a Contender
by | Sep 16, 2019
The company could leave Cleveland as it explores options to accelerate productivity and efficiency, enhance technology and innovation, enable greater collaboration, and support recruitment and retention.
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McKesson and TrakCel Form a Collaboration to Commercialize Cell and Gene Therapies

by | Sep 12, 2019
Together, the two companies aim to increase access to complex medications and ensure that patients more quickly receive the correct drug at the right time.
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DI People: OrderMyGear, Hyphen Solutions, McKesson Announce Executive Moves
by | Apr 2, 2019
You’ll also find news about THEO Executive Group, Primoris Services, Green Brick Title, and Dougherty’s Pharmacy Inc. in this roundup of leadership and executive activity by companies in North Texas.
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