All the pitchers who competed for the MC Community Choice Award sponsored by NexPoint, part of the global startup accelerator's two-day event at Pegasus Park. [Photo: MassChallenge]
Ten companies from MassChallenge's U.S. Early Stage cohort recently competed for the MC Community Choice Award sponsored by NexPoint, part of the global startup accelerator's two-day MC | Innovate 2024 conference at Dallas' Pegasus Park. Here's who pitched—and who won.
Startups, investors, and corporate innovators will gather for the free two-day event at Pegasus Park in Dallas on September 24-25. As MassChallenge celebrates its 15th anniversary, expect a live $25K pitch competition, behind-the-scenes "founder diaries," and a special "I am an innovator" installation highlighting 15 years of startup impact.
Dallas-based NexPoint has said it's ready to invest over $3.6 billion ino the Texas Research Quarter—a sprawling life science-focused innovation district planned at and around the former EDS campus in Plano's Legacy development. Now the city of Plano has turned the first key to help unlock what could be a game-changer for North Texas' growing biotech boom.
Dallas-based NexPoint plans to convert eight floors of the 42-story Cityplace Tower into rental apartments at a cost of $61.5 million, according to the Dallas Morning News. That will be in addition NexPoint's development of a 222-room hotel and conference center at Cityplace, a $136.2 million project that was announced in 2020 but delayed by the pandemic.
The multi-billion investment firm’s two-property industrial deal in Philadelphia builds on its commitment to grow in the “critical sector.” Closer to home, NexPoint recently unveiled plans for a massive life sciences district in Plano. The proposed 200-acre TxS development would be a "major economic catalyst" for North Texas, the firm’s founder said in February.
The campaign builds on the region's thriving tech sector as the foundation of Dallas-Fort Worth's growing biotech and life science ecosystem. “What we’re seeing now is the cumulative effect of convergence across industries—and that gives DFW an edge," says Mike Rosa, the DRC's economic development chief.
The DRC's new VP of Economic Development, Kelly Cloud, is spearheading efforts to attract startups and established life science companies to Dallas-Fort Worth.
Dallas-based alternative investment firm NexPoint has revealed details and renderings of its planned 200-acre TxS District, short for "Technology x Science." Centered on the former headquarters campus of EDS in Plano's Legacy development, the life sciences hub could eventually offer over 4 million square feet of lab, office, and therapeutic production space.
"Not only would this project be a major economic catalyst for the region, but it would also establish North Texas as a leader in life sciences," says James Dondero, NexPoint founder and principal.
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