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UT Dallas and Novartis Are Using Math to Speed Drug Discoveries

“The advantage of our algorithm is that it could screen about 100,000 compounds in a couple of days, which is much faster than other methods,” UT Dallas' Dr. Baris Coskunuzer says.
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Alcon
The (Alcon) Family Tree: How One Company Seeded a DFW Life Science Legacy
by | Jan 21, 2020
Alcon gave rise to a startup ecosystem in North Texas that is spreading into all parts of how drugs, medical devices, and more are created.
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Follow the Money: AmplifAI Gets $3.9M, Offerpad Closes Series C Funding Round, JLL Buys HFF
by | Mar 21, 2019
You’ll also find news about Mark Cuban, Fastsigns International, Blucora, 1st Global Inc., Alcon, and Signify Health in this roundup of funding and acquisition activity involving investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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Vision
New Details Released in Novartis’ Purchase of Encore Vision
by | Jan 27, 2017
The Swiss pharmaceutical company paid $465 million for the Fort Worth eye care startup.
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Orbis flying eye

Orbis Flying Hospital Takes Eye Care to the World

by | Jul 11, 2016
The MD-10 is the world’s first certified hospital aircraft developed by Orbis, a nonprofit that fights blindness around the world.
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