R&D

India- and Dallas-Based SuperOps Raises $25M Series C, Enters IT Market

SuperOps—which opened its U.S. office in Dallas last May—said it intends to use the new funding to expand its AI research and development, scale its offerings for mid-market and enterprise MSPs, and further extend its global reach.
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Momentum Technologies Opens New HQ and R&D Lab in North Texas
by | Oct 23, 2024
The lithium-ion battery recycling company has opened its new HQ and R&D laboratory in Carrollton, with a goal of "advancing critical metals recovery in a way that's both economically sustainable and environmentally responsible." The company is doing that through the use of its proprietary Membrane Solvent Extraction technology.
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North Texas’ LiquidStack Secures $20M Series B to Scale its Liquid Cooling for Data Centers
by | Sep 19, 2024
LiquidStack said the investment from NYC-based investment firm Tiger Global will help expand its manufacturing footprint, scale its direct-to-chip and immersion cooling product family roadmaps, and broaden its commercial and R&D operations.
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A Taxing Situation: The IRS Has Billions in Enforcement Money and Increased Scrutiny Is Expected in 2024 
Dallas-based tax experts have tips for both corporations and startups.
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UTD’s Dr. Amy Pinkham Picked to Head Global Initiative to Standardize Schizophrenia Assessment

by | Dec 9, 2022
Dr. Amy Pinkham of UTD’s School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences received an award for outstanding research on social cognition. The award puts her group at the forefront of research in the field, the professor said.

The work could be applicable for many disorders, including autism and mood and anxiety disorders.
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Fort Worth’s AyuVis Is One Step Closer to Protecting Pre-Term Babies from a Leading Cause of Death
by | Mar 31, 2022
Fort Worth-based AyuVis just received its second patent in three months for its immunotherapy treatments that protect pre-term babies from a debilitating chronic lung disease that affects many pre-term infants on ventilators.

The startup's lead drug candidate—AVR-48—is scheduled for clinical trials this summer.
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Signature Biologics Expands Its Irving Footprint With a New Manufacturing and R&D Headquarters
by | Aug 25, 2021
There, Signature Biologics will manufacture perinatal-derived products that improve the body's natural healing processes in wound, musculoskeletal, and pain management applications.
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Toyota Motor North America Continues To Lead in R&D Patents Among Automakers
by | Feb 9, 2021
Toyota added 2,819 patents to its collection in 2020—up four percent from the previous year. The Plano-headquartered company says it invests over $1 million in emerging technology globally every hour.
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Japanese Mobility Supplier DENSO Opens $1.3M R&D Center in Plano

by | Sep 18, 2019
DENSO's Texas Innovation and Connected Service Center—strategically located near longtime partner Toyota North America—will become part of the company’s larger global R&D network and help advance its work in mobility and autonomous vehicles.
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Lance Murray's weekly R&D column in Dallas Innovates
Discovery: A Dozen Top Stories from 2018
by | Jan 11, 2019
Each week, we roundup the biggest research and development news across Dallas-Fort Worth. Here’s a roundup of the “Top 12” in discovery for 2018.
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Innovative Spaces: Mary Kay Opens $100M R&D, Manufacturing Facility in Lewisville
by | Nov 9, 2018
Two years after breaking ground, the Richard R. Rogers Manufacturing/R&D Center — also known as 'R3' — is now open. Take a look inside the new 453,000-square-foot facility, complete with R&D labs and manufacturing tech.
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Q+A: CIO Gurmeet Singh on How 7-Eleven is Redefining Convenience for the Digital Age
by | Jul 11, 2018
As technology becomes omnipresent in peoples' lives, the convenience retailer is going through its own digital transformation and turning to emerging tech such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, augmented reality, and more to improve the customer experience. 
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