2025 Innovation Award winners represent the cutting edge of North Texas innovation across industries. From left: Ben Lamm, Colossal Biosciences; Aurora; Bell; and Dave Copps, Worlds.
D CEO and Dallas Innovates' Innovation Award winners are working to resurrect extinct species, launching autonomous trucks, reinventing military aircraft, and bringing AI into the physical world—and that's just the beginning. The 2025 awards showcase game-changing achievements—including Texas' first newly minted decacorn—across 17 categories of innovation. Here’s a look at the innovators leading the way.
In just five short months, the young CEO's company has sold over 177 STEM IT kits, designed to help kids code robotic projects and dive deeper into the world of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is increasingly recognized as a leading hub of innovative research and technological advancement. Among its most significant contributors is Dr. Walter Voit, whose work has been pivotal in several transformative fields, including flexible electronics, neuroscience, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence (AI)....
Plano-based European Wax Center Inc. announced that Thomas “Tom” Kim has been appointed chief financial officer, effective April 7, succeeding Stacie Shirley, who will leave the CFO role when Kim joins the company....
Veteran IT executive Gertrude Van Horn has joined Plano-based go-to-market AI-native analytics platform Cien.ai as senior vice president of information systems.
The company said her appointment coincides with Cien.ai’s new Data Governance Capabilities that allow clients to expertly control data management and protection....
David King, chairman and prior CEO of Dallas-based Primoris Services Corp., has been named interim president and chief executive officer of the company, succeeding Tom McCormick, who is leaving Primoris, effective March 20....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is increasingly recognized as a leading hub of innovative research and technological advancement. Among its most significant contributors is Dr. Walter Voit, whose work has been pivotal in several transformative fields, including flexible electronics, neuroscience, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence (AI)....
Plano-based European Wax Center Inc. announced that Thomas “Tom” Kim has been appointed chief financial officer, effective April 7, succeeding Stacie Shirley, who will leave the CFO role when Kim joins the company....
Veteran IT executive Gertrude Van Horn has joined Plano-based go-to-market AI-native analytics platform Cien.ai as senior vice president of information systems.
The company said her appointment coincides with Cien.ai’s new Data Governance Capabilities that allow clients to expertly control data management and protection....
David King, chairman and prior CEO of Dallas-based Primoris Services Corp., has been named interim president and chief executive officer of the company, succeeding Tom McCormick, who is leaving Primoris, effective March 20....