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Patents this week were granted to Fujitsu, Nike, AT&T, Bell Helicopter, Frito-Lay, Cisco, SMU, and Endostim.

Dallas Invents: 82 Patents Granted for Week of March 27

by | Apr 4, 2018
Patents granted include Endostim’s laparoscopic lead implantation method, Halliburton’s degradable balls for use in subterranean applications, Varidesk’s adjustable desk platform, and New York Air Brake’s train speed profiling system.
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Innovation Scorecard: Chamber Says DFW in ‘Position of Strength’
by | Mar 29, 2018
The scorecard is a snapshot of a larger study the Dallas Regional Chamber, Accenture, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and Southern Methodist University will release later this year.
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On Tap: Elevator Pitch, Engineering Entrepreneurship Lecture & Dinner Dialogues
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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Change of Venue: SMU Guildhall Planning Move Away From Plano
by | Mar 21, 2018
The university’s graduate program for game design will be housed in the forthcoming Gerald J. Ford Research and Innovation Building on the main Dallas campus.
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On Tap: CIO Summit, Startup Weekend Fort Worth & Engage Dallas

Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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On Tap: Art in the Dark, Trade Vs. Tech & Social Innovation Luncheon
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Boost to Education: Cognizant Gives $100M for STEM, American Airlines Awards Grants for Flight Instruction
by | Feb 13, 2018
North Texas educational institutions receive financial backing for their programs from foundations and businesses.
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Fueling Disruption:
Local Startups That Got Funding in 2017

Funding rounds brought millions in capital from investors for North Texas startups.
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Miguel Quimbar, Edward Allegra, Jack Reynolds
Magazine Names BioLum Sciences Among Nation’s ‘Most Innovative’ Startups
by | Dec 21, 2017
Its product, BioSense AMD, will offer asthma patients a way to better assess the presence of and the severity of their symptoms.
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SMU Guildhall to Launch Gaming Tech to Fight Disease
by | Dec 20, 2017
During the online-only launch event from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, four popular Minecraft streamers will play live online at Mixer.com, and viewers can participate.
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Tiffany Cason
Boost to Education: Hunt, TI Foundations & Texas Workforce Commission Donate Funds to Local Schools
by | Dec 15, 2017
Several local schools have received grants or donations that will help develop programming and scholarships to set kids up for their future careers.
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Arianna Huffington

On Tap: The Great Seed Bomb, Lunch With HuffPost Founder & Dallas Networking Mixer

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Chandra Kiran Achanta and Abinav Varma Kalidindi
UNIBEES App Planning Rapid Expansion in 2018, Venturing Beyond a Freebie Finder
by | Nov 27, 2017
This spring, the UNIBEES app will launch at TCU, UNT, and SMU. By next fall, it's planning to be in more than 100 universities nationwide.
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SMU Prof, Local Agencies to Fight South Dallas’ Food Desert With New Seedling Farm
by | Nov 14, 2017
The farm unites SMU professor Owen Lynch along with community organizations such as Bonton Farms, Big Tex Urban Farms, and Texas A&M AgriLife.
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Power, Purpose & Profit: bigBANG! Focuses on Putting Money to Work for Good
by | Oct 30, 2017
Speakers took on the concept of impact investing and what that looks like in the realm of real estate, foundations, and faith-based work.
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