Texas A&M University

Texas A&M Launches New Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at the ‘Geographic Center’ of the Texas Triangle

by | Feb 19, 2026
The new center readies students for venture creation and business acquisition in an AI-driven economy. Texas A&M’s Mays Business School has tapped startup founder and former Merlyn for Education CEO Levi Belnap as executive director, building on last year's appointment of “the nation’s first dean of AI."
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John Lauer (left) and members of the Adom Industries team gather around the company’s “workcell”—the core of its cloud-connected electronics prototyping factory. Lauer likens the system to “compute for atoms,” much like a server in a data center enables “compute for bits,” calling it the Amazon Web Services of electronics prototyping. The photo was taken shortly after a major presentation to a leading electronics company, following months of preparation.
Shenzhen Speed, In the Cloud: North Texas’ Adom Industries Plans $229M Robotics-Driven Electronics Factory
by | Aug 11, 2025
The stealth-stage startup, led by tech entrepreneur John Lauer—who sold his last company for nearly $1 billion—is developing what it calls the world's first cloud-connected electronics prototyping factory. "This will be one of the most high-tech factories in the world," said Lauer.
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UT Arlington and Texas A&M to Launch Biomanufacturing Hub at Dallas’ Pegasus Park
by | Feb 20, 2025
The new center at Bridge Labs will train the workforce powering North Texas’ biotech boom—helping startups speed therapies, vaccines, and breakthrough biologics from lab bench to patients. Funded in part by Lyda Hill Philanthropies, the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing Satellite Campus is set to open this summer.
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AllianceTexas at 35: How a Pioneering Vision Led to a $120 Billion Game Changer
by | Feb 8, 2024
When Ross Perot Jr. and Mike Berry were in their mid-20s, they set out to defy skeptics and fast-track a first-of-its-kind industrial airport in North Fort Worth. Today, AllianceTexas stands as a 27,000-acre global nexus fueled by that same trailblazing spirit—and public-private collaboration on a grand scale.
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Stream Realty Partners, Project Destined Offer CRE Training for Dallas-Area College Students

by | Jun 12, 2023
Stream and Project Destined will provide a nine-week, work-based training program to 12 students attending UT Dallas, SMU, Texas A&M University, University of North Texas at Dallas, and Texas Christian University. Students in the program will compete against each other in groups to present live real estate deals to industry leaders.
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COVID Breakthrough: Dallas Startup, Texas A&M Announce 1‑Breath Screening Device With Almost Instant Results
by | Nov 19, 2020
Dallas-based Worlds Inc. says its new device that uses AI and high-tech sensors is comparing favorably to PCR tests, which can take up to five days to deliver results. Testing on Texas A&M students begins today with more testing to follow at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

A rollout is expected in early 2021.
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Campfires, Camping Take Back Seat to Coding, Sciences at Girl Scouts’ STEM Center
by | May 2, 2018
This weekend, the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas will officially open its STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars. It's the first time an entire Girl Scouts camp property has been dedicated to science, technology, engineering, and math education.
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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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The Role of Universities in the Innovation Ecosystem

by | Dec 30, 2015
Universities have played a significant role in the development of industries, creation of jobs, commercialization of technology, and training of leaders.
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