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Among the leaders of the 2025 Venture Dallas Startup of the Year winners are BILT Inc. President and COO Ahmed Qureshi and Chairman and CEO Nate Henderson; Worlds CEO Dave Copps; and StableCore CEO Alex Treece and COO Nick Elledge. [Composite image: DI Studio]

Three North Texas Companies Top the 2025 Venture Dallas Startup Awards

by | Nov 20, 2025
Breakout winners—and a $2B VC year—show how far the region’s ecosystem has come. Here are the 2025 winners and honorees, plus takeaways from a private dinner with Susser Bank and Nasdaq executives at the Petroleum Club.
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Same-Day 3D Printing for ‘Gold-Standard’ Dental Restorations? UT Dallas Breakthrough Makes It Possible
by | Oct 16, 2025
Permanent crowns custom printed in all-ceramic zirconia could soon be a chair-side reality for dental patients, thanks to University of Texas at Dallas researchers. Backed by a $550,000 National Science Foundation grant, the team is working to commercialize the technology.
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Attend UT Dallas’ Cybersecurity Event on October 8: AI, Compliance, and the New Risk Reality
by | Oct 1, 2025
Join experts for The Compliance Conundrum, a panel and networking event hosted by UT Dallas’ Cyber Security Research and Education Institute in partnership with Comcast Business, Rapid7, NBC 5, and Telemundo 39. Space is limited, and registration closes Oct. 3.
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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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Inside BEACONS: UT Dallas’ New Pentagon-Backed Hub for U.S. Battery Technology

Backed by the Department of Defense and $200 million in private capital, the new facility helps companies prototype and scale battery technologies for both commercial use and national defense. The launch comes at a time when supply chain independence is a growing priority. Government and industry leaders recently got a first look.
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UT Dallas Study Tests AI as a Triage Tool in Breast Cancer Screenings
by | Jul 1, 2025
Rather than replace radiologists, UTD researchers say AI could help flag low-risk mammograms for automated review. The approach could cut costs and ease delays as cancer rates rise and the diagnostic workforce shrinks.
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Rutgers Leader Named as Sole Finalist for UT Dallas Presidency
by | May 8, 2025
If appointed by regents after the state-required 21-day waiting period for sole finalists, Rutgers University's Prabhas Moghe would succeed Richard Benson, who announced in August his plan to transition back to a faculty role at UTD.
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NSA-Approved: UT Dallas Earns National Designation for Cybersecurity Research & Education
by | Apr 9, 2025
UTD said it's one of about a dozen institutions in the nation and four in Texas to receive all three Center of Academic Excellence cyber designations, which are managed by the NSA’s National Cryptologic School.
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Suffolk Hires Construction Leader as COO of Its DFW Team

by | Mar 26, 2025
Boston-based Suffolk said Evan McKee will draw on his proven track record to focus on expanding the company's portfolio across commercial, higher education, institutional, and healthcare projects.
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Game On: UTD Opens One of Nation’s Largest Gaming, Esports Centers
by | Mar 5, 2025
Called Comets LANding, the newly constructed, two-story facility is roughly 16,000 square feet and houses more than 100 PCs. “We may not have football, but we have one of the best esports programs in the country,” a UTD esports manager said.
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UTD Researchers Find Pros and Cons in ‘Geoconquesting’ Advertising Tool
by | Feb 4, 2025
The strategy—which is used by companies to poach customers from competitors by offering targeted ads to consumers' mobile devices based on their physical location—may benefit advertisers more than their business clients, UT Dallas researchers contend.
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UTD’s New AI and Analytics Lab Gets $100K Boost
by | Jan 22, 2025
The grant will purchase 10 powerful workstations that UTD students will use for complex analytics on large datasets in artificial intelligence applications.
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Collegiate Cricket League Launches Out of Dallas, National Tournament Planned

by | Dec 4, 2024
The CCL's inaugural season will feature student cricket clubs from top universities across the U.S. and Canada—including UT Dallas and UT Arlington—culminating in the first-ever CCL National Tournament with a $50,000 prize and the CCL Trophy.
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How Partnering With UTD Capstone Programs Is a Strategic Advantage for Forward-Thinking Companies
by | Nov 14, 2024
Companies are leveraging UTD student talent to tackle real world business projects—from engineering to data science to management. And many are finding their next great hires in the process. Apply now to secure your own project for Spring 2025.
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With New SBA Grant, Health Wildcatters Expands WISH Network Initiative to Promote Healthcare and Female Entrepreneurship
by | Oct 2, 2024
Health Wildcatters said the Small Business Administration's Growth Accelerator Fund recognition will enable the WISH Network to expand its reach across university campuses in North Texas—including Dallas College, UT Southwestern, UT Arlington, UT Dallas, UNT, and SMU—as well as Baylor University.
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BioNTX Announces Finalists for the 2024 Tech Transfer Showcase Pitch Competition at the Upcoming iC³ Summit
by | Sep 26, 2024
The Tech Transfer Showcase spotlights life science innovation at universities and strengthens the development of future leaders and entrepreneurs, BioNTX said. Here are the six university finalists who'll be pitching at the summit.
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