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The Last Word: Rob Upchurch on His Favorite ‘Innovate Fort Worth’ Podcast Guest of 2023
by David Seeley | Dec 21, 2023
Cameron Cushman, Assistant VP of Innovation Ecosystems at HSC Fort Worth, is host of the "Innovate Fort Worth" podcast, Powered by UNT Health Science Center, the podcast shares the stories of the city’s leading innovators, entrepreneurs and investors—and highlights the resources available to bring ideas to market.
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Dec 13, 2023
The audience was spirited, cheering from their seats and giving each entrepreneur a standing ovation as they approached the stage. This was no “TED talk” … it was the Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth pitch and demo night—a showcase of innovation and demonstration of lessons learned in the accelerator. ...
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by David Seeley |
Nov 16, 2023
A company that accelerates production pipelines beat out a clothes hanger innovator and a sleep apnea innovator to take first-place honors at EOSERA's second annual EmpowHERment Pitch Competition during Global Entrepreneurship Week.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 30, 2023
The Techstars program pumped up the volume in its second year, reviewing more than 3,500 applications—four times more than last year. Founders from around the world will travel to Fort Worth for the "one-of-a-kind," whole health-focused program.
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Kimberly Russell (left) and Kemp Louis
HSC Names New CFO, Hires VP and Executive Director of UNTHSC Foundation
by Lance Murray | Jul 21, 2023
Kimberly Russell, a vice president at Texas Woman's University, was named HSC’s new vice president for Institutional Advancement and executive director of the UNTHSC Foundation. Kemp Louis was promoted to chief financial officer.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 3, 2023
Along with formalizing its policy on innovation districts, the Fort Worth city council said the city's Medical Innovation District and AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone— two areas already well-known as clusters of innovation in the city’s target industries—have been formally designated as innovation zones.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Dec 2, 2022
10 startups will make history themselves as part of the world’s first physical health accelerator.
Techstars Demo Day is the culmination of Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator. It signifies more than a year of planning and a lifetime of dreaming, innovating, and disrupting industries for the 10 startups.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 3, 2022
The funding from the National Institutes of Health will help UNT HSC at Fort Worth advance its ongoing research on how Alzheimer's disease affects different racial and ethnic groups. Sid O'Bryant, executive director of UNT HSC's Institute for Translational Research, said there's never been a large-scale study like this before.
“This award and project are nothing short of a bio behavioral ‘moonshot’ program," adds Brian Gladue, HSC executive VP for research and innovation.
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Gamified Exercise, Medical Devices, and More: 10 Startups Bring Their Ideas to Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator
by Kevin Cummings | Sep 15, 2022
The inaugural Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator is kicking off with 10 startups who come from all over the map—from Dallas to cities across the U.S. as well as Canada, Switzerland, and Germany. They'll be taking up residence in Fort Worth for an "intensive" 13-week mentorship program that makes each eligible for $120,000 in seed funding from the UNT Health Science Center and Goff Capital.
“We believe that Fort Worth can become the physical health innovation capital of the world, and this is an incredible next step to making that vision a reality,” says Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams, president of UNT HSC.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 13, 2022
Three finalists will be picked to pitch during Global Entrepreneurship Week in November.
The EmpowHERment Pitch Competition is hosted by Fort Worth biotech EOSERA, along with partners Simmons Bank, Satori Capital, Fort Worth Report, Tech Fort Worth, and UNT Health Science Center.
The EmpowHERment Pitch Competition is hosted by Fort Worth biotech EOSERA, along with partners Simmons Bank, Satori Capital, Fort Worth Report, Tech Fort Worth, and UNT Health Science Center.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 17, 2020
New research funded by HSC and released by Sparkyard shows that startups created 155,307 new jobs in Tarrant County from 2013 to 2018.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 24, 2020
Quality check: Based at the UNT Health Science Center, Exact Diagnostics produces and sells samples of viruses that labs can use to test their own equipment.
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Discovery: UTA Grad Student Tackles ‘Queen of Problems in Evolutionary Biology’; UNT Gets $750K Grant
by Lance Murray | Aug 9, 2019
You'll also find out about a study that shows empathy and understanding from a healthcare provider can improve outcomes with chronic pain patients in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 21, 2019
A $321,000 grant is helping Dr. Tasmeen Sharma use her patent-pending device to study a condition affecting astronauts returning from outer space. Her startup could help the rest of us, too.
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by Lance Murray |
May 17, 2019
Also, you'll find out why a researcher at the University of North Texas believes tourism and destination development could help reunite the Korean Peninsula in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 22, 2019
You'll also find out about how research at UT Southwestern Medical Center could help children who have epileptic seizures related to a fatal disease in this roundup of research activity in North Texas.
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