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ProtectMed received a patent for a radiation shield to protect healthcare workers. [Photo: Adobe Stock]
Patented: ProtectMed’s Breast and Thyroid Radiation Shield and 113 More Inventions Across North Texas
by Dave Head | Sep 23, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 nationally with 114 patents the week of Sept. 1. One went to Dallas-based ProtectMed for a shield that covers the parts of the body that standard lead aprons leave exposed.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 20, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 28 with a total of 127 patents granted.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 24, 2026
Verily graduated from Google X 10 years ago as one of Alphabet’s earliest “Other Bets," focusing on breakthrough science and health tech innovation. Its new round was led by Series X Capital, with participation from Alphabet, UCHealth, the University of Colorado Anschutz, and other investors.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 16, 2025
Google CEO Sundar Pichai was in North Texas on Friday to announce the tech giant’s largest investment in a single state. The multiyear plan will add three Texas data center campuses, increase energy supply to the state’s grid, and train 1,700 electricians as the AI economy scales.
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Co-Founder and CEO Deborah W. Brooks, Founder Michael J. Fox, and EVP of Research Strategy Todd Sherer [Photo: MJF Foundation]
Dallas-Based Verily Gets $14.7M Grant From Michael J. Fox Foundation for Dataset on Parkinson’s Patients
by David Seeley | Apr 30, 2025
Alphabet-owned health data platform Verily relocated its headquarters to Dallas from San Francisco last year. Now, armed with the new MJFF grant, it aims to generate one of the world's largest, high-dimensional molecular datasets to advance Parkinson’s disease research.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Apr 30, 2025
Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, once again is recognizing the most innovative leaders in AI in Dallas-Fort Worth. From visionaries and mavericks to transformers and academics, AI 75's class of 2025 are the AI pacesetters you need to know now.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Jul 25, 2024
Verily, Alphabet's health tech subsidiary, is shifting its headquarters to Dallas-Fort Worth's Cypress Waters development, positioning the Google sister company at the heart of a growing healthcare and tech ecosystem.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Apr 13, 2023
Digital maestro Stephen Gillett is driving the health-tech subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. to become more self-sufficient as it staffs up its new office at Cypress Waters.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Launches Life Science Recruitment Campaign
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Feb 22, 2023
The campaign builds on the region's thriving tech sector as the foundation of Dallas-Fort Worth's growing biotech and life science ecosystem. “What we’re seeing now is the cumulative effect of convergence across industries—and that gives DFW an edge," says Mike Rosa, the DRC's economic development chief.
The DRC's new VP of Economic Development, Kelly Cloud, is spearheading efforts to attract startups and established life science companies to Dallas-Fort Worth.
The DRC's new VP of Economic Development, Kelly Cloud, is spearheading efforts to attract startups and established life science companies to Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Feb 21, 2022
Robert Folzenlogen, Lucy Billingsley, and Michael Alost tell us what it takes to build a future-proof place for people and companies.
Their mixed-use developments—Frisco Station, Cypress Waters, and CityLIne—each started with a bold vision. A great location and North Texas' "transactional efficiency" didn't hurt.
Their mixed-use developments—Frisco Station, Cypress Waters, and CityLIne—each started with a bold vision. A great location and North Texas' "transactional efficiency" didn't hurt.
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by Dave Moore |
Dec 6, 2021
Mississauga, Ontario-based Evolve Biologics is a producer of plasma-derived therapeutics. The firm's CEO says the new, state-of-the-art, 200,000-SF Sachse facility "will be the foundation of our future growth and global strategy," with the capacity to process 1 million liters of plasma annually and a planned expansion to 2 million liters.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 14, 2021
It's the San Franciso company's first office in Texas. Verily expects to hire as many as 115 employees by the end of 2022.
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