UTA and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station have opened a new biomanufacturing training and research hub at Pegasus Park focused on workforce training and early-stage biotech development.

The National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing satellite campus, or NCTM2, offers hands-on training, state-of-the-art lab space and support for early-stage biotech companies.…

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Biomanufacturing is booming, and North Texas is building on its momentum as a rising force in biotech and life sciences. A new center opening this summer at Dallas’ Pegasus Park aims to train the next generation of workers and help startups bring cutting-edge therapies from lab to market.…

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BioNTX, a leading nonprofit bioscience and healthcare innovation organization in North Texas, has appointed Jon Weidanz to its board of directors. Weidanz brings extensive experience as an immunology researcher, academic leader, biotech entrepreneur, and founder.

North Texas-based BioNTX champions the region’s bioscience community through networking, education, purchasing consortiums, and advocacy.…

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For the first time, the University of Texas at Arlington will have convenient on-campus access to cutting-edge MRI technology. UTA has approved plans for a new $6 million Clinical Imaging Research Center that will house a state-of-the-art 3-Tesla MRI machine.

The on-campus facility represents a major upgrade in research infrastructure, according to an October news release.…

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Two people walk into a doctor’s office with the same type of cancer.

The doctor may be inclined to treat them with the same drugs, but those patients may respond in very different ways. Why? The answer lies in DNA. At the North Texas Genome Center (NTGC) at the University of Texas at Arlington, researchers are using multimillion dollar machines to sequence human DNA.…

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NEW MRI PROTOCOL QUICKLY DETECTS BONE METASTASES

A new magnetic resonance imaging protocol that improves the detection of bone metastases in the entire body has been developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Metastases are secondary malignant growths that develop at a distance from a primary site of a cancer.…

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The University of Texas at Arlington has galloped forward in its Strategic Plan 2020: “Bold Solutions | Global Impact” by awarding four 2016 interdisciplinary research program grants.

According to a UTA news release, the selected programs highlight the plan’s themes of health and the human condition, sustainable urban communities, global environmental impact, and data-driven discovery.…

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