Dallas-based Mynd Immersive aims to redefine the future of aging in Texas and beyond through the company’s “connection-boosting” Great American Elderverse virtual reality experiences. Now the company is expanding its technology to senior living and skilled nursing communities across the state Texas.…

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Stopping cancer before it starts is the aim of a new prevention-first approach from the Dallas-based Cancer Prevention Initiative (CPI) and Lyda Hill Philanthropies, which committed a $750,000 matching challenge to accelerate the discovery and development of new medicines, such as vaccines and preventive drugs. …

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“The pace of change has never been greater.”

Cait Brumme
CEO
MassChallenge
… on why MassChallenge’s INNOVATE ’25 focuses on what’s next

That’s the thinking behind INNOVATE ’25: DFW Setting the Pace, the annual day-long symposium MassChallenge is bringing to Dallas on Thursday.…

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The Ignite Health Foundation recently hosted a Golden Ticket North Texas pitch competition at Pegasus Park in Dallas, where seven female-led healthcare startups pitched before a panel of judges from McKinsey, Accenture, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and more. The event “spotlighted women-led ventures tackling some of healthcare’s most pressing challenges, from precision medicine to women’s health,” the foundation said.…

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“…We’re breaking barriers and shaping a future where every girl believes she can make a difference in the world of science, technology, engineering, and math.”

Margaret Black
Managing Director
LH Capital
.…on the newly redesigned IF/THEN website from Lyda Hill Philanthropies.…

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The Debate Chamber at Harlan Crow’s Old Parkland Campus in Dallas was packed Wednesday with businesspeople from around the state, for good reason. It isn’t every day, after all, that a couple of billionaire members of the Texas Business Hall of Fame—Dallas entrepreneur Mark Cuban and philanthropist John Arnold, of Houston—take to a stage to bat around ideas for controlling runaway healthcare costs.…

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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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“Our region is experiencing an Innovation Renaissance, where biology, technology, and collaboration are converging to redefine what’s possible.”

Kathleen Otto-Rosenblum
CEO
BioNTX
.…recapping Advanced Therapies Week 2025, a biotech conference held Jan. 20-23 at Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.

Advanced Therapies Week 2025—a conference focused on the latest innovations in cell and gene therapies, regenerative medicine, and other biotechnologies—attracted industry leaders, researchers, and visionaries to Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in late January. …

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“We thought long and hard about who the right partners would be… Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is incredibly focused on reaching women where they are.”

Nicole Small
CEO
Lyda Hill Philanthropies 
.…on continuing her nonprofit’s support of women in STEM by partnering with Hello Sunshine to produce and distribute movies and TV shows, via the Dallas Morning News.…

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The six recipients of the 2025 Hill Prizes have been announced by TAMEST (Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology) and Lyda Hill Philanthropies.

Funded by Lyda Hill Philanthropies, the prizes drive “high-risk, high-reward ideas and innovations” that show very significant potential for real-world impact and can lead to new, paradigm-shifting paths in research.…

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Two engineering professors at Dallas’ Southern Methodist University have been awarded a $100,000 research grant to help develop a fast, portable tool for point-of-care medical diagnosis called Lab-on-a-Chip.

The grant to engineering professors J.-C. Chiao and Ali Beskok came from Dallas-based Lyda Hill Philanthropies.…

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The Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology announced that Lyda Hill and Lyda Hill Philanthropies are this year’s recipients of its Kay Bailey Hutchison Distinguished Service Award.

TAMEST said it’s recognizing Hill—a Dallas businesswoman and philanthropist and the granddaughter of oil magnate H.L.…

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The Biotech+ Hub at Pegasus Park in Dallas launched its “Pegasus Park Speaker Series” last week—and brought in a marquee industry heavyweight as its inaugural guest.

Last Monday’s launch featured a fireside chat with Sarah Friar, the chief financial officer at OpenAI, the powerhouse AI research organization behind ChatGPT.…

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Erik Moss has been named the new director of Water Cooler at Pegasus Park, a community of social impact, nonprofit, and philanthropic tenants at the Dallas life sciences and innovation development. His appointment was announced by The Dallas Foundation and Lyda Hill Philanthropies.…

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North Texas innovators and investors are gearing up for an annual power surge as Venture Dallas announces the initial speaker lineup for its 2024 summit. Set for October 30 at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the event will bring together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and industry leaders, showcasing the region’s increasing strength in the VC arena.…

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North Texas is solidifying its role as a leader in life sciences innovation with the opening of Bridge Labs at Pegasus Park in Dallas.

The new 135,000-square-foot facility, spread across two floors and connected by a skywalk to the 18-story office tower on the Pegasus Park campus, offers much-needed institutional-quality lab space to meet the area’s growing demand as a biotech hub, leaders said at a ribbon-cutting earlier today. …

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The Dallas Foundation is strengthening its leadership team with two new executives focused on enhancing its community impact and partnerships. Vickie Allen joins as chief impact officer, while Jessica Shepard Watts steps in as chief partnerships officer.

Allen will spearhead the foundation’s grantmaking strategy and oversee The Water Cooler at Pegasus Park, a collaborative space for social impact organizations managed in partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies.…

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Venture Dallas 2024 isn’t just another networking event—it’s where multi-million dollar deals get done and North Texas startups secure game-changing investments. Backed by J.P. Morgan and Perot Jain, this year’s summit will shine a spotlight on the region’s defense tech, biotech, and software startups, attracting investors from across the country eager to connect with the next big thing.…

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Texas-based nonprofit Research Bridge Partners has appointed three new board members and named a new board chair following Lydia McClure’s June appointment as CEO.

The organization, known for its work in fostering biomedical startups from mid-continent research universities, focuses on transforming novel scientific discoveries into viable biotechnology companies.…

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Two Dallas nonprofit organizations, Carson Leslie Foundation and Grant Halliburton Foundation, have partnered to help North Texas children battling cancer.

Carson Leslie Foundation and Grant Halliburton Foundation are neighbors at Pegasus Park in Dallas, and said they are teaming up to deliver smiles to kids battling cancer and their caregivers at Children’s Health Children’s Medical Center Dallas.…

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