Auganix: SURVIVR, a provider of virtual reality (VR) training solutions for police and security forces, has recently been awarded a Phase III SBIR contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to provide its VR training platform to the US Air Force (USAF).
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Dallas Morning News: University of Texas at Dallas biotech startup CerSci Therapeutics has been bought by a San Diego pharmaceutical company for $52.5 million in a deal that could later reward its backers with hundreds of millions more.
Dallas Innovates: Dallas-based Hashing Systems is on a mission to create the financial infrastructure of the future. The startup builds crypto-financial infrastructure based on Hedera Hashgraph and Ethereum, which enables companies to move tokens across a decentralized finance space faster and more cost-effective than current methods.
NTX Inno: Covering North Texas’ tech scene everyday gives us a unique view into the ecosystem, including stealthy startups and those that have been building traction for years.
Dallas Innovates: A grant from the McKinney Economic Development Corporation's Innovation Fund will fuel the expansion of Invene, a growing product-as-a-service company. The move could create up to 12 “highly specialized” software engineering jobs in the next three years.
Built In: Each of the state’s top tech hubs — Austin, Houston and Dallas — has cultivated its own unique tech culture, leading to the rise of various sectors including biotech. Fueled by academic brainpower and a deep-rooted healthcare industry, Dallas has naturally become a life sciences hotspot, cementing Texas’ standing as a biotech boomtown.
The Wall Street Journal: In recent weeks, protests have erupted in response to police violence against citizens - specifically communities of color - forcing departments to reconsider how officers do their jobs. Police forces have been using tech - like Tasers and body cameras - to try and reduce the use of lethal force and … Continue reading Technology Helps Train Police Officers
Austonia: Camps are allowed to operate, but not all of them will; pools are up and running, but reservations and masks are required; and of course they're coming off months of at-home learning in a pandemic that is, for some, providing an excellent excuse to spend more time on their primary obsession: playing video games or watching other people play them … Continue reading Austin-based, kid-friendly streaming service Tankee sees success in pandemic as families spend more time at home
North Texas Inno: Capping off the Accenture-presented virtual summit at Capital Factory, which focused on female diversity and inclusion in the industry, six startups (three from North Texas) made their pitches to a panel of judges, including True Wealth Ventures’ Sara Brand, Notley Ventures’ Lawton Cummings, Amazon Web Services’ Sandy Carter and Baker Botts’ Natalie … Continue reading Fort Worth’s NeuroRehabVR wins the Women in Tech Summit pitch competition
Fortune: After months of lockdown, one of the top priorities for many people as restrictions are lifted might have been deemed inessential before but is increasingly becoming more essential for others.