Spencer Traver

Innovate Fort Worth podcast: Simpli.fi’s Spencer Traver

Spencer Traver recently shared his insights and experiences on the Innovate Fort Worth podcast. The director of marketing at Simpli.fi, an automated advertising technology company based in Fort Worth, has played an instrumental role in the company’s successful rebranding by highlighting the many tech services available for marketers and advertisers. The podcast, produced by HSC…
Charles Lass

Innovate Fort Worth podcast: Charlie Lass of Dallas.Inc, Fort Worth.Inc and Humble.Inc

The average startup takes 12 months to get to market, costing $250,000 — and 95% of those companies fail, according to information published on Dallas.Inc, a startup focused on the success of other entrepreneurs. Charlie Lass is the CEO of Dallas.Inc, its sister site, Fort Worth.Inc, and newly formed Humble.Inc. He recently sat down for…
Danguole Altman

Innovate Fort Worth podcast: Altman of CX Precision Medicine

Danguole Altman, the CEO of CX Precision Medicine, recently sat down for an interview on the Innovate Fort Worth podcast, produced by HSC Next at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. During the podcast, Altman discussed her company's work in the field of Alzheimer's disease diagnostics and the novel technology…
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HSC Next’s Sparkyard expands, refines tools for entrepreneurs

Managers of Sparkyard, a free, one-stop collaborative platform for entrepreneurs, recently completed an online economic dashboard of Tarrant County entrepreneurial activity and two other website updates funded by a U.S. Economic Development Administration grant. The other updates included an enhanced interactive growth circuit showing users what phase they are in and a translation of Sparkyard…
Factory: Female Industrial Engineer Wearing Virtual Reality Head

Innovative small businesses selected for HSC Next SBIR Phase 0 Program

Leaders from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth selected nine business owners this month to receive funding from a program designed to spur local innovation. Articulate Labs, Entvantage Dx, Memsel, Neuro Rehab, PaRxVision, SecureFoundry, Sinclair Digital Services, TerraStor and VaxDome comprise the inaugural cohort of the HSC Next SBIR Phase…
Wellest Team

Wellest Inc. founder Dave Sekowski partners with HSC faculty through Techstars program

For Dave Sekowski, founder and CEO of Wellest Inc., the road to wellness has not been easy. Growing up with limited access to healthy food and education about health and nutrition, he struggled with childhood obesity. “I had to take it upon myself to figure it out,” Sekowski said. “I joined the wrestling team, spent…
Techstars Demo Day.

Techstars Demo Day brings innovation to the historic stockyards

For the last 13 weeks, the founders of 10 of the world’s most innovative startups have been in Fort Worth perfecting their new physical health technology. They are part of the world’s first physical health accelerator, and now they are ready to show the fruits of their labor. Techstars Demo Day on Tuesday is the…
Dr. Kim Meyer

HSC launches community health education program

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently launched HSC Learning Plus, an online health education platform open to everyone. The searchable website offers a robust portfolio of noncredit classes, short courses, microcredentials and certificates for health care professionals seeking continuing education credits, learners adding microcredentials to their resumes or anyone…
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World’s first physical health accelerator program begins in Fort Worth

Representatives from 10 of the world’s most innovative startups have converged on Fort Worth this week to revolutionize the physical health industry through new technology as part of a first-of-its-kind physical health accelerator. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has partnered with Techstars — a global investment business that provides…
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Sparkyard launches Spanish-language website

When The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth received a $562,500 grant, managers of the Sparkyard platform that supports local entrepreneurs and startups set out to expand its services. One of the key initiatives of that expansion was to translate Sparkyard into Spanish and embark on a significant outreach to Fort…