TECH Talk, Texas Style - guest: Darlene Ryan

Today's guest is Darlene Ryan, Executive Director of TECH Fort Worth and a seasoned entrepreneur. Darlene was the founder and CEO of a pharmaceutical manufacturing company from 1994 to 2006. She successfully raised bank financing and private equity, applied for several patents, and negotiated licenses of her company’s technology. Under her direction, the company was on the Inc 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America for three consecutive years and on the Dallas 100 list for five consecutive years. Darlene was named the 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Life Sciences for North Texas and a 2004 Leading Woman Entrepreneur of the World. Most recently, she was honored with a Dallas Business Journal’s “Women in Business” award.

Texas TECH Talk is produced by TECH Fort Worth to showcase emerging technology entrepreneurs and to promote the growth and development of technology start-ups in Texas.

Twice a week, we talk about technology start-ups, focusing on their challenges and successes. We offer guests the opportunity to share their insights, resources they found useful, and ideologies that helped them move forward.

Additionally, we offer listeners information on resources in the state that can give technology start-ups the mentoring, coaching, and support they need to grow and thrive.

Whether we are talking about funding, corporate structure, IP, or R&D, Texas TECH Talk is focused on one thing: YOU, the Technology Entrepreneur. Let us know what you want to hear on this show! 

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