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The longtime president now leads the Austin institution through its most painful transition, days after launching a new nonprofit meant to outlast any one founder.
The Capital Factory cofounder, who spent two decades convincing Texas it could build the future, was killed in a Laredo plane crash.
The new nonprofit takes over Capital Factory's community and innovation initiatives and adds a 23,000-square-foot center focused on dual-use and defense startups.
The university's Discovery to Impact unit is building startups from the ground up, starting with medical 'digital twins.'
