New investment funds were pivotal in helping TEDCO grow tech companies

Rob Rosenbaum was an experienced investor in technology companies when he joined the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) in 2010 as its executive director. “I had spent most of my career in small and growing companies,” he recalled. That experience proved to be crucial in his time as
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TEDCO Invests SSBCI Funding into Hememics Biotechnologies

Hememics Biotechnologies, Inc., is using graphene monolayer biosensors to revolutionize point-of-care testing for viruses and environmental toxins. The HemBox™, a cellphone-sized reader and chip platform, allows users to test for multiple viruses and toxins from samples as diverse as soil, water
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TEDCO Signs Partnership Intermediary Agreement with the National Cancer Institute Technology Transfer Center

New agreement will allow more collaboration to advance technology and life sciences innovations across the state
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TEDCO Kicks Off Summer With New Round of Biotech/Medtech Investments

TEDCO kicked off the summer with more than $500,000 in investments backing multiple burgeoning biotech companies in support of Maryland’s growing life sciences ecosystem.
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TEDCO’s The Leading Edge Special Feature at the University of Maryland, College Park, Highlighting MII Awardee

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, released a new episode of its innovation series, TEDCO’s The Leading Edge. Throughout this series, TEDCO thought leaders host a fireside chat with entrepreneurs discussing their experiences, providing advice to aspiring entrepreneurs, and
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Meet the Maryland innovators behind the state’s best 2023 inventions

What do you get when you combine a networking happy hour for STEM researchers, an engaging expert panel discussion and a host of exciting STEM inventions? The answer is one exciting event: the Maryland Innovation Initiative’s Pop-up at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and Innovate
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Gaithersburg employee wellness startup Givhero raises $600K to beef up, hiring marketing

Gaithersburg-based social wellness startup Givhero is using the $600,000 it raised over past three months to beef up its marketing to potential clients, both directly and through third-party brokers.
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These 8 organizational leaders weigh in on the state of local tech

“As Maryland’s economic engine for technology startups, TEDCO provides funding opportunities and a variety of business resources to entrepreneurs and startup businesses in the technology sector. These funding opportunities and resources include the Social Impact, Seed and Venture Funds, as well as
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TEDCO stays true to its mission of helping startups succeed, says former executive director

Renee Winsky helped to shape TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, in its formative years. As the organization continues their 25th anniversary celebration, Winsky recalls her time at the helm with pride. “The marvel of TEDCO is it works both with innovators and entrepreneurs. It
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TEDCO recognized as a winner of the AMA Baltimore 2023 MX Awards

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced today that it received one of the American Marketing Association (AMA Baltimore) Baltimore Chapter’s MX Awards, recognized for the Best Print Advertisement Campaign of the Year.
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Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program brings new support to creative hubs across the state

The Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program was created to promote makerspace growth throughout the state. Makerspaces can now apply for monetary awards of up to $100,000 to establish new spaces, expand existing ones, or develop innovative programming. In addition to funding, the program provides
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TEDCO Announces Investment into CarrTech Corp.

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent Seed Funds investment of $250,000 into CarrTech Corp., a medical device company. TEDCO’s Seed Funds invest in early-stage, technology and life sciences companies and provides access to gap financing.
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Baltimore biotech company, Astek Diagnostics works to protect women's health (A TEDCO portfolio company)

The medtech startup, which is located in the UM BioPark , is developing an innovative technology to detect bacterial infections in urine, also known as urinary tract infections (UTI). These infections are commonly found in pregnant and postmenopausal women, often due to changes in the immune system.
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Driving Economic Progress: Maryland's Business Community Celebrates Phenomenal Growth

TEDCO, based in Columbia, and Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, continues to invest in Maryland technology startups like Marinalife, Novel Microdevices, Rise Therapeutics, aBreak Music, CyDeploy, and The Equity Brain Trust; meanwhile, the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund announced
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A Steady Clymb Helps Students Reach New Heights of Well-Being

Ashley Williams, founder and CEO of Clymb, knows students and their struggles. In her prior role as director of climate and culture at Southwest Baltimore Charter School, Williams developed emotional intelligence and mindfulness curriculum. While she valued the work, Williams found it an impossible
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