The Latest on Innovation &
Entrepreneurship in Maryland
March 2020
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TEDCO Portfolio Company Spotlight:
Attila Security, a leading provider of solutions that help governments and enterprise secure access to their networks and data, announced today that it has received an investment from
TEDCO’s Maryland Venture Fund (MVF)
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TEDCO
participated in Attila’s seed round, which was led by Fulton, MD-based DataTribe, and has now followed that up with a $750,000 investment by MVF in the company’s Series A round. Additional investors in the company include Bull City Venture Partners and Blu Venture Investors.
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We're celebrating
10 years
of TEDCO's Entrepreneur Expo!
This is going to be another exciting year!
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STEER Tech
, a TEDCO Portfolio Company, Receives Award from Howard County Government
Howard County Government is working with local entrepreneurs like STEER Tech's CEO, Dr. Anuja Sonalker, to create a more innovative and efficient government. STEER Tech is currently working with the HCEDA to use the $30K grant to pilot autonomous vehicles to increase efficiency in our inspections process.
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TEDCO Attends CONNECTpreneur in Baltimore
Our Interim CEO & Executive Director,
Linda Singh
, was a featured speaker at the event.
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Early Charm Ventures, a venture studio that converts science to business, today announced the launch of a partnership with the Maryland-based Innovators of Progress Scholarship Program, which offers motivated college-age students a competitive opportunity to explore entrepreneurship and develop their business ideas.
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Southern Maryland Innovates Presents: Polish Your Pitch!
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
College of Southern Maryland
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How to Finance Your Startup: Advice from Real Angels and VC
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
ETC
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Startup Grind: Product Management UX/UI Design and Engineering
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Monday, March 23, 2020
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Morgan State University Student Center
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CONNECTpreneur Spring Forum - Live and Virtual
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
American University Washington College of Law
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MEDA 2020 Primer for Economic Development in Maryland
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Friday, March 27, 2020
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Howard County Economic Development Authority
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Digital Transformation Summit
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Monday, March 30, 2020
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
University of Maryland
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MICA UP/Start Venture Competition 2020 Finale
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
MICA
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Shark Tank: Open Casting Call
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Saturday, April 18, 2020
9:00 AM
Salisbury University
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4th Annual Maryland Cybersecurity Awards Celebration
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Live! Casino & Hotel
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MEDA 2020 Annual Conference
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May 3 - 5, 2020
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay
Cambridge, MD
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Light Point Security
, TEDCO Portfolio Company, acquired by McAfee to Extend MVISION Unified Cloud Edge (UCE) Capabilities for Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire
Light Point Security, LLC
, an award-winning pioneer of
browser isolation
. Upon the close of the acquisition, the Light Point Security team will join McAfee.
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Linshom
Announces FDA Clearance of the Linshom Respiratory Monitoring Device (LRMD)
Linshom
announced today U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of the company’s first product, a small, non-invasive respiratory monitor that addresses the growing need for continuous respiratory monitoring for patients susceptible to respiratory depression and compromise.
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Fighting Acne: A New Approach Sourced From Viruses
Over 80% of adolescents and an increasing number of adults are affected by acne vulgaris—commonly known as “acne”—a skin condition caused by the Cutibacterium acnes bacteria (formerly Propionibacterium acnes). The
Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research
(IBBR) recently received a Technology Assessment award from the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII), as part of the Innovation Commercialization Program at
TEDCO
, to support work on a new approach to targeting C. acnes. IBBR Fellow Dr. Daniel Nelson (Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park) will lead the project.
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Wind turbines are massive, with a single turbine blade measuring up to 350 feet (about 110 meters), longer than the wingspan of some commercial airplanes. At its highest point, a blade can be 850 feet (260 meters) off the ground, almost reaching the height of Eiffel Tower. When UMBC engineer Soobum Lee looks up at these turbines, generating energy in fields and even offshore, he thinks about their size as an enormous opportunity, and also a challenge.
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As bacteria evolve to become more resistant to antibiotics, dangerous infections are taking their toll on human lives. We hear from John Haverty who, after knee replacement surgery generated an unrelenting infection ... found himself facing amputation of his leg. Enter a new treatment called 'phage therapy' and Greg Merril, CEO and co-founder of
Adaptive Phage Therapeutics
in Gaithersburg. He explains how phages devour bacteria and the treatment that ultimately saved Haverty’s leg.
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InferCabulary
, a TEDCO portfolio company, won the LearnLaunch 2020 Pitch Competition
The visual vocabulary tool was awarded $25,000 in Google credit in recognition of its innovative approach as it moves into its next stage of growth.
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TEDCO MII Awardee Russell Taylor one of two from The Johns Hopkins University named to National Academy of Engineering
Johns Hopkins chemical and biomolecular engineer
Yannis Kevrekidis
and computer scientist
Russell Taylor
have been named to the
National Academy of Engineering
, a career distinction that recognizes the most accomplished engineers in the world. They are among 87 new members and 18 international members selected for the honor this year.
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View Morgan State University's Magazine
Featured on pages 16-17 is our TEDCO Board Member, Omar Muhammad.
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