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Sensing a Bridge Collapse
Applied Sensor Research & Development Corp. partners with the University of Maryland through the Maryland Industrial Partnerships program to develop sensors that monitor concrete. More»

MIPS Wins National Economic Development Award
The Maryland Industrial Partnerships program received a national Excellence in Technology-Based Economic Development (TBED) Award from the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI), a national nonprofit organization that leads, supports and strengthens efforts to improve state and regional economies through science, technology and innovation. Press release»

University of Maryland Hillman Entrepreneurs Program Unveils New Center for Students
Inaugural class of scholarship students, supported by $1.7 million from the David H. and Suzanne D. Hillman Family Foundation, build an entrepreneurial community. Press release»

Donor to Student Entrepreneurs: Dream Big But Benefit Society
Solypsis Co-Founder Warren Citrin supports $250K Impact Pre-Seed Fund for socially responsible, companies founded by Hinman CEOs, Hillman Entrepreneur students. Press release»

MTECH's Entrepreneurship Education Programs Cited in Fortune Small Business Magazine
The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH), as well as its Hinman CEOs Program and University of Maryland Technology Start-Up Boot Camp, are cited in the September issue of Fortune Small Business Magazine in its rankings of America's Best College for Entrepreneurs. Press release»

Potential Breakthrough Cancer Treatment
A MIPS-funded clinical trial conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers and CSA Medical Inc. may yield a breakthrough treatment for pre-cancerous and cancerous diseases of the esophagus. Press release»

University of Maryland Hosts Inaugural Angel Investing Event for Distinguished Alumni
The University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering and Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted the university’s inaugural Impact of Angel Investing seminar yesterday for distinguished alumni. Press release»

Jim Chung Named Director of MTECH Venture Accelerator
The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute announces that Jim Chung has joined the institute as the new director of MTECH VentureAccelerator, the University of Maryland's initiative for helping faculty and students launch successful technology-based ventures. Press release»

MIPS Announces Approval of 23 Research Projects, Worth $3.6 Million
The Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program (MIPS) announces the approval of 23 new research projects partnering Maryland companies with university researchers to develop high-tech commercial products. Worth $3.6 million, the projects combine $2.1 million from participating companies and $1.5 million from the Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program. Funding supports work in the laboratories of participating university system faculty, who work closely with partner companies to advance their product development. Press release»

MTES Announces New RFID Assessment Program
The Maryland Technology Extension Service (MTES), a program that delivers practical and cost-effective technical and business assistance to state companies, announces a new, radio-frequency identification (RFID) assessment program for a limited number of companies at no cost. Press release»

Paul Allenza Named Director of Bioprocessing Research and Education Program
MTECH announces the appointment of Paul Allenza, Ph.D., as the new director of the Biotechnology Research and Education Program (BREP), an initiative dedicated to the research, education and development of biotechnology products and processes for Maryland companies. Press release »

Found: The Million-Dollar Strawberry Plant
Five Aces Breeding LLC and University of Maryland researchers seek to replicate the perfect strawberry plant through the MTECH Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program. Press release »

Eyes of the Law Getting Wider
Mobile Digital Systems Inc. tests new, wireless video surveillance system for law enforcement with CALCE through Maryland Industrial Partnerships funding. Press release »

15-Year Silicon Valley Veteran Dean Chang Named Director of MTECH Ventures
The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute announces that 15-Year Silicon Valley veteran, MIT, Stanford and Wharton graduate Dr. Dean Chang has joined the institute as the new director of MTECH Ventures, the University of Maryland’s initiative for delivering technology entrepreneurship education and fostering successful technology-based ventures. Press release »

TAP Graduate BioSET Completes $11 Million in Equity Financing
Recent Technology Advancement Program (TAP) graduate BioSurface Engineering Technologies, Inc. (BioSET), a privately held company developing synthetic peptide growth factors for advanced tissue repair announced on June 5 the completion of $11 million in equity financing. More»

TAP Graduate Digene Acquired by Qiagen NV
Digene Corporation, a graduate of the Technology Advancement Program (TAP), announced a deal on June 3 to be acquired by Netherlands-based Qiagen NV, a maker of genetic testing equipment, for $1.6 billion. More»

MTECH Ventures Hosts its Second Executive Education Program
MTECH Ventures held a new, one-day Executive Education Program, entitled "Strategic Marketing to Drive Real Results," on June 1, 2007. More»

Connolly Named Influential Marylander
Dr. Martha Connolly, director of MTECH Partnerships and director of the Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) Program, was named one of 50 Influential Marylanders for 2007 by The Daily Record during a ceremony on April 25 (photos).

MTECH Ventures Hosts Second Spring Venture Forum
The second MTECH Venture Forum of the spring term was “Safeguarding the Assets of Your Technology Company: Negotiating Employment and Equity Agreements, Raising Capital, and Protecting the Fruits of Your Innovation,” with Sam Feigin and Mark Kass, Members, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, on Friday, April 13. More»

MIPS Companies Sweep Greater Baltimore Committee's 2007 Baltimore Region Bioscience Awards
Four former Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) Program funding winners swept the Greater Baltimore Committee's 2007 Baltimore Region Bioscience Awards. More»

Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program Announces This Year's Winners of the U.S. Senate Productivity, Maryland Quality Awards
The MPEA Program, along with U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin, recognized nine high-performing organizations on March 12 with the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards. | Press Release | Photos |

Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program (MIPS) Announces 28 New Research Projects Teaming Companies, Faculty
The Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program (MIPS) announces 28 new research projects partnering Maryland companies with university researchers to develop high-tech commercial products. More»

Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH) Winter 2007 Newsletter
The Winter 2007 edition of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH) Newsletter, with a special section featuring Hinman CEOs alumni and coverege of all the Institute's 12 principal programs and activities, is now available for download in pdf format.

Flying from D.C. to Australia in Two Hours
Astrox Corporation and A. James Clark School of Engineering researchers demonstrated supersonic combustion for a hypersonic space plane recently through the Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program . More»

Open-Space Weapons Detection
Pharad LLC is teaming with A. James Clark School of Engineering researchers in a Maryland Industrial Partnerships project to further develop its weapons detection system, which scans people for weapons in open spaces--such as airport, train, or subway terminals--as they walk by. More»

TAP Company Innovative Biosensors Expands A Round Financing to $6.35 Million
Innovative Biosensors Inc. (IBI), an MTECH Ventures portfolio company developing rapid, ultra-sensitive tests to detect harmful pathogens, expands its A Round financing to a total of $6.25 million (story); receives The Daily Record’s 2006 Innovator of the Year Award (story)

Hillman Gift Creates New Joint Entrepreneurship Program Between Prince George's Community College, University of Maryland
Hillman gift creates unique MTECH Ventures/Prince George’s Community College partnership in entrepreneurship education; first class to enter UM in fall 2007 (inaugural event photos). More»

Joint MTES/State Program Wins Most Valuable Pollution Prevention Award
A joint MTES/State environmental assistance program for Maryland companies has received a Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) Project/Program Award from the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable. More»

MIPS Enables axonX, Prof. Jim Milke to Validate New Video System for Detecting Fires, Smoke, and Intruders
Look out fire, you're on camera! MIPS supports Sparks, Md.-based axonX, along with Fire Protection Engineering Associate Chair and Professor Jim Milke, in validating a video system for the early detection of fires, smoke, and intruders. More»

Trufina Featured on CBS Early Show
Trufina Inc., an MTECH Ventures portfolio company, was mentioned on the CBS Early Show Saturday, August 19. Watch the video here. Read More»

MIPS Annonces 23 New Research Projects Teaming Maryland Companies With University Faculty
Curing what can’t be cured, seeing what can’t be seen:
23 MIPS-supported research projects, worth $4.5 million, explore realms of possibility. More»

MTES Announces New Continuous Innovation Initiative
The Maryland Technology Extension Service announces its new Continuous Innovation Initiative, designed to guide small and mid-sized manufacturers in establishing robust, in-house processes to generate perpetual innovation. CII will work with several companies at a time, for 3-6 months, leading them through a four-step model of assessing current innovation practices, aligning resources, executing, and instilling a permanent culture of innovation into their business environments. More»

Pixelligent, Alba Therapeutics Win Incubator Company of the Year Awards
MTECH Ventures portfolio company Pixelligent, as well as MIPS project-winner Alba Therapeutics, were named best new incubator company and top life sciences company at the 2006 Maryland Incubator Companies of the Year Awards. More»

MIPS Receives $1 Million Funding Increase
The Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program received a $1 million funding increase from the state of Maryland. The increase almost doubles the program’s $1.35 million operating budget. MIPS supports an average of 32 projects yearly; the increase will enable up to 22 additional projects each year. More»

MTECH Ventures Announces Winners of University of Maryland $50K Business Plan Competition
MTECH Ventures announces the winners of the University of Maryland $50K Business Plan Competition. Winning companies are in the 2D-security mark, electronic receipts, and affiliate marketing arenas. More»

Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program Announces This Year's Winners
The Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program announces Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, Reeders Memorial Home, Queen Anne’s County Public Schools, and Lorch Microwave as the winners of the U.S. Senate Productivity and Maryland Quality Awards. More»

MTECH Ventures Announces Finalists for UM $50K Business Plan Competition
MTECH Ventures announces the six finalists, chosen from 16 semifinalists, for the University of Maryland $50K 2006 Business Plan Competition. More»

MIPS Projects Highlight Next-Generation Technologies
A new test for oral cancer, a treatment for esophageal cancer, a drug to stop rheumatoid arthritis, and new tools for digital forensics highlight 14 projects approved for funding by the Maryland Industrial Partnerships program, an initiative bringing university innovation to the commercial sector by supporting research that helps Maryland companies develop products. More»

Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility to Assist BioFactura in Developing Smallpox Therapy

BioFactura Inc. is developing a therapy for smallpox using MTECH’s Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility More»

TAP Graduate NovaScreen Acquired for $22 Million
NovaScreen Biosciences, a graduate of MTECH's Technology Advancement Program, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP), for $22 million. NovaScreen provides screening, profiling and assay development services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide, and for government agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. | press release | Baltimore Business Journal story |

Technology Start-Up Boot Camp Attracts 500 Registrants from 16 Universities
The 2005 Technology Start-Up Boot Camp, an intensive one-day workshop and networking event about launching new ventures, drew more than 500 registrants from 16 universities across the region. Full video from the event, the Boot Camp packet, speaker slides, and photos are all available now.

Innovative Biosensors, Inc. (TAP company; MIPS award winner) Awarded NIH Grant for "Mad Cow" Disease Test
TAP company Innovative Biosensors Inc., a company developing rapid, ultra-sensitive tests to detect harmful pathogens, was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program that will assist with development of a rapid test for prion, the causative agent of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as “Mad Cow” disease. | more |

Biotech Program's "Bio-Production Workshop" Licensed to SPI USA, Inc.
Bio-Production Workshop, created by Ed Sybert and Barney Woodard of the University of Maryland, has been exclusively licensed to Baltimore-based SPI USA Inc., which offers consulting and on-site training for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical commercial sectors. | press release |

MTECH Completes First Summer Entrepreneurship Course for High School Students
MTECH completed the University of Maryland's first summer entrepreneurship course for high school students on July 29, 2005, as part of the Young Scholars Program. The course, entitled "Discovering New Ventures -- Foundations of Entrepreneurship," engaged 17 students from Maryland, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and New Jersey. Students ended the course with investor presentions of their new venture ideas. | Flash photo gallery | course description | course syllabus |

MIPS Announces 36th Round of Funding

The Maryland Industrial Partnerships program announces the approval of 15 faculty-led research projects to help companies in Maryland develop technology-based products. The projects, worth $2.8 million, support faculty research with approximately $1.8 million from Maryland companies and $1 million from MIPS. | press release |

TAP Company Trufina Profiled in Washington Post
TAP company Trufina Inc., which offers a unique set of online Identity Verification solutions that allow individuals to uniquely manage, control, and share their identity with others over the Internet, was profiled in the Washington Post on July 26. | Washington Post story |

Datastream Content Solutions Releases New Federal Legislative Research Service
TAP company DataStream Content Solutions released a new service on July 17 called Potomac Publishing--the first first web-based system offering real-time analysis of how proposed federal legislation impacts existing law. | press release |

MTECH June Newsletter Online
The June 2005 edition of the MTECH newsletter is available online. The newsletter features 28 articles about MTECH's nine programs, including the new VentureAccelerator Program, as well as the Performance Excellence Awards Program, which joined MTECH this year. | newsletter |

Performance Excellence Awards Program Joins MTECH
MTECH's U.S. Senate Productivity Awards Program honors Maryland organizations making significant progress in quality and productivity improvement within the categories of manufacturing, service, public sector/non-profit sector, small business, health care and education. Visit www.umcqp.umd.edu for more information and to download the 2005 Criteria for Performance Excellence.

TAP Company BioSET Signs Agreement With EBI
TAP company BioSurface Engineering Technologies, also known as BioSet, has signed a technology evaluation and development agreement with Parsippany, N.J.-based EBI, a medical device maker and subsidiary of Indiana-based Biomet, Inc. EBI will evaluate of one of BioSET's synthetic growth factor peptides in pre-clinical models. | Washington Business Journal article |

MTES Helps Tanglewood Conservatories Transition to Global Manufacturer
The Maryland Technology Extension Service's work to help Tanglewood Conservatories transition from an artful builder to a global manufacturing firm is highlighted in a Baltimore Sun story (free registration required) about the company. Tanglewood custom builds 19th-century-style glass conservatories.

TAP Director Testifies Before Congressional Committee on How to Bridge the Gap Between Technology Innovation and Commercial Enterprise
Scott Magids, Director of the University of Maryland's venture initiative for technology-based start-ups, the Technology Advancement Program, testified before a Congressional committee on June 9, 2005, about how to bridge the gap between technical inventors and viable commercial enterprises. | press release | full testimony |

Innovative Biosensors Raises $3.5 Million in Series A Financing
Innovative Biosensors Inc. (TAP, MIPS) has raised $3.5 million in Series A financing led by Harbert Venture Partners, LLC. Other investors include New Markets Growth Fund and the Maryland Venture Fund.| Genetic Engineering News | Baltimore Business Journal |

ARTKIA, Test2do Win New Venture Challenge
Student-led start-up companies Test2do and ARTKIA each won $12,500 by winning the 2005 New Venture Challenge, the University of Maryland’s $35,000 business plan competition. Test2do took first place in the graduate student category, while ARTKIA captured the top slot among undergraduate students. During the competition, six teams of finalists presented their ideas for new companies to a panel of five distinguished judges from the regional technology venture community. More

DataStream's Mark Anstey Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Mark Anstey, president of TAP company Datastream Content Solutions, was recently honored by the Tech Council of Maryland as Entrepreneur of the Year. Datastream provides data conversion, enhancement and management solutions using XML technology. | Washington Post (brief)| Baltimore Sun (brief) | Business Gazette (article) | Tech Council press release |

Innovative Biosensors Wins Incubator Company of the Year Award
TAP company and MIPS award winner Innovative Biosensors, Inc., a company developing rapid, ultra-sensitive tests to detect harmful pathogens, has received the 2005 Maryland Incubator Company of the Year Award for Best Life Science Company. | press release |

MIPS Receives SBA "Best Practice" Award for Technology Transfer Programs
The University of Maryland’s Maryland Industrial Partnerships program has won the national “Best Practice” award for technology transfer programs. MIPS was selected as the top national program in its category by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy. Press release | Washington Business Journal | Business Gazette |

Innovative Biosensors Receives Frost & Sullivan Award
TAP company Innovative Biosensors Inc., which develops rapid, ultra-sensitive tests to detect harmful pathogens, has received the prestigious 2005 Technology Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting firm. | Forbes BusinessWire | Genetic Engineering News |

ProteinOne Moves to Bethesda
TAP company ProteinOne, which leads the post-genome era with its unique high purity, active protein catalog, precision protein purification services and unparalleled protein chemistry expertise, grew to its new, 9,000 sq. ft. facility in Bethesda, Md., on March 21, 2005. More

Save the Date for the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building Dedication
The Clark School's Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building Dedication will be on September 19, 2005. The new, 140,000 square foot facility will be one of the most significant additions to the Clark School in its 107-year history. More

Martek Signs Agreement with Kellogg

TAP graduate Martek Biosciences, also a multiple MIPS project award winner and Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility client, signed a 15-year supply agreement with Kellogg for Martek's omega-3 fatty acid, called docosahexaenoic acid, (DHA), which recent studies have shown can help prevent cardiovascular disease. More

Chesapeake PERL Announces Alliance with Battelle

TAP graduate Chesapeake PERL, Inc. (C-PERL), a manufacturer of recombinant proteins, and Battelle, a global leader in science and technology, announced the formation of an alliance to support and service clients. Battelle and C-PERL together will offer seamless and integrated solutions for clients, from protein processing and purification to preclinical animal studies. More

Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program Supports 17 Projects for Technology Commercialization
The Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program announces it is jointly awarding $3.2 million in funding to faculty for research projects to help 17 companies in Maryland develop technology-based products. Press release | Washington Post | Baltimore Business Journal |

Chesapeake Fields Farmers in Washington Post's Digital Capital Column
Chesapeake Fields Farmers' MIPS project with Dr. Martin Lo is the subject of the Washington Post's 2/17 Digital Capital column. The project is creating a lower calorie, lower carb, higher protein artisan bread made with wheat grown my Maryland Eastern Shore farmers.

DataStream Profiled in the Washington Post
TAP company DataStream Content Solutions was profiled on Monday, January 17, in The Washington Post.

Innovative Biosensors Launches World's Fastest Test for E. coli
Technology Advancement Program (TAP) company Innovative Biosensors Inc., launches a rapid and ultra-sensitive test for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in foods. The E. coli O157:H7 detection system is the first in a series of upcoming IBI products for rapid pathogen detection. More

MTECH, Dingman Center, Gabriel Venture Partners Co-Host "Investors Meet Technology Visionaries Series"
MTECH co-hosted its third 2004-2005 "Investors Meet Technology Visionaries" roundtable on February 2. The topic for this invitation-only event, which was designed to let investors look into the future of selected technology sectors through the eyes of University of Maryland and outside experts, was Grid Computing.

TAP Company ProteinOne Releases Active Protein Array
TAP company ProteinOne has released its Active Protein Array, one of the first commercially available protein arrays to use complete, whole-length, highly pure, biologically active recombinant protein targets. The product will offer scientists advanced tools for protein research and drug discovery. More

MTECH Hosts 4th Annual Technology Startup Boot Camp
MTECH hosted its fourth annual University of Maryland Technology Startup Boot Camp on October 22. The day-long workshop--taught by leading venture capitalists, attorneys, and entrepreneurs--to over 300 participants, focused on how to turn an innovative product idea into a successful, technology-based company. | photos | press release | University of Maryland TV broadcast with Boot Camp segment (RealPlayer, starts at 6:44 in) |

BSF Unveils Major Upgrades

MTECH's Bioprocessing Scale-Up Facility, which helped usher in Maryland’s biotechnology era, unveiled major upgrades on September 30, 2004, to serve the next generation of biotechnology companies at a special ribbon-cutting ceremony. | press release | photos | Business Gazette Article | Baltimore Sun Story (free registration required) |

Hinman CEOs Company Squarespace Profiled in Washington Post

Squarespace, a company founded by current Hinman CEOs student Anthony Casalena, is featured as the weekly startup profile in the Washington Post.

MIPS, Chesapeake Fields to Make New High-Protein, Low-Carb, Low-Calorie Bread
Chesapeake Fields Farmers LLC and MIPS are ushering in a new generation of scientific bread making. Together, they've created a low-carb, low-calorie, high-protein, artisan-quality bread--unlike anything found on today's shelves. | press release | Washington Post mention |

MIPS Round 35 Award Winners Announced
The Maryland Industrial Partnerships program announces it is jointly awarding $7.3 million in funding for 17 research projects teaming Maryland companies with university faculty to develop commercial products. | press release | Business Gazette Story |

Hinman CEOs Program Featured in Business Gazette
The Hinman CEOs Program, MTECH's undergraduate entrepreneurship program, is featured in an extensive Business Gazette article entitled "Cultivating the future."

ProteinOne Enters Partnerships with OriGene and Jingmei Biotech
TAP company ProteinOne enters partnerships with OriGene Technologies Inc. and Jingmei
Biotech Co., Ltd.; distribution could reach up to 14 countries worldwide. | Company press releases | Washington Post profile

Innovative Biosensors Joins TAP
Innovative Biosensors, a company developing and manufacturing rapid, portable testing systems to detect pathogens, joins the Technology Advancement Program (TAP). | Press release | Washington Post profile | NBC4 Washington story by I.J. Hudson (video, requires RealPlayer | full story text |

2004 University of Maryland Business Plan Competition Winners Announced
Squarespace Inc., MacroPhage Networks Inc., and Maryland Data Recovery capture top slots in University of Maryland Business Plan Competition. | Press release | Photos |

MTECH Newsletter Released
The latest edition of the MTECH newsletter features 37 articles about MTECH's six main programs: Biotech, MIPS, TAP, MTES, VentureCatalyst, and the Hinman CEOs Program. Don't miss reading about the latest MIPS, MTES and Biotech projects, as well as the new TAP and Hinman companies! | Download pdf (2.7 mb) | more publications |

StreamCenter Joins Technology Advancement Program
StreamCenter Inc., a knowledge broadcasting company launched by Edwin Grosvenor, Alexander Graham Bell's great-grandson, joins the University of Maryland's technology business incubator, the Technology Advancement Program (TAP). | Press release | Washington Post profile |

Thermal Analysis Partners Joins Technology Advancement Program
Thermal Analysis Partners LLC, a start-up company developing software tools to both integrate and optimize thermal management systems, has joined the Technology Advancement Program. | Press release |

MIPS Announces $2.7 in Research Funding for Joint Research Projects
The Maryland Industrial Parnerships Program (MIPS) announces $2.7 million in jount funding for commercially driven research projects between Maryland companies, faculty. | Press release |Baltimore Business Journal | Washington Post |

MTECH Co-Hosts Technology Visionaries Series for the Local Venture Capitalist Community
MTECH co-hosted a Wireless Communications Round Table on February 17 as part of the "Investors Meet Technology Visionaries Series," which brings together the region's venture capital community with the University's internationally recognized technology experts who are working and thinking far beyond the current state-of-the-art. More

Hinman Student Creates Next Generation Interne