Join us! TechPort UAS Incubator and Community Innovation Hub
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From the Director's Desk:
We are pleased to welcome the Tobacco Barn Distillery’s 700 MPH Bourbon event to TechPort on Saturday October 17. This charity event, postponed from its original May date due to the novel coronavirus, involves attaching eight, 15-gallon barrels of whiskey in modified tanks under the wings of a Sea Harrier jet, and flying at 700 mph to distill the liquor.
This year, the event salutes medical workers at MedStar and we’ll host a socially distanced “open house” for folks to watch this feat and have the opportunity, after bottling, to own a bottle. All proceeds go to the Semper Fi Fund, a nonprofit organization which assists combat wounded, critically ill and catastrophically injured members of all branches of the U.S. military and their families.
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Welcome Brooke!
Warmest congratulations to Tommy and Ali Luginbill on the birth of their baby girl, Brooke Anne Luginbill!
May your newest arrival bring you both loads of joy and happiness!
~ from the TechPort Community!
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VETREPRENEUR PROGRAM Launched This Month at TechPort |
With the unemployment rate among veterans in Maryland hovering between 14 and 18 percent in 2010, Joe Giordano decided to do something about it. He understands how tough the transition from military life to civilian life can be. Sometimes traditional employment just isn’t the right fit after leaving the service.
A retired master sergeant with 20 years in the U.S. Army and 17 years as owner of Consulting, Training and Development Services, Giordano wanted to tackle the challenges of unemployment among veterans and introduce them to the possibility of starting their own veteran-owned small business, like he did. He founded Project Opportunity, a free entrepreneurship training program designed solely for veterans, active duty or reserve personnel who want to start or expand their own business.
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What does the TechPort Innovation Hub mean to you?
Or on our social medias!
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Port of Leonardtown Winery needs Your Help!
flooded a couple weeks ago during the storm. They had lots of boxes affected by the rainwater so TechPort
joined many others in aiding the cleanup process of their affected bottles.
In order to streamline the cleaning and relabeling of bottles, we put together an instruction set of what we found to be one of the most efficient processes.
Check it out and remember to support local business!
Click here to read instructions! |
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TechPort's Featured Client of the Month
September 2020
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TechPort UAS Incubator Welcomes Blue Mesa Strategies
TechPort, the UAS business Incubator and Community Innovation Hub, welcomes Blue Mesa Strategies LLC to its roster of advisory partner organizations. Blue Mesa is the latest in a long list of strategic alliances with local and state businesses that provide benefits to TechPort’s residents and Southern Maryland’s tech ecosystem.
“I’ve lived most of my life in Maryland, and Southern Maryland will always feel like home to me. I’m grateful to Tommy for the opportunity to help TechPort and the greater tech community here,” says Alan Alfano, Blue Mesa CEO. “It is essential to expose early-stage tech ventures to the widest range of strategic support possible, to give them the best chance of long-term success.”
Alfano is a medical tech expert and corporate advisor. He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine from the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) and has held tech development/advising roles with academic institutions, the National Cancer Institute/NIH, and industry/startups before starting Blue Mesa. This alignment between TechPort and Blue Mesa will include several types of advising and project-level assistance from Blue Mesa.
"TechPort is excited to have Dr. Alfano and Blue Mesa Strategies join us, as his expertise ranges from immunology and bioengineering to digital platforms,” says Tommy Luginbill, TechPort director. "This partnership will aid in further diversification of the Southern Maryland business environment.
Look out for Alfano to be using his hot desk on-site at TechPort or meet him virtually during one of his upcoming “Office Hours” sessions for TechPort residents/partners. Keep checking the TechPort website and social media for updates, and visit Blue Mesa Strategies on LinkedIn.
Written by: TechPort Intern, Alexandra Walker
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TechPort's mission is to serve as a center of innovation for the community. Incubating ideas and accelerating diversification of the innovation ecosystem of Southern Maryland. Operated under contract by the University of Maryland,TechPort targets startup and early stage companies that specialize in autonomous systems and commercialization of Navy technology while serving as a community resource for innovators of all kinds.
For more information on how to become a client or invest in these businesses,
contact us today! Sign up here for a private virtual tour of our Incubator space available to new clients.
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#ThrowbackThursday
This photo was taken earlier this year in March when TechPort was renovating their back hangar.
For more information on how to become a client or invest in these businesses,
(photo courtesy of TechPort)
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Interactive Innovation
Progress Culture Tuesdays
Paul F. Murphy and Dominic Fragman of the Spirit of Innovation & Freedom (SIF) perform as part of their weekly Progress Culture Innovation sessions in the TechPort Hangar. The Spirit of Innovation & Freedom, an affiliate of TechPort, has been recognized as making a new sound in music and raising awareness of the importance of music as a dimension of innovation. Murphy and Fragman share their music and host conversations about art, community, science, technology, freedom and progress for all on their weekly podcast, Progress Culture.
This Week's Episode: Episode 22 - Sustaining Exploration (Paul, Dominic, Tommy, David Lowe - Baltimore based professional musician, bassist.
Podcast out on Sep. 23
Video out on Sep. 24
This group originally performed at 5 p.m., Tuesday evenings at TechPort, and hope to begin offering the opportunity for live participation. Tickets will be available through TechPort's Events Calendar.
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Make sure you stay connected with the TechPort Battle Bot Team!
If you would like updates on the team's progress as it occurs check out their page on Facebook @LeonardoDaPinchy2021
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Most Recent Episode of Intern Hours! |
Intern Hours is a new biweekly video series that will feature discussion over various activities with a new guest every video!
In the our most recent episode, the TechPort Interns took on a Bob Ross Painting Challenge with a twist!
We can't wait for everyone to see some of what the interns have been up to and of course please subscribe to our channel so that all of our future videos show up on your news feed!
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UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS
September 29-30 - PEO(U&W) Virtual Industry Day
PEO (U&W) Virtual Industry Day 2020 will consist of unclassified, public-released information to business representatives from a variety of backgrounds that will range from major defense contractors to an entrepreneur with no military knowledge or experience. Register Here!
October 2 - National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day)
National Manufacturing Day is celebrated on the first Friday of October and highlights the importance of modern manufacturing careers around the nation.
October 8 - Launch of T2 - TechBridge @ TechPort - Virtual live-broadcast monthly program featuring the Director of TechBridge of Southern Maryland, Rick Tarr at TechPort - This month's discussion topic will be "CRADA 101 - What is it? How does it work? What's in it for you?" Learn about this program and get your questions answered real-time. Check TechPort website calendar for details and registration.
October 17 - Tobacco Barn Distillery’s 700 MPH Bourbon Event
Enjoy the evening with a socially distanced "open house" where folks can watch these event while purchasing a bottle from Tobacco Barn Distillery. This charity event salutes medical workers at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital. All proceeds to this event will go to the Semper Fi Fund.
October 29, 6:00 p.m. - Crab Pot
Virtual Southern Maryland Pitch Competition. Got a start up idea? Pitch it!
(All entrance submissions are due September 21st!)
MISSED IT?
The ART of Collaboration Southern Maryland Webinar Series
"Connecting and Contributing to Community in Crisis" took place on July 14, 2020. Here is the audio link for final webinar and the graphic rendering by Jim Nuttle. Interested in getting involved? Email TechPort for more info.
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