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TEDCO Invests into Tuzmo Through Builder Fund
Based out of Gaithersburg, Md., Tuzmo has developed an app that can easily connect tourists, travelers and home-shoppers with real artisans. The team has built a database of artisans and craftsmen from 47 countries and is continuing to build partnerships around the globe. Earlier this year, Tuzmo was recognized by UNWTO as one of the 30 finalists among 2000+ global startups in the Awake Tourism Challenge in the Local Community Involvement category. Read More
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TEDCO Invests $1 Million of SSBCI Funds into Cerebro Capital, Inc.
Cerebro Capital, Inc., based in Baltimore, Md., is a business that offers a marketplace for commercial borrowers and lenders allowing for a faster, more efficient process of finding and closing loans. Through their patented software platform, Cerebro Capital, Inc. is unleashing debt capital by removing the limitations of personal networks so corporate borrowers have a data-driven perspective on the market, allowing them to make informed decisions. Read More
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TEDCO Invests SSBCI Funding into Kalocyte, Inc.
KaloCyte, Inc., based in Baltimore, Md., is a biotechnology company developing an innovative artificial red blood cell (RBC). Through this innovation, KaloCyte hopes to reduce the leading cause of preventable death after trauma—blood loss. Their hope is that the innovative RBC substitute, ErythroMer, will support patients on and off the battlefield, allowing them to get life-saving transfusions when precious donor blood is not available. ErythroMer is a dried, bio-inspired artificial RBC that mimics the complex physiology of natural RBCs. Read More
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TEDCO Announces 2023 Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program Awardees
“TEDCO is always working to support and grow businesses in Maryland. This includes creating and supporting opportunities for entrepreneurs to learn, grow, create and innovate,” said Terry Rauh, TEDCO’s chief finance and operations officer. “That is why we are excited to announce the 2023 Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program financial assistance grants—these spaces are designed to provide entrepreneurs with resources to help grow their businesses, such as technologies to support prototyping and product creation, as well as training and educational opportunities.” Read More
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TEDCO Announces FY24 Board of Directors
“Our board continues to bring invaluable experience and perspectives to TEDCO,” said Troy LeMaile-Stovall, TEDCO CEO. “We thank last year’s executive officers for the service and dedication they offered. To returning members, we cannot wait to continue working with you—together, I know we can achieve a more diverse and sustainable innovation ecosystem in Maryland.” Read More
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Cultivate Maryland
Creating inclusive tech and startup activity will help to attract the brilliant and talented workers scattered throughout Maryland, ensuring founders, workforce, mentors, investors, and thought leaders are included and active in shaping the tech ecosystem and workforce. Learn More
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Johns Hopkins University partnership with the Maryland Innovation Initiative looks to eliminate risks mosquitoes bring
Mosquitoes are one of many vectors – insects that can transmit infectious pathogens among humans, or from animals to humans. According to the World Health Organization, “vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases, causing more than 700,000 deaths annually.”
This is where Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) awardee George Dimopoulos, Ph.D., MBA, is stepping in. A professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dimopoulos is studying vector-borne diseases and possible ways to render mosquitoes – what he deems “the deadliest animal on the planet” – incapable of transmitting human pathogens. Read More
Source: Baltimore Business Journal
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TEDCO and MATRIX Lab Drive Autonomous Research In Maryland
Matt Scassero, the Director of Operations and Outreach at the MATRIX Lab, part of the University of Maryland Clark School of Engineering, and TEDCO CEO, Troy LeMaile-Stovall, joined Good Morning Washington to talk about the ground-breaking work happening at the MATRIX Lab in Southern Maryland. Watch Now
Source: ABC7 Good Morning Washington
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Let’s Seize the Moment and Cultivate Maryland’s Innovation Ecosystem
Successful farmers know that the time they spend cultivating their land is a crucial step in producing healthy, thriving crops. They also know that cultivation requires a multi-pronged approach, one that relies on the right combination of human capital, investment, crucial equipment and computing infrastructure—and a well-thought-out strategy to foster growth.
It’s the same with Maryland, which stands at an economic development crossroads. Called “asset rich and strategy poor” by Governor Wes Moore, the state needs a new approach. Cultivate Maryland was created to change the economic development narrative to “asset AND strategy rich.” Read More
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Music: A Unifying Language
As I said earlier, music is personal, generational and emotional. The songs we select on our personal playlist are reflective of our individual journeys; so, asking for just two songs allows for more transparency into who are, the journey we have been and the journey we are on now. At TEDCO, we work to create a culture of belonging, and part of that is done through getting to know each other better. Read More
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