TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the selection of three vendors for the recent Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Technical Assistance program Request for Proposals (RFP) to enhance the Business Resource Information, Development, and Guidance Ecosystem (BRIDGE) program.

The latest awardees for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Matching Funds (Matching Funds) program have been announced. Created to strengthen the power of the SBIR/STTR awards, the Matching Funds program fosters job creation and economic development in Maryland by promoting the commercialization of research, facilitating technology transfer and encouraging SBIR/STTR program applications.

Ruchika Nijhara was one of 51 individuals chosen by a committee to complete the eight-month hands-on Leadership Maryland Executive Program. The class participated in an orientation and closing retreat that bookended five, two-day sessions focused on Maryland’s five main geographic regions and the most vital issues impacting economic development, education, health and human services, criminal justice, the environment and multi-culturalism/diversity across the state.

Natáur is working to provide bio-based solutions for ingredient production. Taurine is used extensively in the nutrition, food, feed and personal care sectors. Currently, the market is primarily filled with synthetic taurine made from petrochemicals, posing risks to humans, animals and the environment.

LASARRUS is dedicated to advancing device-enabled solutions for remote monitoring of COPD patients. This mission led the company to develop WearME, an innovative wearable device that integrates a digital stethoscope, motion tracker as well as optional ECG and temperature sensors, uniquely focused on precise lung function monitoring to address the critical needs of COPD patients with unparalleled accuracy and convenience.