Ellen Flowers-Fields and Tammi Thomas Selected as The Daily Record’s 2026 Maryland’s Top 100 Women Honorees

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announces the recognition of both Ellen Flowers-Fields, TEDCO Board of Directors chair, and Tammi Thomas, chief development & marketing officer, TEDCO, as one of The Daily Record’s 2026 Top 100 Women. The Top 100 Women awards began in 1996
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TEDCO Awards a Total of $371,875 in SBIR/STTR Matching Funds to Latest Round of Awardees

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the latest round of awardees for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Matching Funds (Matching Funds) program.
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OpEd: Maryland Must Create an ‘Unfair Advantage’ for Key Industries

David Tohn As CEO of a Maryland-based defense and intelligence technology firm, I spend a lot of time visiting other technology ecosystems and asking myself, “Why are they performing better than Maryland?” To borrow from Gov. Wes Moore, they decided to win, built a strategy around their strengths
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Baltimore jet engine firm starts selling drones amid military demand

The company's drones could be used to help U.S. soldiers prepare for military tactics used by Russia and Iran.
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NeuroIntact: Focus on Regulatory Path, Expanded Clinical Validation for Temperature Modulation System

NeuroIntact, founded in 2023 by Bryan Nicholson, offers an advance in precision temperature modulation for hospitalized patients. Its flagship system, VCool, was developed with direct feedback from world-renowned physicians in the United States and internationally.
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Minnowtech’s sonar imaging tech gets major upgrade to boost shrimp populations

Minnowtech built a data-driven imaging tool to address a common aquaculture challenge: farmers’ inability to accurately count shrimp growing in murky ponds. The company’s technology captures and analyzes underwater images, so that farmers can see inside pond populations and then know when to feed
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TEDCO’s Concept Capital Supports Gaia Agricultural Technology

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, recently announced providing Concept Capital funding to Gaia Agricultural Technology. As part of the Concept Capital program, eligible entities are allotted $25,000 to support founders during the beginning stages of entrepreneurial ventures
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From Personal Loss to Purpose: How Impruvon Is Transforming Medication Management

Back in October 2025, at the TEDCO Expo, Chris Frew, CEO of BioBuzz, sat down with Impruvon CEO Justin Amoyal to talk about the problem his company is tackling, and why it’s so personal.
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Alex Choi Chosen for Leadership Maryland’s Emerging Leader Program 3rd Class

Leadership Maryland announced today that Alex Choi, executive director of Government Program Development, Affairs and Research at TEDCO, has been chosen to participate in the Emerging Leader Program 3rd Class statewide professional development program.
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Pava LaPere’s family announces plans for a new startup foundation at 2026 Student Venture Showcase

This year’s showcase, hosted by UpSurge at the 4MLK building, recognized nine student-founded companies that each received $50,000 from a funding pool created by the Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024.
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Thriving in Maryland: Why the State is a Launchpad for Innovation

Maryland continues to cement itself as one of the most dynamic regions for entrepreneurship in life sciences, biotechnology, and technology. With a growing talent pool, strong research institutions, and an ecosystem that values collaboration, the state offers more than just space for new companies
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TEDCO’s Maryland Innovation Initiative Announces $647,000 Granted to Baltimore Innovation Initiative Awardees

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the first round of the Baltimore Innovation Initiative (BII) Pilot Program awardees, marking an important milestone for the organization. The BII Pilot Program falls under the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII), fueling
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TEDCO’s Maryland Innovation Initiative Announces $647,000 Granted to Baltimore Innovation Initiative Awardees

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the Baltimore Innovation Initiative (BII) Pilot Program awardees, marking an important milestone for the organization. This round of awardees will divide $647,000 amongst the 13 awardees. The BII Pilot Program falls under the
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Ecosystem Leaders Discuss A System-Level Playbook for Incubating Maryland’s Bioeconomy

At BioBuzz’s Insights to Impact program, local leaders outlined a blueprint for scaling companies, attracting capital, and integrating the state’s innovation infrastructure. Maryland does not lack science, research funding or patents. It does not lack federal proximity, world-class research
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From Grants to Growth: How TEDCO’s Equity Growth Fund Is Building Maryland’s Biotech Backbone

At Maryland’s recent Insights to Impact event, the conversation was not just about startups, science, or even funding. It was about infrastructure — the less visible but essential scaffolding that determines whether innovation ecosystems thrive or stagnate. When Karen Zuccardi of TEDCO described the
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