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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TEDCO Invests in Sirsi

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $100,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in Sirsi. Operating within TEDCO’s Social Impact Funds, the Pre-Seed Builder Fund focuses on investing in Maryland-based technology companies while expanding access to capital and
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TEDCO’s Geyssel Gonzalez Chosen for LMD’s Executive Program’s Class of 2026

Leadership Maryland announced that Geyssel Gonzalez, deputy chief finance officer, TEDCO, has been chosen to participate in the professional development program as a member of the Class of 2026.
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TEDCO Invests in NanoBioFAB

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $200,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in NanoBioFAB. The Pre-Seed Builder Fund invests in and provides executive support to Maryland-based technology companies run by entrepreneurs who demonstrate economic
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TEDCO Invests in KnowledgeNet.ai

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $500,000 Venture Funds investment in KnowledgeNet.ai. TEDCO’s evergreen Venture Funds are dedicated to funding and growing the next generation of early-stage businesses in Maryland.
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Dockshare is taking on the East Coast’s boat parking problem, one slip at a time

Dockshare wants to make parking your boat as easy as booking an Airbnb. The Baltimore-based startup has built a web platform that connects boaters with alternatives to overcrowded marinas, while giving individual dock owners a marketplace to monetize their space.
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TEDCO Announces BRIDGE Program Proposal Lab Cohort

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the first Business Resource Information, Development, and Guidance Ecosystem (BRIDGE) Program Proposal Lab cohort. Consisting of 25 companies in the Mid-Atlantic, the program was created to support Socially and Economically
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UpSurge Announces 2026 Md Student Venture Showcase & Pava Innovation Award Recipients

UpSurge Baltimore today announced the 2026 recipients of the Maryland Student Venture Showcase & Pava Innovation Awards, recognizing nine student-founded companies from Maryland colleges and universities that are advancing innovative, market-ready solutions. The awardees will be recognized at the
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Why Investors Are Betting on Maryland’s Life Science and Cyber Sectors

Maryland’s biotech, cybersecurity, and emerging tech sectors are thriving thanks to a coordinated ecosystem where state support, research institutions, and investors work together to guide startups from early-stage formation to global scale. When investors talk about Maryland, two sectors
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NextStep Robotics seeks FDA authorization to use its lower body exoskeleton for more than just exercise

A Baltimore startup could help stroke survivors improve how they move, even months after rehab ends. NextStep Robotics’ AMBLE device targets foot drop, a condition that limits someone’s ability to lift the front of the foot while walking. The assistive tech is gathering another FDA authorization
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NasaClip: Dr. Liz Clayborne’s Band-Aid of Nosebleeds

Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne says she first came up with the idea for NasaClip — termed the Band-Aid of nosebleeds — when working in emergency medicine. What struck her was not only the number of hospital visits, over 500,000 annually across the United States, but also the sheer mismanagement of the
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NasaClip: Dr. Liz Clayborne’s Band-Aid of Nosebleeds

Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne says she first came up with the idea for NasaClip — termed the Band-Aid of nosebleeds — when working in emergency medicine. What struck her was not only the number of hospital visits, over 500,000 annually across the United States, but also the sheer mismanagement of the
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Maryland’s Most Active Investor Closed 2025 With a Strong Signal to Maryland’s Innovation Ecosystem

The final TEDCO Entrepreneur Expo in October 2025 served as a powerful capstone to the year, underscoring the organization’s unique role as a central innovation convener and active investor driving Maryland’s life sciences and medtech momentum. In October 2025, TEDCO hosted its final Entrepreneur
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Maryland’s Most Active Investor Closed 2025 With a Strong Signal to Maryland’s Innovation Ecosystem

In October 2025, TEDCO hosted its final Entrepreneur Expo. Instead of a farewell, it was a beacon of light that shined down on a culmination of companies, people and programs that are driving Maryland forward. TEDCO’s life sciences and medtech investments in Q4 further emphasized this and drove home
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