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TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a Seed Funds investment of $250,000 into Astek Diagnostics, a life sciences company fighting antibiotic resistance through innovative technology. In addition to this investment through the Life Sciences Investment Fund – a funding

N5 Sensors, a Rockville environmental hazard detection tech company, is using $2.5 million from a recent seed round to build more of its fire-detecting sensors and hire more boots on the ground to convince emergency services agencies, particularly in rural areas, to pilot its products.

Elizabeth P. Clayborne, MD, MA Bioethics CEO/Founder, NasaClip Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne is a doctor, a mother, a CEO, a leader and a woman of color.

Maryland is home to many talented faculty members. In fact, the state has the highest concentration of Ph.D.s in the country and ranks No. 1 for its technology and science workforce. The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) houses many of these talented individuals who are regularly