July 2014 Archive
These 3 Local Universities Were Granted the Most U.S. Patents Worldwide in 2013
Friday, July 25, 2014
InTheCapital - The Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) recently published a list of the top 100 universities worldwide granted U.S. patents in 2013, and among them were three local schools: Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland and the University of Virginia. Johns Hopkins ranked No.... read more
Here's How the Maryland Innovation Initiative is Supposed to Work
Friday, July 25, 2014
Jennifer Hammaker Baltimore Business Journal - Jennifer Hammaker has watched biotech company respEQ Inc. grow from an experiment in a Johns Hopkins lab to a fledgling startup now looking for investors. RespEQ is a prime example of what Hammaker, who leads the... read more
The Sky is the Limit with New Cloud Storage Solutions
Friday, July 25, 2014
Data storage is one of the most popular applications of cloud computing. While cloud storage faces growing demand from businesses and clients, it also requires new methods for data protection and retrievability. The majority of the current methods used for ensuring remote data retrievability are... read more
Maryland Innovation Initiative Awards Over $6.4 Million to 67 Commercialization Projects
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
The Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII), which accelerates commercialization and technology transfer from university labs to start-up companies, announced it has awarded $6.4 million to 67 commercialization projects and start-up companies in fiscal year 2014. Awards were given across a variety of... read more
Why Harpoon Medical chose Maryland (Video)
Monday, July 21, 2014
Harpoon Medical’s device could be used to treat degenerative heart disease. Out of the roughly 2 million Americans suffering from degenerative heart disease, only about 50,000 of them receive life-saving mitral valve surgery. This is primarily because the most... read more
Analytical Informatics Named Semifinalist in World’s Largest Business Idea Competition
Friday, July 18, 2014
Analytical Informatics, Inc, a portfolio company of the New Ventures Department of the University of Maryland, Baltimore is one of the semifinalists in 43North, the world’s largest business idea competition. 43North will award $5 million in cash prizes and is setting out to turn the best new... read more
Orthometrix Acquires Exclusive Worldwide Rights from Encore Path to Market the Tailwind™ Arm Rehabilitation Device Developed at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
ORTHOMETRIX, INC. announced today that it has signed an exclusive agreement with ENCORE PATH, INC. to market, sell and service worldwide the Tailwind™ arm rehabilitation device. The Tailwind™ is a patented Bilateral Arm Trainer with Rhythmic Auditory Cueing (BATRAC) that was developed at the... read more
Specialty Vaccine Company PaxVax Announces Positive Efficacy Results for Phase 3 Cholera Challenge Study
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
New Efficacy Data Adds to Successful Phase 3 Clinical Trial Program Results for Single-Dose Oral Cholera Vaccine for Travelers' Market and People in the Developing World REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – PaxVax Inc., a specialty vaccine company with a commercial focus on travel and biodefense and a social... read more