University of Maryland Ventures (UM Ventures) announced today that Dr. Martha J. Connolly has been named director of bioentrepreneurship, a new program supported by the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) and the A. James Clark School of Engineering, designed to enhance collaboration between the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) as part of the MPowering the State initiative.

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Imagine driving from Times Square in New York to Miami Beach in South Florida without filling up the gas tank. Now, imagine doing that in an automobile that retails for less than $30,000.

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The Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program announced grants for 16 technology product development projects worth $4.1 million. The projects include: floating islands to clean the Chesapeake Bay; an electronic baseball home plate; pest-resistant soybeans; low-inertia running shoes; and a synthetic filtration ...

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Maryland Industrial Partnerships, a program of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute that funds collaborative R&D projects between companies and University System of Maryland faculty, approved 15 high-technology and biotechnology product development grants worth $4.2 million. Among the projects are new ...

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The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy Sciences has joined the Maryland International Incubator at the University of Maryland, university officials announced. The Siberian branch, the largest in the Russian Academy of Sciences, plans to collaborate with the University of ...

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