Market Pulse Pitch 2025: Showcasing Innovation in Life Science and Health Innovation

The Market Pulse Pitch event brought together the brightest minds in the Life Science and Health Innovation industry for an evening of innovation, networking and collaboration. Hosted in a packed room of investors, industry leaders and community partners, the event spotlighted companies driving
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5 orgs’ reflections on 2024 and plans for 2025

2024 was an eventful year across the tech world, and 2025 is already filling up with plans and potential. This is especially true for Technical.ly’s clients and Preferred Partners, established and vetted organizations making moves in their industries and supporting their local communities. While
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TEDCO Selects AIN to Support Management and Investment of Allocated SSBCI Funding

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announces the selection of AIN Ventures as one of the early-stage venture capital fund managers supporting the management and investment of up to $10 million in U.S. Department of Treasury State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
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Maryland innovation takes center stage at TEDCO’s Entrepreneur Expo

Maryland's vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem took center stage at TEDCO’s 2024 Entrepreneur Expo on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Held at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, the keynote session underscored the state’s commitment to fostering innovation and supporting emerging businesses.
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TEDCO Invests in Sybal

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $25,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in Sybal. This Maryland-based software startup provides computational governance solutions designed to support various industries.
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Former TEDCO Exec Dr. Dan Gincel Remembered as a ‘Transformative’ Leader and ‘Quiet Hero’ of Maryland

Dr. Dan Gincel, who died on Dec. 24, was hailed as a “transformative” leader and “quiet hero of medical progress” by former colleagues at TEDCO and the Maryland Stem Cell Commission.
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First investments from TEDCO’s Concept Capital Program total $150K

The first five awardees for TEDCO’s new Concept Capital program previously applied to its Rural Pre-Seed Fund or the Social Impact Funds and received a $25,000 investment from the new program, plus an opportunity to obtain an additional $25,000 at the 2024 Entrepreneur Expo, where they competed
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Governor Moore Signs Executive Order to Bolster Maryland’s Economic Competitiveness

Governor Wes Moore today signed an executive order to strengthen Maryland’s business climate and catalyze more economic growth in the state. The governor signed the order during a visit to the Frederick Hotel and Conference Center project site in Frederick—a public-private development project that
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Maryland Association of Community Colleges and BCR Cyber Receive TEDCO Grant

The Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC), the advocate and unified voice for Maryland’s 16 community colleges, and BCR Cyber, a leading provider of comprehensive cybersecurity training and job placement services, have received a $935,680 grant for their Cyber Workforce Accelerator (CWA)
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Maryland’s innovation challenges, solutions and players take center stage at expo’s return

During his keynote at a recent conference, Gov. Wes Moore offered a version of his usual praise for Maryland’s founders. “Entrepreneurship is the backbone of the economy,” he said in a conversation with Troy LeMaile-Stoval, the CEO of TEDCO. The remarks from one of the innovation economy’s highest
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Maryland Association of Community Colleges and BCR Cyber Receive TEDCO Grant

“The Equitech Growth Fund was created to provide additional funding and resources to entities supporting Maryland’s growth through infrastructure and workforce development efforts,” said Troy LeMaile-Stovall, TEDCO CEO. “And with a highly competitive round of applications, we are anticipating the 14
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Maryland-based Venture Capitol fund awards USMH, WashCo government’s project to build computer labs, boost IT growth in Hagerstown

HAGERSTOWN- The Washington County Department of Business and Economic Development, in partnership with the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown (USMH), is excited to announce that a project submitted by USMH is among 14 initiatives selected to receive funding through the inaugural round of
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Governor Moore and Team Maryland Announce Federal Funding for Maryland DefTech Center

Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland congressional delegation today announced that the Maryland Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), are once again joining forces to expand Maryland’s Defense Technology Commercialization Center
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MelaTech Unlocks the Potential of Melanin Technologies Through Army STTR Program

MelaTech, LLC and Johns Hopkins University, in an Army Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) partnership, are revolutionizing melanin use. Melanin is the pigment that gives human skin its color and has the potential to be used in radiation and heat shielding, as an insulator or semiconductor
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TEDCO’s First Round of Equitech Growth Fund Awardees Unveiled

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the awardees for the first round of the new Equitech Growth Fund. A total of nearly $7 million will be distributed among the 14 projects located across Maryland. Of these awards, over $4.7 million will support six projects
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