6th Street Commerce; LiveHealthier, Inc.; Meridian BioGroup LLC; Noxilizer; SemaConnect, Inc.; StormCenter Communications, Inc. and Subject7 LLC receive honors
COLUMBIA, Md. (June 15, 2012) – The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED), the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), McGladrey LLP and Saul Ewing LLP announced Thursday evening at the Center Club in Baltimore the winners of the 12th Annual Maryland Incubator Company of the Year Awards. The awards, chosen by a selection committee of regional industry leaders and early-stage investors, recognized achievements of current and graduate companies within Maryland’s incubators.
“The Maryland Incubator of the Year Awards recognize the drive and dedication of the innovative companies in Maryland’s business incubators,” said DBED Secretary Christian Johansson. “Developing and commercializing technologies in our State is one of the keys to Maryland’s future economic success. We congratulate this year’s honorees and are proud of their contributions to our Innovation Economy.”
Winning companies were selected based on their goals and success in achieving their objectives. Judges considered factors such as technology or product development, intellectual property, increase in employee numbers, growth in revenue or earnings, engagement of significant customers and strategic partners, receipt of awards or grants, attraction of outside investors, innovation, self-sufficiency, impact on the region and usage of the incubator’s services.
“The 2012 Incubator Company of the Year Award honorees represent the most innovative group of startups in the State and region,” said Rob Rosenbaum, president and executive director of TEDCO. “Having provided many of these companies and entrepreneurs with early-stage funding and grants, TEDCO is proud of their growth and successes. We look forward to seeing these products enter the mainstream marketplace.”
“This year’s finalists represented a wide range of new technologies and innovations, showcasing the talent within our State,” said Brian Meritt, a partner with McGladrey. “The companies honored at this year’s awards are changing the way the world operates and communicates, and we’d like to congratulate them on their successes.”
“This year’s winners serve as prime examples of what companies can achieve with the support of Maryland’s incubator network,” said Phil Bogart, an attorney at Saul Ewing LLP. “Saul Ewing is honored to show support for these hard-working companies, and we look forward to their future growth.”
The categories and award winners are:
Cyber/Homeland Security
StormCenter Communications, Inc. (UMBC) develops and implements real-time geospatial collaboration technology to improve situational awareness, decision making, planning and response. www.stormcenter.com
Graduate
LiveHealthier, Inc. (RIC) is a global provider of innovative health management programs that actively engage employees in identifying, achieving and maintaining their health goals. www.livehealthier.com
Green Company
SemaConnect, Inc. (CIC) is the leader in developing and producing electric vehicle charging stations and sophisticated software for commercial applications. www.semaconnect.com
Information Technology
6thStreetCommerce (ETC) helps retailers simplify E-commerce by providing a turn-key solution that helps retailers increase sales while reducing operating costs and improving the overall quality of service. www.6thstreetcommerce.com
Life Sciences
Noxilizer (UMBC) has a unique and superior NO2-based sterilization technology that is revolutionizing two major sterilization markets — medical device/pharmaceutical/biotechnology manufacturing and hospitals. www.noxilizer.com
New Incubator Company
Subject7 LLC (CIC) is the creator of Proof, a SaaS cloud-based scalable automated web testing framework that provides an end-to-end solution to web testing automation without requiring any coding by testers. www.subject-7.com
Technology Professional Services
Meridian BioGroup LLC (FITC) is a validation and compliance contract service provider to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. www.meridianbiogroup.com
Incubator Key: bwtech@UMBC at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Catonsville; Chesapeake Innovation Center (CIC), Annapolis; Emerging Technology Center (ETC), Baltimore; Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITC), Frederick and Rockville Innovation Center (RIC), Rockville.
Application finalists and category winners are chosen by a group of regional industry leaders and early-stage investors. The selection committee this year includes Henry Ahn, TEDCO; Jacqueline L. Allen, Esquire, Saul Ewing LLP; Meg Anderson, Oracle Capital Strategies; Gianna J. Arnold, Esquire, Saul Ewing LLP; Phil Bogart, Esquire, Saul Ewing LLP; Debra Bowes, Chevy Chase BioPartners LLC; Mary F. Brightman, CMP, CMM, Saul Ewing LLP; Brian Carney, Harbert Venture Partners; Brian Castleberry, DBED; Martha J. Connolly, Ph.D., Maryland Industrial Partnerships; Charles P. Cullen, Grotech Ventures; Brian Darmody, University of Maryland, College Park; Ronald C. Diegelman, Red Bridge Associates LLC; Randy Domolky, Liquid Capital Group; David Drahms, Osage Partners; Steve Dubin, SDA Ventures LLC; Alex Euler, CIT GAP Funds; Yair Flicker, SmartLogic Solutions; David J. Freschman, CPA, MBA, Innovation Capital Advisors; Yali Friedman, Ph.D., thinkBiotech LLC; Mark Grovic, New Markets Venture Partners; Rosel Halle, Strategic Direction Advisors; Jonathan Heavey, Cleveland Clinic Innovations; Kathryn L. Hickey, Saul Ewing LLP; John P. (Jack) Hollerbach, Hollerbach & Associates LLC; Christine Johnson, TEDCO; Konstantina M. Katcheves, Esquire, Lonza America, Inc.; Adam Kelson, Saul Ewing LLP; Richard A. Kohr, Jr., CPA, Evergreen Advisors LLC; Christine A. Lautenbacher, Saul Ewing LLP; Michael J. March, Osage Venture Partners; Elizabeth Good Mazhari, Johns Hopkins University; Robbie Melton, TEDCO; Brian Meritt, CPA, McGladrey LLP; Eric G. Orlinsky, Esquire, Saul Ewing LLP; Jay Panzarella, Saul Ewing LLP; Robert Rosenbaum, TEDCO; Michael L. Salgaller, Ph.D., SAIC; Paul Silber, Silber Associates; Kyp Sirinakis, Rock Spring Ventures LP; Jae Sly, Ph.D., Strategic BioPharm Consulting, Inc.; Patrick Tonui, DBED. Visit
http://mdincubatoraward.com for more information