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techcenter@UMBC E-newsletter
September 2004

Incubator Companies

Affiliate Companies

Seminars, Classes and Events

What's New

Arts Events

 

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Incubator Companies

  • New Company - MetriGenix, Inc. MetriGenix is a biotech company focused on developing a patented biochip platform based on the Flow-thru ChipTM technology. Andrew J. O'Beirne is the President and CEO of MetriGenix. Visit their website at http://www.metrigenix.com for more information about the company. 
  • New Company - TechGuard Security, LLC. TechGuard Security is a global provider of innovative network security solutions, security product development, system integration, project management and security services addressing the challenges associated with network security and privacy. Suzanne Joyce is the CEO. Contact TechGuard at http://www.techguardsecurity.com.
  • TechGuard Security was recently awarded the new 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services (GWAC) in June. This multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, contract vehicle is a three-year contract with two, two-year options and has a program ceiling of $15 billion. The STARS GWAC is GSA's contract vehicle designed to promote small business utilization when purchasing technology solutions for the federal government. For more information contact Johnny Flores, Director of Operations, at 443-336-2381. http://www.techguardsecurity.com/stars.php
  • New Company - Applied Sciences, LLC. Applied Sciences is a research and development firm that specializes in electro optical sensor development. The Applied Sciences development team has developed a real-time biological aerosol sensor that is being applied towards counter-terrorism and biological defense applications. For more information contact David Silcott at 443-543-5689. http://www.umbc.edu/techcenter/news/0625.htm
  • New Company - Blue Wave Semiconductors, Inc. Blue Wave is a high-tech start-up involved with optoelectronic materials and devices with initial focus on the ultraviolet spectrum. The company has acquired a license with the University of Maryland on advanced semiconductor materials and devices for detection and monitoring of ultraviolet light. Blue Wave has won an SBIR Phase II award in the amount of $500,000 for the commercialization of UV detector technology. The company also provides wafer heating products and processing solutions to the semiconductor research and development community and the federal government. R.D Vispute is Applied Sciences' CEO. Contact them at http://www.bluewavesemi.com.
  • New Company - Aurora Analytics. Aurora is focused on the development and manufacture of innovative consumer and research diagnostic products based on a proprietary amine modification/detection technology. Aurora aims to be the first company to provide a non-enzymatic, on-site test for the presence of amines in food products as an effective indicator of food freshness. With the strategic product benefits of sensitivity, rapid results, ease of use and low-cost, Aurora will first target seafood processors and inspectors followed by the butcher, grocery chain, restaurants and home use markets. As part of its mission, Aurora Analytics, LLC also provides contract analytical services using established and proprietary analytical technology. For more information, contact Aris Kalivretenos, Ph.D., COO at 443-543-5799. http://www.umbc.edu/techcenter/news/0804.htm
  • COLUMBIA Technologies, LLC, a nationally recognized leader in assessing Vapor Intrusion of contaminants into buildings, has recently completed a major project for the EPA on the impacts of vapors from a dry cleaner into adjacent buildings. "We deployed several state of the art technologies that can quickly and effectively assess this problem for residential and commercial properties", said Ned Tillman, president of the firm. Vapor intrusion has become one of the larger concerns in assessing health risks in properties around gasoline stations, dry cleaners and other properties where fuels and chemicals are stored. For more information, visit their website at http://www.columbiadata.com.
  • COLUMBIA Technologies, LLC has been invited to speak at the 2004 Annual Petroleum Hydrocarbon Conference, sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute and the National Ground Water Association. The Conference will be held in Baltimore on August 17 and 18, 2004. The  focus of the conference is on the prevention, detection and cleanup of fuels and oxygenates such as MTBE. This is a timely conference since there is such a concern over the MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether is a gasoline additive) leak that is contaminating drinking water wells in Harford County near Fallston. COLUMBIA Technologies is a nationally recognized expert in the detection and mapping of MTBE in soils and ground water. They are presenting the following two papers, which will summarize the improvements they have created in the ability to detect and map out the location of these contaminants so they can be cleaned up more effectively. For more information, contact Ned Tillman at 410-455-5236.
  • BDMetrics, Inc. was named the Best New Incubator Company for 2004 at the  Maryland Business Incubation Association's fourth annual awards. BD Metrics Inc. was chosen because of its effectiveness in creating business relationships by recommending which business deals a company should make. http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2004/06/14/daily32.html

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Affiliate Companies

  • New Company - AVIcode, Inc. AVIcode is a leading developer of enterprise application performance and fault management software. Its products protect software investments by simplifying application maintenance and troubleshooting, thereby dramatically reducing resolution time for software failures and performance bottlenecks. AVIcode's flagship product, Intercept Studio, is recommended by Microsoft and Gartner and used by Microsoft in its own production environment. Intercept Studio unobtrusively monitors and detects errors and performance degradations of in-product applications, thus bridging the gap between operations and application development. The result is dramatically lower costs for both application development and post-deployment software maintenance. For more information, go to http://www.avicode.com.
  • AVIcode, Inc. received a $100,000 investment from the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development's (DBED) Challenge Investment Program. This program provides financing for seed-stage companies to cover a portion of the initial costs associated with bringing new products to market. AVIcode's products are designed to protect software investments by simplifying maintenance and troubleshooting, dramatically reducing defect resolution time. Contact Mike Curreri, CEO of AVIcode, at 443-543-5858. For more information about the Challenge Investment Program visit http://www.choosemaryland.org. 

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Seminars, Classes and Events

  • In Vitro Technologies, a techcenter@UMBC company, is hosting a Blood Drive on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at 1450 South Rolling Road, in the Seminar Room. The American Red Cross is in desperate need of blood. Every donation helps save the lives of three people. You truly can make a difference. This is especially critical now as we head into Labor Day weekend. Please contact Allison Kimery today to select your time spot for Tuesday. Allison can be reached at 410-455-1242 or kimerya@invitrotech.com. For more information about In Vitro Technologies visit the website at http://www.invitrotech.com
  • The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship Speaker Series will be held on September 20, 2004. Guest speaker Dennis Hightower will discuss "Intrapreneurship and Innovation" . From Disney to Xerox to Harvard Business School and the US Army, Dennis Hightower has found success throughout his carrer by forging innovative leadership roles at top organizations nationally and abroad. The Entrepreneurship Speaker Series provides a monthly platform for successful entrepreneurs to candidly share their experiences and insights with UMBC students, faculty, staff, alumni and the Baltimore business community. The event will be held in the University Center, Room 310 on UMBC's Main Campus from 1 - 2 p.m. Future dates: October 18 - Sean Carton, Chief Experience Officer, Partner, Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc.; November 27 - Suzanne Joyce, TechGuard Security, LLC. For more information, visit http://www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship.
  • Learn how to secure funding and grow your business to the next level. SmartacceleratorSM is designed to accelerate the growth and development of high-tech startup companies. Dr. Charles O. Heller, managing director of Beacon Global Private Equity and co-founder and former CEO of CADCOM, Inc. and Intercad Corporation, will conduct this executive workshop. It provides training, networking, introductions to funding sources, and technical assistance to CEOs and their management teams. If you are the CEO or senior executive of a regional incubator company or senior executive of a startup biotechnology company, mark your calendar now and plan on attending this valuable training program. The three day program will begin on September 13, 2004. Detailed information is available at www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship/courses.
  • Free rock n' roll and black light pool -- Come to the Commons on Saturday, September 4, 2004 from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. to see live music by the Brown Mountain Boogie Pickers, featuring Media Relations' own Chip Rose on drums and two UMBC alums. They'll be playing live at UMBC's Commons Gameroom. Bring along some friends and family, grab your glow-in-the-dark pool cues and dancing shoes for a night of free black light pool and rock n' roll. For more information contact Chip Rose at crose@umbc.edu.
  • The Center for Women and Information Technology (CWIT) is partnering with Women in Bio to present a talk by best-selling writer Dr. Deborah Tannen. Dr. Tannen is the author of 19 books, including You Just Don't Understand, which deals with gender differences in communication style and was on the NY Times Best Seller list for four years. Her talk, entitled "She Said, He Said: Men and Women at Work" will take place at the University of Maryland Shady Grove Conference Center in Rockville, MD on September 23, 2004 from 6 -9 p.m. Registration begins August 16: http://www.womeninbio.org. More information is available at http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/tannen.html.
  • The Catonsville Chamber of Commerce is hosting "Keys to Advertising" . This informative event will be held at Dimitri's restaurant on September 21, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. Cost is $15 for Chamber members and $20 for non-members. Register by calling 410-719-9609 or online at http://www.catonsville.org.
  • Early Stage East's Bio-Life-Tech 2004 Conference will feature up to 30 innovative companies seeking institutional venture capital. These select companies will come from the biotechnology, nanotechnology, life science, and pharmaceutical industries and the related fields. Bio-Life-Tech attracts companies from the Carolinas through New England to present and exhibit their unique, break-away businesses to investors who specialize in the early-stage financing of companies in their specific industries. The conference, held on October 12 - 13 , will feature keynote speaker Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, Director of the National Institutes of Health. For more information, go to http://www.earlystageeast.org/2004/blt/default.asp
  • The bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park and the Greater Baltimore Committee invite you to a mid-week Happy Hour at Kooper's Tavern, 1702 Thames Street in Baltimore, on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 from 5 to 7 p.m. Join us and enjoy Kooper's famous happy hour buffet while you meet other members of the growing regional bioscience community. Drinks are compliments of the GBC and bwtech@UMBC. Please rsvp by Friday, September 3, 2004 to Nancy Marks at nancym@gbc.org or by phone at (410) 727-2820.
  • The Greater Baltimore Technology Council in partnership with KPMG LLP presents TechNite 2004. The event will be held on November 4, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. at the the Baltimore Convention Center. TechNite is Greater Baltimore's premiere night out for the business and technology communities so expect to see everyone there. The nearly 1,000 attendees come not only from the high energy start up companies that are filling our region, but also the Fortune 500 businesses and others who understand that technology is shaping our futures. For more information, visit http://www.gbtechcouncil.org/technite2004/intro.html
  • Managing Global Sucess in the Post 9/11 World - UMBC, Whiteford, Taylor, & Preston and M2 Limited Enterprises present a two part executive seminar series for emerging companies seeking to both expand their business internationally and to safeguard their future global development. Political, economic and cultural changes in the world  require new approaches, strategies and understanding to ensure global corporate success. This panel of experts will discuss the best practices and vital considerations for impending global growth by focusing on the unique aspects of developing, implementing, and managing international expansion in any industry. Through careful analysis, strategy, and planning, this seminar offers attendees an essential guide to establish and maintain a global presence while effectively managing costs and resources. Session one - September 23, 2004 , 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. in the techcenter@UMBC Main Seminar Room. Speakers include Aris Melissaratos, Secretary of Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Andre Pellet, President of M2 Limited Enterprises and Keith Moulsdale, Attorney with Whiteford, Taylor & Preston. RSVP to techcenter@umbc.edu or via phone to 410-455-5900.

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What's New

  • David J. Fink, Ph.D., has been named techcenter@UMBC's Venable Entrepreneur-in-Residence. With more than three decades of experience as an entrepreneur and officer at five biotechnology start-ups, Fink will provide techcenter@UMBC companies with invaluable mentoring and expertise. http://www.umbc.edu/insights/article.html?news_id=962
  • 5523 Research Park Drive - bwtech@UMBC is a 41-acre research and technology community being developed by the international commercial real estate firm Grosvenor in collaboration with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). bwtech@UMBC has a total development capacity of up to 330,000 square feet of office and laboratory space. The park will ultimately comprise five new state-of-the-art buildings occupied by research and technology firms. These firms have access to the resources and potential  employee base at UMBC. In 2001, Grosvenor delivered the 62,000 square foot three-story building at 5521 Research Park Drive, now fully occupied by RWD Technologies. A second building, with three stories and 60,000 square feet of Class A space at 5523 Research Park Drive, is ready for occupancy. For more information visit us at http://www.bwtechUMBC.com.
  • Navy TechMatch is designed to provide valuable information that will help you work more effectivly with the Naval community. On this site, you will find Technology Needs, R&D Opportunities, Events, Laboratory Information, and Success Stories. Visit at http://www.navytechmatch.com.
  • RWD Technologies, Inc., a company that specializes in products and consulting services that support training and organizational performance, announced that its Corporate Executive Council hosted a dinner Wednesday, July 21 at Grey Rock Mansion in Owings Mills, Md., to honor the company's founder and Chairman, Dr. Robert W. Deutsch. For more information, visit: http://www.rwd.com.
  • Walter Schulz, Jr. has been promoted to Director. Mr. Schulz is responsible for managing the techcenter@UMBC complex in addition to leasing available space. He is the initial point of contact for incubator and emerging technology companies interested in joining the techcenter@UMBC Incubator Program. http://www.umbc.edu/techcenter/about/management.html
  • Biochemical Regulatory Engineering Program Track - UMBC is the only academic institution in Maryland, and one of a few in the world, to offer comprehensive training programs in the areas of regulatory affairs for biotechnology. Among these, UMBC offers a unique graduate certificate program in Biochemical Regulatory Engineering. This 4-course, 12-credit sequence provides participants with an in-depth exposure to key areas associated with bringing a biological product to the market under FDA approval. These include the regulatory approval process for biological products, compliance with the current good manufacturing practices (cGMP), quality control and quality assurance for biotechnology products (Fall Offering),  and design and validation of GMP biotechnology facilities. Noncredit students will be awarded 18 CEU's; credit students will earn 12 semester hours of credit, and both will receive a Certificate of Completion. Conveniently located at UMBC's main campus, Shady Grove or Frederick. For more information, go to http://www.continuinged.umbc.edu/biotech, call UMBC Training Centers at (443) 543-5400 or email info@umbctrainingcenters.com.
  • Interested in running? Join other techcenter@UMBC CEOs every Monday for a weekly run. Meet in the lobby at 4:30 p.m. Any pace welcome! For more information, contact Mike Curreri at 443-543-5858.
  • The UMBC Training Centers have relocated to techcenter@UMBC. UMBC Training Centers offers Professional Development programs, Sonography/Allied Health programs and a technology credentialing line of coursework through their Computer Certification Training Center. For more information, go to http://continuinged.umbc.edu/cctc/tcindex.html

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Arts Events

Thursday, September 16

  • The Department of Music's Faculty Recital Series presents Ruckus, the contemporary music ensemble in residence at UMBC, in a program honoring composer Stuart Saunders Smith's 30 years at UMBC. Featured works will include Bones, Further Than Now, In Bingham, Family Portrait: Self, Aussie Blue, Part, Tunnels and the world premiere of Hearts, a solo violin work to be performed by Airi Yoshioka. Founded in 2000 to promote the performance of contemporary chamber music, Ruckus has performed at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, and at universities throughout the East Coast. 8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. $7 general admission, $3 seniors, free for students, free with a UMBC ID. For more information call 410-455-MUSC.

Monday, September 20 through Saturday, December 11, 2004
  • The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents A Thousand Hounds: A Walk with the Dogs Through the History of Photography. Over 120 photographic works illustrate the history of photography from the 1840s to the present using dogs to tell the story. The images speak as much about the evolving relationship between humans and dogs as they do about the history and concerns of the photographic medium. In addition to its historical focus, the exhibit has been organized around a variety of themes including the dog's heroic familial and societal relationships and the exploration of the dog's love, loyalty, inner peace and inexhaustible energy. The show includes memorable images by known photographers and artists as well as lesser known images that have never appeared in print or in public exhibitions. Featured artists in this exhibition include William Wegman, Elliott Erwitt, Andy Warhol, Larry Clark, Ralph Gibson, Sally Mann, and Eric Fischl. A Thousand Hounds is organized by the Cygnet Foundation and is curated by Ray Merritt and Miles Barth. The local presentation of the exhibition is generously funded by the Maryland State Arts Council and the through Friday, 12 noon to 4:30 pm, on Thursday until 8 pm, and Saturday 1 - 5 pm. Admission is free. For more information call 410-455-2270.

Thursday, October 14 through Sunday, October 24, 2004

  • The Department of Theatre presents Action, a rarely performed play by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and film actor by Sam Shepard, directed by Colette Searls. Action takes you right into the living room of a post-apocalyptic holiday. Liza, Lupe, Jeep and Shooter are trapped in a cold, isolated cabin after a mysterious "crisis". Time has passed since the days of mass-media and indoor plumbing and they are struggling to pull off a holiday meal. Limited food, an uncertain future and overwhelming boredom begin to take their toll with disturbing and absurd results. In this hilarious marriage between the realistic and bizarre, Shepard offers a stirring look at the unplugged American mind. All performances will be held in the UMBC Theatre. Admission: $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors, $3 for the preview. Ticket proceeds benefit the Department of Theatre Scholarship Fund. For information and reservations, call the Theatre Box Office at 410-455-2476.

For more Arts Events, visit http://www.umbc.edu/arts

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