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LaunchPort and the Korea Innovation Center to Host 13 Life Sciences Companies in the Bio I-Corps Program

LaunchPort and the Korea Innovation Center (KIC) in Washington, DC, are collaborating to host the Korean Bio I-Corps program throughout August. This initiative involves 13 early stage companies specializing in therapeutics and devices for oncology, neurology, cardiology, among other fields. These companies will engage in customer discovery to prepare for stakeholder engagement and partnership discussions […]

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Maryland’s Department of Commerce Highlights the Region as a Leading Neurotech Hub

Maryland’s Department of Commerce highlights the region’s growing prominence in neuroscience in their article, “The Brains in Baltimore: How the Region is Becoming the Nation’s Leading Hub for Neuroscience.” The article showcases the area’s research assets, funding opportunities, and numerous companies active in the Maryland/DC region.  Notable companies include LaunchPort residents and partners such as […]

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LaunchPort Managing Partner Bob Storey sits down with Scheer Partners’ Devin Zitelman to discuss Accelerating Medtech in Maryland

Managing Partner Bob Storey speaks with Devin Zitelman of Scheer Partners (https://scheerpartners.com/) to discuss the state of Medtech in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region. Their conversation covers a wide range of topics, including the transformative impact of Johns Hopkins Tech Ventures and the University of Maryland Biopark on the innovation ecosystem, efforts by the Maryland […]

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Andrea Pais, CEO of Novel Microdevices – a LaunchPort Resident – Talks about her Journey

Andrea Pais, the CEO of Novel Mircodevices  – a developer of superfast PCR diagnostics equipment and assays – talks to Scheer Partners about her journey as an inventor, singer and Woman CEO of a Baltimore-based start-up.  Novel operates their device engineering center within LaunchPort, and runs their assay development within City Garage, as well. Watch […]

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LaunchPort’s Managing Partner Bob Storey joins Hopkins’ Linda Durnell of Neurotech Harbor in a Fireside Chat About the Region’s Medtech Ecosystem

LaunchPort’s Managing Partner Bob Storey spoke to Linda Durnell of Johns Hopkins Blueprint Neurotech Harbor (https://neurotechharbor.org/) about a wide range of topics in Medtech: Johns Hopkins and Tech Ventures transformation over the past decade and it’s impact on the region’s innovation ecosystem, the expanded efforts of the State’s Department of Commerce in the Medtech area, […]

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LaunchPort’s Managing Partner Bob Storey Elected to the 2024 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Along with other Notable Maryland Leaders

The Smart Business Dealmakers “Dealmaker of the Year” Awards recognize exceptional individuals who are shaping the landscape of business and innovation in Baltimore.  In addition, The Baltimore Hall of Fame is recognizing a class of dealmakers that has made an often-groundbreaking impact on their organizations, industries and the region over the course of decades in […]

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LaunchPort Resident JuneBrain Recruiting Study Participants

JuneBrain is recruiting subjects to participate in a study with their wearable eye imaging device.  Interested candidates should review the flyer below and contact Dr. Samantha Scott at samantha.scott@junebrain.com. JuneBrain Inc. (https://www.junebrain.com/) offers accessible monitoring solutions for eye care and neurology. With approximately 1.3 billion individuals worldwide afflicted by conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS) […]

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TEDCO Invests in LaunchPort Resident – Sonogen Medical

Sonogen Medical, a medical device company based in Maryland, and a LaunchPort Resident since November of 2023, announced a recent $200,000 Seed Funds investment from TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies. “Roughly eight percent of the seven million bone breaks annually in the United States fail to heal on their own. At Sonogen Medical, […]

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LaunchPort Welcomes New Resident JuneBrain

LaunchPort welcomes CEO Samantha Scott and her team as the latest Residents to join the Baltimore Peninsula site. JuneBrain Inc. (https://www.junebrain.com/) offers accessible monitoring solutions for eye care and neurology. With approximately 1.3 billion individuals worldwide afflicted by conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), tracking the progression of these ailments […]

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LaunchPort Managing Partner, Bob Storey, to Moderate Opening Panel at 2024 Maryland Medtech Summit

The April 11th Medtech Summit convenes medical device innovators, investors, universities, FDA and the rest of Maryland’s MedTech community, for a full-day event in College Park to celebrate and build our industry.  The program consists of panels, breakout sessions, and networking to explore the impact and future of MedTech in Maryland, opportunities to participate in […]

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