Maryland Tech Council General Assembly Weekly Report Week ending January 29, 2021 This week, there were a number of bills of interest to the Tech Council that were heard in both Chambers. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee heard three important bills advanced by the Department of Commerce – Senate Bill 19: Economic Development…
Maryland Tech Council Kicks-Off Inaugural Digital Transformation Virtual Summit Working Group Announced to Address Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Through Technology Frederick, Maryland, September 16, 2020 – Maryland Technology, the division of the Maryland Tech Council (MTC) representing technology and cyber innovation in Maryland, kicked-off its inaugural Digital Transformation Virtual Summit today. The event is open…
Viewpoint: Maryland’s life sciences industry leading fight against Covid-19 By Marty Rosendale – Contributor As the Covid-19 pandemic approaches the five-month mark, advances in testing, treatment and vaccine development are giving reason for cautious optimism. The Maryland life sciences industry has been central to both the state’s and the nation’s coronavirus response, and these organizations’…
Wondering which COVID-19 funding programs your business qualifies for? There’s a tool for that. By Morgan Eichensehr – Reporter, Baltimore Business Journal | April 8, 2020 A new online tool has launched to help Maryland’s small businesses figure out which coronavirus relief and emergency funding programs they should apply for. The tool, called Maryland Business…
More than a dozen Md. biotech companies are working on new COVID-19 vaccines, tests By Morgan Eichensehr – Reporter, Baltimore Business Journal – Mar 20, 2020 More than a dozen biotechnology and life sciences companies throughout Maryland are working full steam ahead on developing tools to confront COVID-19, and are ready to share their progress and…
Maryland Tech Council Announces Newly Appointed Board Members The Maryland Tech Council (MTC) announced today newly appointed members to its Board of Directors. This comes on the heels of the organization announcing its expansion to offices in Frederick as well as within the new, state-of-the-art life sciences building at the Universities at Shady Grove. “I couldn’t…
Maryland Tech Council Legislative Update Week Ending February 21, 2020 Business coalition formed between Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties on the proposed tax increases. Click here to read the joint letter that will be posted again, today. Tuesday, February 18, 2020 The House Economic Matters Committee held a hearing on House Bill 840: Joint Committee…
Maryland Tech Council Feels the Loss of an Innovation Giant Past Chair of Maryland Tech Council’s Maryland Bioscience Alliance, John Holaday, passed away earlier this month. John was a pillar of the industry in Maryland and across the country. He helped shape the face of the US pharmaceutical industry with his leadership and chairmanship of…
Global Healthcare Giant JNJ Tapped for Next Phase of DC’s Redevelopment Plans Biotech, not baseball, will anchor Upper George Avenue redevelopment project around former Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus October 15, 2019 Nearly 400 biotech leaders from across the Biohealth Capital Region (BHCR) gathered recently in Bethesda, Maryland at the Bio Innovation Conference, hosted by Maryland…
The Story of Maryland’s Cell and Gene Therapy Cluster is Shared Loud and Clear at Inaugural Bio Innovation Conference October 8, 2019 On Monday morning in Bethesda, Maryland hundreds of industry leaders emerged from a large ballroom at the inaugural Bio Innovation Conference, hosted by Maryland Life Sciences, a division of the Maryland Tech Council. After…