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Meet our members who stopped by to say hello, David Miller and Peter Weiman.
David Miller introduces us to Pandexio, a new kind of software company created to empower the next generation of knowledge workers and Peter Weiman updates us about MedNet, a cloud based eClinical and Electronic Data Capture Platform for all study types and phases.
Meet New Members: Chris Miller and Troy Hill with Iron Mountain
Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain is a global leader in storage and information management services who serve 230,000+ customers in 53 countries.
Iron Mountain Data Centers is a leading provider of data centers and colocation. Their global portfolio consists of hyperscale-ready, strategic edge, and underground data centers comprising over 2.5 million square feet across twelve data centers in four countries. Iron Mountain colocation facilities are sustainable and provide access to the carriers, cloud, exchanges, and services providers necessary for digital transformation. Comprehensive compliance protects highly-regulated IT personnel as they change their organizations to thrive in a multi-cloud world.
Last month, we stopped by Fina Biosolutions and caught up with Founder, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andrew Lees.
Fina Biosolutions is a privately held company providing technology, laboratory and consulting services in the field of conjugate vaccines and has been an active MTC member for five years. Chemistry developed by Fina Biosolutions’ scientists is used by MTC members, GSK and Pfizer, among others.
Since our visit, Fina Biosolutions LLC announced it had reached an agreement with PATH, a global organization focused on solving some of the world’s most pressing health challenges, under which PATH will provide funding and technical support for the clinical manufacture of FinaBio’sCRM197, known commercially as EcoCRM®. “This agreement will allow us to support the development of urgently needed vaccines,” Mark Alderson, director of PATH’s pneumococcus, meningitis, and group B Streptococcus projects said. “It’s just one example of how public-private partnerships can save lives and foster commercial development at the same time.” Read more here.
Contact: Fina Biosolutions LLC Dr. Andrew Lees, 301-633-0464 ALees@Finabio.com
This month, Andrew Moss stopped by the Maryland Tech Council Office and updated us on what’s happening at Gallagher, who has been a member since 1998.
Working with over 2,000 life science and technology companies and industry affiliates, Gallagher combines global resources with local understanding to offer tailored coverages that meet the needs of the Maryland Tech Council membership. Whether Professional Liability, Directors and Officers Insurance or Cyber Liability, they work with you to optimize your programs and address existing coverage gaps.
Look for more to come from MTC and special programming hosted by Gallagher later this year.
If you have something awesome to share, please stop by. We would love to meet with you and tape you for an upcoming issue of VIBE. Contact membership@mdtechcouncil.com today.
Complete Omics Inc.
CyberSpace Analytics Corp.
Maryland STEM Festival
MedNet Solutions
miRecule, Inc.
Orphan Drug Unit (IQVIA)
Sherpas, LLC
Steelyard Analytics, Inc.
Please join us for MTC’s Quarterly Member Orientation and Meet Our New CEO, Marty Rosendale on November 15, 2018. Click here to register.
This month, we met with Manoj Adusumilli, Founder and CEO of QUALES
QUALES is an Independent Cannabis Quality Testing Facilitydedicated to serve the medical marijuana community by providing affordable analytical results with the highest accuracy in the timeliest manner.
For more information, contact Manoj at madusumi@quales.us or844-678-2537.
Welcome all new members who joined us this Summer.
This month, we caught up with Dr, Timothy Fawcett, Scientific Director for The BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc. (BTI).
Dr. Fawcett earned his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of New Hampshire, and his doctorate in Biochemistry from Louisiana State University. Prior to joining BTI in May 2001, he was Training Center Manager of Life Technologies, Inc./ Invitrogen. There he wrote, developed, and taught workshops designed to teach medical doctors, principal investigators, and laboratory technicians in areas such as cell culture, recombinant DNA, and protein expression through a combination of lecture and laboratory exercises. Dr. Fawcett has investigated molecular responses to cellular stress at the National Institute on Aging, and the National Institutes of Health in the Laboratory on Gene Expression and Aging. In addition, he consults in the industry. As Director at BTI, Dr. Fawcett leads BTI’s Workshop Program and assists with curriculum development.
BTI was founded in 1998 as a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation, to fill a need for specialty scientific training of entry-level biotechnicians for employment in Maryland’s rapidly expanding biotechnology industry. The BTI Laboratory Associates Program provides tuition-free training in basic laboratory skills to bright, ambitious, unemployed and under-employed Maryland residents. A combination of classroom instruction, and on-the-job work experience, enables BTI’s successful graduates to realize employment options, while employers benefit from a stream of ready-for-hire, well-qualified lab technicians.
In addition, BTI serves biotech employers by providing fee-based workshops in relevant science topics through BioSciConcepts, BTI’s social venture offering training to industry professionals. The workshops are designed to teach participants using both lecture and hands-on laboratory instruction. This teaching method enables clients to take what they’ve learned in the classroom and laboratory, and use it in their workplaces. BioSciConcepts is also a source for customized training programs to augment and update the skills of companies’ existing employees.
Read more about workforce development on the MTC POV Blog written by Dr. Fawcett here and to reach him directly, please email tfawcett@biotechmd.org or call, (410) 752-4224 or visit their website at http://www.biotechmd.org.
Meet Mark Anthony Cruz from Tower Federal Credit Union
This month we met with Mark Anthony Cruz from Tower Federal Credit Union.
Established in 1953 by seven founding members contributing just $5 each, Tower Federal Credit Union is the largest federal credit union in Maryland with over $3.03 billion in assets and 175,814 members worldwide.
Tower is a co-operative organization that exists for the financial well-being of its member-owners. Unlike banks, there are no stockholders to pay. Profits are returned to members by keeping rates fair, fees few and low, performance high and deposits safe.
Headquartered in Laurel, Md., Tower has branches in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard and Prince George’s counties as well as Fort Meade. For information on Business Development opportunities, please contact Mark directly at mark.cruz@towerfcu.org.
This month, we met with Martin Rosendale from The Newport Board Group. The Newport Board Group is a new breed of national professional services firm that provides Expert Network-enabled CEO Advisors, Board Directors and Executive Leaders to companies navigating major inflection points. The firm delivers its services through its partners, all of whom are experienced executive leaders with deep knowledge of capital markets, strategy and operations. For more information, contact Martin at martin.rosendale@newportboardgroup.com.
Raffa Financial Services is an insurance and employee benefit brokerage and consulting firm headquartered in Rockville, Maryland and serving the greater Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. area.
Raffa works with businesses who value their employees, are vested in their physical and financial wellness, and want a high quality employee benefits strategy to attract and retain the best and brightest.
We can help you with:
Employee benefits
Executive benefits and business continuation planning
