By Nick Sohr, Managing Editor, MDBIZNews Space suits, moon missions, augmented reality glasses and tennis rackets — Juxtopia has a new take on them all. The 10-year-old company spun out of Morgan State University has evolved from its biomedical information technology roots and is a new resident of the Emerging Technology Center in the renovated former [...]
By Nick Sohr, Managing Editor, MDBIZNews Landover-based 2tor Inc. announced yet another partnership with a major university on Tuesday, rounding out a spring that has seen the educational technology company expand its nationwide reach and stir more interest from outside investors. Washington University School of Law in St. Louis will begin offering its online Master [...]
By Nick Sohr, Managing Editor, MDBIZNews Behind the red “QUARANTINE” placards on row after row of industrial freezers, Brian Frederick sees opportunity. The president and managing partner of Quality Solutions, Frederick moved the company into the University of Maryland BioPark in West Baltimore in October. The 10-year-old business with clients here and across the globe [...]
The comedy film “Better Living Through Chemistry” will be shot at sites across Maryland for five weeks starting this month. The movie boasts a cast that includes Olivia Wilde (“House M.D.”, “Tron: Legacy”), Ray Liotta (“Goodfellas”, “Date Night”), Sam Rockwell (“Moon”, “Cowboys and Aliens”) and Michelle Monaghan (“Mission Impossible 3”, “Source Code”). The state estimates [...]
By Nick Sohr, Managing Editor, MDBIZNews The Maryland Biotechnology Center delivered $600,000 in commercialization and research grants to three companies on Wednesday following the award of another $800,000 in an earlier round in December. The seven total recipients are developing cancer therapies, malaria treatments, environmental and food testing biosensors and other products. In its three [...]
