Maryland

Project: Greater Baltimore’s Bioscience

Client: East Baltimore Development, Inc.

East Baltimore Development, a non-profit economic development organization for the City of Baltimore, engaged Battelle to assess the opportunities for building upon Baltimore’s base of bioscience research activities. This assessment provided the foundational analysis for understanding Baltimore’s position in the biosciences. The project helped to identify unique niches and opportunities for Greater Baltimore to advance its bioscience cluster. As part of the overall strategy, Battelle identified markets and linkages to industry to make the proposed East Baltimore research park a reality.

Project: Recommendations for Implementing TEDCO

Client: The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development

In 1998, the Maryland legislature passed a bill creating the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO). The Department of Business and Economic Development engaged Battelle to profile alternative models of statewide technology development programs, to review Maryland’s existing structure for administering its technology programs, and to recommend options for implementing TEDCO. TEDCO began operations in 1999. Since that time, Battelle has continued to provide implementation assistance. Battelle has prepared several issue papers, assisted in the development of evaluation measures, and served as evaluator for two federally funded TEDCO initiatives: the Maryland Technology Partnership Initiative, a National Science Foundation Innovation Partnerships program, and the Maryland Minority Small Business Innovation Research Initiative.

Project: Stimulating Commercialization: A Feasibility Study of Developing an Incubator at UMB

Client: University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)

Battelle; the Jacob France Center; and Lipman, Frizzell and Mitchell, LLP, assisted the University of Maryland, Baltimore in developing a feasibility study concerning the development of an incubator facility at UMB. The study recommended a two-step action plan focused on maximizing the commercial value of the University’s research base, expanding the University’s relationships and partnerships with industry, and improving the infrastructure at UMB to stimulate the creation of new corporate spin-offs and the co-development of bioscience start-up companies.