16 March

UM Ventures: Shepherding the Next Big Ideas

UM Ventures is an entrepreneurial powerhouse dedicated to turning the big ideas of faculty and researchers at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) into reality. This initiative of the University of Maryland …

10 March

University of Maryland, Baltimore to open student innovation center

Published 3/9/17 in The Baltimore Sun University of Maryland, Baltimore plans to launch a student innovation center this summer. The center will bring together the university’s existing entrepreneurship resources and aim to expand opportunities for students to be involved in commercializing research …

22 February

IBBR Receives Award to Develop Drought-Tolerant Plants

Published 2/21/17 on PR Newswire-US Newswire SOURCE Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research has been awarded a $100,000 grant to test the broader applicability of a technology platform …

17 January

The President’s Message, January 2017

Published on 1/12/17 in the UMB President’s Message Newsletter With yesterday’s kickoff of the 2017 General Assembly session, I thought it fitting to update you on the extraordinary progress we’re making as part of MPowering the State: University of Maryland …

03 January

Lenzer joins University of Maryland Ventures

Published on 12/28/16 in the Daily Record University of Maryland Ventures has added a well-known name to bolster development efforts at University of Maryland Research Park and greater College Park. Julie Lenzer has been hired to serve as associate vice …