ACTiVATE® in the News


October 4, 2010
Baltimore County incubator seeks more women-owned startups

September 21, 2010
 Report Affirms Success of ACTiVATE® program (PDF)

September 17, 2009
ACTiVATE® Graduate Wins Business Plan Competition

August 11, 2009
ACTiVATE® Announces New Program at NIH (PDF)

October, 29, 2008
 ACTiVATE® Graduate Receives Prestigious Award (PDF)

August 25, 2008
New: Up-and-Coming Schools

August 22, 2008
UMBC 5th in U.S. News poll

April 7, 2008
Traxion Therapeutics Receives TEDCO Grant

March 3, 2008
ACTiVATE Graduates Recognized for Business Plans

March 1, 2008
Women of Age Starting a Business

March 1, 2008
Women Activate Careers Through UMBC Program

February 28, 2008
Three Maryland University-Based Startups Receive Funding from TEDCO to Assess Commercial Viability of New Technologies

February 15, 2008
In switch, Amethyst Technologies expands into incubator

January 16, 2008
UMBC's ACTiVATE Program Receives Prestigious Award

December 13, 2007
Helping women start tech firms

October 26, 2007
UMBC's ‘ACTiVATE' Program to Receive National Award, TEDCO Funding

June 28, 2007
Office of Technology Development's Summer 2007 Newsletter

March 30, 2007
Medical device entrepreneur wins biz plan contest

March 22, 2007
Women's Software Firm Hits the Charts With Medical Device

March 16, 2007
Women Business Plan Competition Winners Selected From Record Number of Entries

March 13, 2007
Newregen, Inc. wins women's business plan competition

February 20, 2007
Three Serial Entrepreneurs Lead UMBC's ACTiVATE

February 16, 2007
Putting practice to theory

February 2, 2007
In marketplace of ideas, she keeps students fresh

January 16, 2007
ACTiVATE to be featured at FemStart

January 10, 2007
ACTiVATE Program Named as Finalist in 3rd Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business

December 27, 2006
Build a better plan

November 2, 2006
Three Maryland Startups and Two University Researchers Receive $325,000 Total from TEDCO

November 1, 2006
ACTiVATE Program Recruiting Women for High Technology Opportunities

October 25, 2006
ACTiVATE on Washington Business Radio 700 AM

October 20 - 21, 2006
UMBC 40th Anniversary Homecoming and Family Celebration

October 19, 2006
ACTiVATE featured at Greater Baltimore Tech Council's TechNite

October 18, 2006
ACTiVATE on Mario's Digital Spin on WEAA 88.9 FM

October 13, 2006
Companies that are born here, stay here

October 6, 2006
UMBC biotech startup seeks $10M to start testing pain-relief drugs

September 26, 2006
Baltimore bio firms picked for venture capital showcase

August 25, 2006
What's in a name? Maybe a CEO job title

March 10, 2006
And the winners are: Top 100 Women announced

January 3, 2006
Producing science and opportunity at UMBC

December 19, 2005
UMBC Welcomes Tech Transfer Company from the ACTiVATE Program

December 16, 2005
Taking a big leap at mid-career

October 10, 2005
ACTiVATE Program Recruiting Women for High Technology Entrepreneurship Opportunities

October 2005
Alumnae ACTiVATE Their Careers

December 3 , 2004
Maryland Universities Looking for a Few Good Women for Real Life 'Apprentice'

December 2, 2004
UMBC to link tech, women, business

December 2004
UMBC Trains Women 'Techpreneurs'

November 30, 2004
Colleges launch 'ultimate job interview'

October 20, 2004
National Science Foundation Taps UMBC to Connect Women with Technology Transfer

August 30, 2004
Wanted: female entrepreneurs

August 26, 2004
UMBC awarded NSF grant to increase university technology commercialization