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TEDCO doles out dough to 4 Md. startups
The Maryland Technology Development Corp., formed by the state's Department of Business and Economic Development to help fund promising startups, has awarded $170,000 to four companies. . .

TEDCO gives UM-based firms $50K
The Baltimore businesses, Alba Therapeutics and Aurora Analytics, each received $50,000 from the Maryland Technology Transfer Fund, which helps businesses transfer technology from universities and federal laboratories to the marketplace. . .

UMBC fishing for returns
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is putting its prestige, knowledge and backing behind a fishy idea. Stephen Auvil, UMBC's director of technology development, said the university decided to back a new startup, Aurora Analytics LLC, because the innovative process it developed for detecting seafood spoilage was discovered by one of its researchers. . .

UMBC's Technology Startup Company: Aurora Analytics
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is playing a major role in the formation of technology company Aurora Analytics, LLC. Aurora is focused on the development and manufacture of innovative consumer and research diagnostic products based on proprietary technology. One area of focus for Aurora is the low-cost, on-site, and rapid detection of spoilage in seafood. . .

UMBC launches first spin-off; company develops food tech
Aurora Analytics LLC is the first spinout launched by the university's Office of Technology Development and is its most ambitious move yet to foster technology transfer, commercializing university research with the help of investors and strategic partners. The company is headed by two UMBC-affiliated chemists, Aris Kalivretenos and William R. LaCourse. . .