Greater Baltimore Incubators
Anne Arundel County
Chesapeake Innovation Center
(410) 224-2030
Sarah Djamshidi, Executive Director
Serves as a hub of technology commercialization and develops partnerships with federal agencies, universities and corporations to develop new companies in the homeland security, defense, communications and information technology. Provides business start-up services and flexible facilities to accelerate the formation and growth of early stage technology ventures. The 24,000 square foot facility houses 15 to 20 start-up companies.
Baltimore City
Emerging Technology Center - Canton
(410) 327-9150
Ann Lansinger
Promotes economic development by providing business, technical and networking connections, and houses the administrative headquarters of the centers and emerging IT related companies. Offering fully wired office space for IT companies and wet lab space for biotech companies. Participants have access to customized business and technological advice and assistance.
Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern
(443) 451-7000
Ann Lansinger
Located minutes from the Johns Hopkins University Homewood, the ETC at Hopkins Eastern program focuses on commercializing innovative technology. Offering fully wired office space for IT companies and wet lab space for biotech companies. Participants have access to customized business and technological advice and assistance.
Bio Innovation Center
(410) 706-6723
Catherine Vorwald, Program Director
Located on the fifth floor of Building Two of the University of Maryland BioPark on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) with dedicated wet labs and office space, enables companies to expedite their time to market while conserving capital expenditures through: rapid move-in with pre-built lab and office space, flexible leasing, access to shared conference room, and immediate phone and internet connectivity.
Baltimore County
bwtech@UMBC Incubator and Accelerator
(410) 455-5798
Walt Schulz, Director
Offers a fully-equipped facility for high-tech business start-up and emerging companies. Facilitating access to capital, providing business support services, and promotes strategic alliances among tenants and connections between tenants, faculty and regional companies. Offers space, advisory services, and shared scientific equipment for commercialization of innovation at affordable rates.
Cyber Incubator@bwtech
(410) 455-6781
Alex Euler, Director, Business Development
The Cyber Incubator@bwtech is a unique, innovative business incubation program that delivers business and technical support to early and mid-stage companies providing cybersecurity-related products and services. The incubator is located in a Class A office suite at the bwtech@UMBC Research Park, adjacent to the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
Maryland Clean Energy Technology Incubator @ bwtech
(410) 455-5856
David J. Fink, Ph.D., Director of Entreprenurial Services
A joint venture with the Maryland Clean Energy Center, the Maryland Clean Energy Technology Incubator@bwtech is housed in 18,000 square feet of office and wet lab space on UMBC’s South Campus. The new incubator will establish an innovative incubation program for existing and future client companies working in fields related to clean energy technologies and will provide business services tailored for the special needs of these companies. These services will include market assessment, business planning, networking, a part-time Entrepreneur in Residence and an advisory board composed of experienced researchers and executives in the field.
Towson Global, Business Globalization Center
(410) 769-6448
Clay Hickson, Director
Members use of specific services including: receptionist services and teleconferencing facilities; office space, internet access, telephones, meeting rooms, photocopiers and fax machines, access to accounting services, and web site management, and other key services made available at preferential rates from affiliated service providers. Members are early-stage companies with plans to expand product sales nationally and internationally or are foreign companies interested in penetrating the U.S. market with product sales.
Harford County
Harford Business Innovation Center
(301) 524-5654
Lisa Smith, Project Manager
Located in close proximity to Aberdeen Proving Ground, the new Harford Business Innovation Center (HBIC) expands and strengthens the technology business incubation program in Harford County. HBIC offers business support services and fully-wired office and conference facilities for growth-oriented defense contractors and early-stage entrepreneurial ventures. Tailored business services available on flexible terms include business planning, mentoring, business networking, strategic teaming, marketing and sales assistance, technical assistance, product development, legal services and federal contract accounting.
Howard County
NeoTech Incubator
(410) 313-6550
Laurie J. Hedlund, Director
Created to assist start-up firms with computer hardware and software, telecommunications hardware, internet and web development. Offers hands on-management assistance and provides shared services, conference rooms, internet, cable access, and a variety of business development resources.