Member Spotlight
This month, we met with Manoj Adusumilli, Founder and CEO of QUALES
QUALES is an Independent Cannabis Quality Testing Facility dedicated to serve the medical marijuana community by providing affordable analytical results with the highest accuracy in the timeliest manner.
 
For more information, contact Manoj at  madusumi@quales.us  or 844-678-2537.
Maryland Tech Council Appoints Marty Rosendale Chief Executive Officer
The  Maryland Tech Council , the state’s largest trade association supporting the technology and life sciences sectors, announces the appointment of Marty Rosendale as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Remedy Plan Therapeutics Named Winner of MTC’s Inaugural Start-Up Pitch Contest at Bio+Tech18

The Maryland Tech Council concluded its  Bio+Tech18 Conference in Baltimore with the announcement of  Remedy Plan Therapeutics  as the winner of its Inaugural Start-Up Pitch Contest. Remedy Plan Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing drugs that target cancer stem cells to inhibit tumor growth and proliferation.
Bio+Tech18 Conference Recap:
Innovation with Global Impact

The Maryland Tech Council’s third annual Bio+Tech18 Conference was held Thursday, September 20 at the Baltimore Hilton. Over 300 attendees gained valuable insights from 47 speakers across 12 sessions, were able to connect with 30 exhibitors in the exhibit hall, watched five finalists pitch live at our inaugural pitch contest for the top prize of $5,000, one year MTC membership, and more and enjoyed networking at our cocktail reception. Bio+Tech18 continues to support MTC's mission by providing a forum for life sciences and technology professionals to exchange ideas and explore partnerships.
Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentoring Services

Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentoring Services (MTC VMS) is a program based on the well-established and highly successful MIT Venture Mentor Services Program. Five Maryland business community leaders were trained in team mentoring at MIT and lead the development and delivery of this program in Maryland.

MTC VMS provides free mentoring services in a unique team approach to selected young company Executive Leaders.
Exclusive Member Benefit:
American Laboratory Trading (ALT)

American Laboratory Trading (ALT), an Agilent Technologies Channel Partner, is a customer-focused, full-service provider of premium refurbished lab equipment and asset management services for the life sciences. With sales, service, and warehouse facilities on both coasts, ALT stocks more than 12,000 instruments ranging from small benchtop accessories to robust triple quad mass spectrometers -- all carefully refurbished and delivered with a one year warranty.
Thank You Smokey Glen
 
For over 60 years,  Smokey Glen Farm  has set the standard of excellence for corporate events in the Washington Area and we were proud to host our annual summer picnic and provide the very best in service, facilities, food and fun to our members.
 
The Smokey Glen Farm experience lets you mix a little business (or none), a lot of play, refreshing country vistas, and their famous barbeque specialties.
 
Thank You  Smokey Glen !
Member Success Stories:
Creatv MicroTech Receives DoD Funding for Lung Cancer Screening

Creatv MicroTech, Inc. (Creatv) has received a $625,000 award from the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) to investigate their discovery of giant circulating cells found in peripheral blood for non-invasive detection of lung cancer by differentiating malignant from benign pulmonary nodules detected by low dose CT (LDCT). In the three-year study, Creatv will examine blood samples from 1,250 subjects at high risk for lung cancer based on their smoking history and occupational exposure to carcinogens.
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