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www.techportsomd.org
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TechPort, California, Maryland:
From the Director's Desk:
As you will read in this edition of our TechPort newsletter, our entrepreneurs and interns have engaged our local businesses and community to assist in creating and cleaning personal protective equipment (PPE) for our health care workers locally and across the globe. Now, in addition to new businesses, TechPort has helped spin off a new nonprofit, Southern Maryland
Loves You. Our work with The Spirit of Innovation & Freedom (SIF) has been especially gratifying. Internationally recognized musicians, Dominic Fragman and Paul Murphy, are doing their part to spread positivity during this crisis. They perform music and communicate their passion for innovation and progress in shows recorded each Tuesday from the TechPort Hangar. The shows are shared in multiple media platforms. They are encouraging people to think differently. They talk about things beyond technology, start-ups and entrepreneurs. They talk about us, as human beings. The impact of their contribution is real.
(Click here to read full article.)
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Southern Maryland Loves You
TechPort's Featured Client of the Month - May 2020
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Innovation at Work: ENGINEERING A SOLUTION IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
In just one short, long, crazy, busy week, the concept of creating a heat sanitization box to enable personal protective equipment (PPE) to be reused by health care workers was designed, engineered and built. It’s currently being tested at a local hospital for FDA approval. A nonprofit organization,
Southern Maryland Loves You
, was formed to support the effort.
Besides the actual construction, all of this was done here at TechPort. In seven days. Here’s the incredible story of how it happened.
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Co-founder Matt Hayes speaks with Southern Maryland Loves You board member Barbara Ives in front of a prototype hotbox.
photo courtesy of TechPort
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TechPort's mission is to serve as a launching pad for entrepreneurs while accelerating diversification of the innovation ecosystem of Southern Maryland. Operated under contract by the University of Maryland,TechPort targets startup and early stage companies that specialize in unmanned and autonomous systems and commercialization of Navy technology.
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#Flashback
This photo was taken earlier this spring when volunteers gathered to create facemasks in support of local first responders using a design crafted by a TechPort client.
(photo courtesy of TechPort)
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FEATURE ARTICLE:
Local Businesses Join Forces to Help First Responders
Hollywood, MD
- As the coronavirus pandemic and
COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus,
sweep the nation, supplies are disappearing off the shelves quickly. From face masks to hand sanitizer, people require simple necessities. Since materials are scarce during these times,
Tobacco Barn Distillery
began using their own space and resources to help out the community. Tobacco Barn Distillery, one of TechPort’s community partners, is a Maryland sourced and eco-friendly distillery located right in Hollywood. After seeing other distilleries converting their operations to help make hand disinfectant, Tobacco Barn Distillery took the initiative to join the cause. Steve Luginbill, co-founder of
Grey Ops
, was made aware that the 12 distilleries in Maryland, one being Tobacco Barn Distillery, were in need of hydrogen peroxide to keep producing desperately needed hand sanitizer. “Through the discussion with the Maryland distilleries, I learned how we, as a naval contractor, could work with the
Navy
, to provide the hydrogen peroxide,” he said. “These donations would allow these distillers to continue their work that is desperately needed for these emergency workers.” Tobacco Barn Distillery donated the first batch of hand sanitizer to St. Mary’s Emergency Services.
The community was thrilled to see local businesses trying to help out. Tabitha Dunn, TechPort Community Liaison, stated how proud she was to see her community working together during this pandemic. “This effort is an amazing example of collaboration among the public. Their joint efforts greatly benefit businesses by helping them move forward during this troubling time,” Dunn concluded. This partnership is just another shining example how business, industry, and the community can join together for the betterment of all.
TechPort
was proud to see two of their partners helping one another. TechPort has provided the ability to connect with people in the community to make a difference, as shown with these two businesses collaborating together. Even during times of hardships, local communities find a way to stay strong by offering a helping hand.
Written By: Alexandra Walker, TechPort Intern, alexkathlynn@gmail.com
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TechPort Profile: Intern Team
Three creative interns are using their skills and varied backgrounds to assist TechPort, promote growth and further connect tech startups with its partners and the larger community. Starting shortly before a worldwide pandemic has taken their journeys down unexpected paths.
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Did you know that TechPort is located in the St. Mary's County Innovation District?
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SAVE THE DATE!
The first in a 3-part series of webinars on The ART of Collaboration, entitled
Innovating in a time of Crisis
, including Tommy Luginbill, Director of TechPort, as one of the featured panelists. The event is hosted by The Patuxent Partnership (TPP). For more information,
visit The ART of Collaboration webpage.
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