COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland's Maryland Industrial Partnerships program (http://www.mips.umd.edu/) today announces it is jointly awarding $7.3 million in funding for 17 research projects teaming Maryland companies with university faculty to develop commercial products.
Participating companies, and a brief description of their product, includes:
* 20/20 Gene Systems, Inc. -- first-responder, powder-screening test kit
for anthrax; will be enhanced to include screening for ricin and
botulinum toxins
* Batching Systems, Inc. -- improved optical pill/part counting scanner
for the pharmaceutical and toy manufacturing industries
* Chesapeake Fields Farmers, LLC -- new line of locally grown, low-
calorie, low carbohydrate, and high protein bread products
* DataStream Conversion Services, Inc. -- implementing the Software
Engineering Institute's Level 3 Capability Maturity Model (CMM Level
3) in the company's development environment
* GenVec, Inc. -- gene-delivery-based treatment for hearing loss and
balance disorder that regenerates hair cells in the inner ear
* InTANK, Inc. -- robotic, ultrasonic inspection system to test the
integrity of above-ground storage tanks for petroleum and
petrochemicals
* Kirkegaard and Perry Labs, Inc. -- series of products to help
researchers deliver intact, functional proteins to living cells
* Little Optics, Inc. -- advanced optical switch for power monitoring in
communications networks
* Maryland Aquatic Nurseries, Inc. -- specialized floating plant raft
systems to reduce nitrogen and phosphorous runoff into the Chesapeake
Bay
* Maryland Semiconductor, Inc. -- high-speed, wireless universal serial
bus (USB) hardware and software to interconnect office devices
* Maxion Technologies, Inc. -- semiconductor laser technology for
chemical sensors
* Orthotic Mobility Systems, Inc. -- mobility system to help children
with neurological disorders
* PharmAthene, Inc. -- protein-based, anti-toxin treatment/vaccine for
anthrax
* Sigma Tau Research, Inc. -- drug that can potentially prevent brain
damage in cardiac arrest patients
* Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. -- laser-based monitoring system
that detects metallic species in aircraft engine exhaust emissions
* TATE, Inc. -- prototypes for new reactor-based and in-line water
purification products
* Techno-Sciences, Inc. -- flight controls for military and
commercial helicopters that reduce noise and vibrations, enhance
flight performance, reduce maintenance, and increase safety
About MIPS
MIPS provides funding -- matched by participating companies -- for university-based research projects that help companies develop new products. For more information, see: http://www.mips.umd.edu/
Maryland Technology Enterprise InstituteCONTACT: Eric Schurr of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute,+1-301-405-3889, or schurr@umd.edu
Web site: http://www.mips.umd.edu/