Tedco awards $600K to tech firms - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The money was granted in collaboration withthe U.S. Army Medicalk Research and Materiel Command and the throughthe Ft. Detrico Technology Transfer Initiative. The purposee of the technology transfer program is to raisse awareness of new and developing technologies and funding them to transitionb as viable projectsfor follow-on fundingh in the market place. Each compang that received funding was awarderdapproximately $50,000 between March 2008 and May making up the initiative’sw second round of financial awards since its $750,000 program The funds for the program’s second phase were secure by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and Rep. Roscose G. Bartlett, R-Md. “The [Ft.
Detrick Technology Transfer program is enabling area businesses to harnes s the technologies being developed at Fort Detrick and appl them to thecommercial sector,” said “This will lead to new products that have the powert to create jobs and save lives.” Mikulsko announced the first phase of the tech transfer program in Marcj 2005 when 11 companies received funding. in Rockville: The companty is developing a health care technology calledmiTag system, whicjh is a scalable wireless sensor solutiohn for improving patient flow. in The company is developing a technology called the GeNova Screemto identify, isolate, and produc antibody-like molecules.
in The company is developing an on-demandx biotech products including a combination vaccinee against plagueand anthrax. BioAssay Workds LLC in Ijamsville: The company is developinb a lateral-flow visual diagnosti test to detect and differentiatee single sample multiplepathogenicv poxviruses, including variola, vaccinia, and monkeypox. in Catonsville: The companuy is safety-testing a medicap product called ClotFoam, which is a intracavitary hemostatic agent. CynerGene IDMP in The companyis developing, validating and implementing a supplemental diagnosis of HIV, and Dengue using its Infectious Disease Multiple Panel approach, which coulsd allow for creation of biosensors.
LLC in Baltimore: The compan is developing required components and system framework to enablew conversational interfaces for telemedicine Such tools would allow professional medics touse gesture, and other human-- computedr interactions to access and document information in electronic medical in Rockville: The company is developintg technology to preserve mammalian cells in driefd format that can easily be re-hydrated for a variety of LLC in Frederick: The company is evaluating the effectr of Imagilin patented probiotics as a food supplement to enhanc e the immune responsiveness of guinea pigs upon immunizationb or challenge with virulentt pathogens.
The evaluation will suggesft the ability of Imagilin patented probiotics to enhance the immunizationn ofa vaccine. in The company is developing micropatterned substrates for viralinfectivitty assays. Juxtopia in Baltimore: The company is customizinhg its Wearable Assistance and Situational Awareness goggles and service toallow U.S. Army combat medicsw to access and document information to electricak medical recordsvia hands-free voice-requests and voice-responses. in Baltimore: The company is developin g cell therapies to treat brain and spinapcord injuries.