Published 12/18/17 in The Baltimore Sun Baltimore medical device company Harpoon Medical’s acquisition earlier this month was a windfall for The Abell Foundation, one of its early investors. The nonprofit said it earned $5.2 million on the deal, a 10-times …
Published 12/18/17 on Technical.ly Baltimore Abell Foundation says money from the the acquisition will go toward its grant-making budget for community efforts. It illustrates why the foundation invests in medtech startups. A startup’s exit can produce many ripple effects that …
Published on 12/14/17 on citybizlist Recently, I had lunch with David Wise at City Café to discuss the subject of investment capital for early stage companies. Until the end of July, David had been the venture advisor to the Abell Foundation. He is …
Published 12/15/17 on UMD Right Now COLLEGE PARK, Md.– A new research initiative by the University of Maryland’s Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) and the University of Pittsburgh could help uncover how T-cells—the “killer cells” that defend the …
Published 12/13/17 on PR Newswire New approaches hope to give researchers a glimpse into the cell’s “alert system” to fight tumors and viruses ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new research initiative by the University of Maryland’s Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research …
Published 12/12/17 in the Daily Record In an effort to increase its presence in Baltimore and offer more legal services to startups, the intellectual property clinic at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law is going to …
Published 12/12/17 on Technical.ly Baltimore The University of Maryland spinout joined Edwards Lifesciences in a deal that could be worth up to $250 million. Employees will continue work at the Camden Yards office to get the device to market. Edwards …
Published 12/7/17 in the Daily Record From left, University of Maryland, College Park President Wallace Loh; University System of Maryland Chancellor Robert Caret; and University of Maryland, Baltimore President Jay Perman at Thursday’s event launching the Graduate Research Innovation District …
Published 12/7/17 in the Baltimore Business Journal A new innovation space from the University of Maryland, Baltimore is opening inside the historic Lion Brothers building on Hollins Street. About 6,200 square feet of the 38,000-square-foot building will be dedicated to …
Published 12/8/17 on Technical.ly Baltimore The GRID is designed to be a gathering point for students, startups and the community. UM Ventures also has a new fund for Baltimore. News of a $100M acquisition deal for UM Ventures–backed Harpoon Medical was quickly followed this week …