Recent News
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Key Technology Transfer Indicators
Growth FY 2012 to FY 2016
25%
Growth FY 2015 to FY 2016
10%
Growth FY 2012 to FY 2016
124%
Growth FY 2015 to FY 2016
-18%
Growth FY 2012 to FY 2016
58%
Growth FY 2015 to FY 2016
3%
Growth FY 2012 to FY 2016
15%
Growth FY 2015 to FY 2016
-13%
Growth FY 2012 to FY 2016
29%
Growth FY 2015 to FY 2016
4%
USM: Your Business Partner
USM also provides a wealth of resources to grow and support business in Maryland. Whether you’re just getting started and need help writing a business plan or you’re in the final phases of bringing your technological breakthrough to market, USM can help. Click on the link below to learn about the resources USM has to offer.
Learn more about the ways in which USM is helping to fuel Maryland’s economy. You can also contact the USM Office of Economic Development and Technology Commercialization staff (listed below) for additional information.
Tom Sadowski
Vice Chancellor for Economic Development
tsadowski@usmd.edu
410.576.5742
Mary Morris
Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Economic Development
mmorris@usmd.edu
410.576.5730
Maryland Momentum Fund
The University System of Maryland (USM) is launching a new $25 million early-stage investment fund, the Maryland Momentum fund. The fund is focused on filling gaps
in the funding continuum to propel USM's most
promising and innovative ideas into the marketplace.
• Overview and Application Process
37,000+
Graduates per year
900,000
Alumni in Maryland
38,000+
Employees
5,950
Jobs at USM research parks
502
New companies formed
(since FY 2011)
1,764
Invention disclosures
(since FY 2012)
260
Technology licenses
(since FY 2012)
$1.28 billion
Research contracts and grant funding
(in FY 2015)
