Harbor Launch at IMET – A startup incubator and community

Harbor Launch at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) is a startup incubator and community for science and science support companies.

Focus: Life Science Startups

DEDICATED WET LAB AND OFFICE SPACE: Priced by the square foot. We do not take equity.

AFFILIATE COWORKING: Simply $200 / month / company. Special lower rates may apply!

Our Story The Companies Availability and Apply

ALL MEMBERS RECEIVE
►Mentoring, Business Services

►Networking Events

►Meeting Rooms

►24/7 Access and Security

►Fitness Room Access

►Business Address

OUR TEAM

NINA LAMBA

Assistant Director, IMET
Senior Manager, Harbor Launch

Linkedin account of NINA LAMBA

email: nlamba@umces.edu
phone: (410)234-8811

Betsy Collie

Business Development Manager,
Harbor Launch

Linkedin account of Betsy Collie

email: bcollie@umces.edu

STEVEN DAVEY

Entrepreneur-In-Residence
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email:stevendavey@verizon.net

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EVENTS & TIMELINE

Published: Full vaccination against COVID-19 suppresses SARS-CoV-2 delta variant and spike gene mutation frequencies and generates purifying selection pressure

“COVID-19 vaccination resistance has become a major challenge to prevent global SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Here we report that the vaccination coverage rate is inversely correlated to the mutation frequency of the full genome (R2=0.878) and spike gene (R2=0.829) of SARS-CoV-2 delta variants in 16 countries, suggesting that full vaccination against COVID-19, with other mitigation strategies, is Read more about Published: Full vaccination against COVID-19 suppresses SARS-CoV-2 delta variant and spike gene mutation frequencies and generates purifying selection pressure[…]

Pacific Biosciences Acquires Circulomics – A Leading High Molecular Weight DNA Extraction Company

To read more: https://www.pacb.com/press_releases/pacific-biosciences-acquires-circulomics-a-leading-high-molecular-weight-dna-extraction-company/

Flavocure Biotech, Inc. Announces a New Appointment to the Advisory Board

“Baltimore, Maryland–(Newsfile Corp. – June 7, 2021) – The Board and Management of Flavocure Biotech, Inc. (“Flavocure”) a drug discovery and development company, announced today the appointment of Dr Thomas F. Woolf, PhD, an expert in pharmaceutical sciences to the company’s Board of Advisors.” “Flavocure is a clinical stage ready company, and its first drug Read more about Flavocure Biotech, Inc. Announces a New Appointment to the Advisory Board[…]

Novel Microdevices, Inc. awarded up to $13.8 million from CARB-X

Novel Microdevices, Inc. awarded up to $13.8 million from CARB-X for the development of a rapid, point-of-care, molecular diagnostic platform for the detection of sexually transmitted diseases, including antibiotic-resistant infections To read more:

Circulomics acquired by Pacific Biosciences

August 2021

Circulomics – a long standing member of Harbor Launch was acquired by Pacific Biosciences.

We are thrilled for President and Founder, Kelvin Liu and his very dedicated team.

Recent News from Circulomics

September 2020

Circulomics Wins $2M in NIH Grants to Develop DNA Library Prep Products for Long-Read Sequencing.

Circulomics Wins $3.5M in NIH Grants to Push Long-Read Sequencing Read Lengths

Recent News from AccelevirDx

May 2020
AccelevirDx announces award of an NIH contract to expand subtype coverage of test for HIV persistence

April 2020
AccelevirDx announces award of a multi-year NIH Cooperative Agreement to establish a centralized testing resource for HIV persistence

March 2020
AccelevirDx is proud to announce our participation in six accepted abstracts at CROI 2020

Recent News from NEWGLAB Pharma

April 2020

Acquired ODD status for liver cancer and intrahepatic bile duct cancer and License-In for additional Indications.

Dietary supplement sales contract with KoDiscovery and Sales started in March.

December 2019

Seminars about Anti- Bacteria Treatment using 3BP with the University of Wroclaw, Poland.

Recent News from Flavocure Biotech

Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer may have ‘major impact,’ Harvard researcher says.

Recent News from Sanexen

December 2019
Aqua-Pipe Liner Capable of Withstanding Extreme Seismic and Flooding Conditions Following Testing at Cornell University’s Large-Scale Lifelines Testing Facility.

October 2019
SANEXEN awarded the Innovation for Sustainable Development prize by the CREM.

Paper accepted by Virology: “XerD-dependent integration of a novel filamentous phage Cf2 into the Xanthomonas citri genome.”

Paper authored by Dr. Ting-Yu Yeh (Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Auxergen, Inc) has been published by Virology (Volume 548, September 2020, Pages 160-167).

AlgenAir wins big at three pitch competitions

“AlgenAir, a company started by two IMET Ph.D. students, brought home over $50,000 from three business plan competitions in the past few months.”

A year of growth for NDB Bio

NDB Bio provides specialized histopathology services and consultancy to life scientists in academia, government, and the biotech industry. The company helps researchers in various fields, such as immuno-oncology and neurology, by developing protocols to detect biomarkers in tissue samples. NDB Bio also provides standardized sample prep and advanced assays. In 2019, NDB Bio grew its Read more about A year of growth for NDB Bio[…]

A year of growth for Circulomics

Circulomics develops sample preparation technologies for genomics applications such as long-read sequencing and optical mapping. Their Nanobind technology enables rapid processing of long DNA strands that can be more easily assembled into high quality genomes than by traditional approaches using short-read sequencing. In 2018, Circulomics began selling its first kits which have seen rapid adoption Read more about A year of growth for Circulomics[…]

Betsy O’Neill Collie joins Harbor Launch team

“Betsy O’Neill Collie started at IMET as the Harbor Launch Business Development Manager in September of 2019. She has a marketing and business development background with a strong focus on the Maryland startup community. Her experience helping companies grow as well as her professional contacts make her a great resource to companies in IMET’s Harbor Read more about Betsy O’Neill Collie joins Harbor Launch team[…]

UMBC’s Entrepreneurs of the Year: Kevin Sowers and Upal Ghosh

“Dr. Kevin Sowers and Dr. Upal Ghosh were honored for their entrepreneurial work at the UMBC Inventors Luncheon. Read about all the awardees and see more photos on the website for Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering.” Read the full article here: CBEE Faculty recognized at 2019 UMBC Inventors Luncheon.

Dr. Nina Lamba joins IMET and Harbor Launch

“Dr. Nina Lamba joined the team at IMET in March of this year as the Assistant Director. In this role, she directs the Ratcliffe Environmental Entrepreneur Fellowship (REEF), which is funded by the Ratcliffe Foundation. Now that she’s had some time to work with students through this program, we sat down to get her take Read more about Dr. Nina Lamba joins IMET and Harbor Launch[…]