UMBI's President Joins The Maryland Technology Development
Corporation (TEDCO) Board of Directors

Baltimore, MD - UMBI's President Dr. Jennie Hunter-Cevera was sworn in as a new member of the Board of Directors for the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO). TEDCO was created by the State legislature in 1998 and is Governed by a 15-member Board, appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the Senate. The Board is comprised of leaders in the State's technology community and contains representatives from the private, university, non-profit, and public sectors. TEDCO's mission is to facilitate the creation of businesses and foster their growth in all regions of the State through the commercialization of technology. TEDCO's role is to be Maryland’s leading source of funding for technology transfer and development programs and entrepreneurial business assistance.
For more information on TEDCO visit http://www.marylandtedco.org. For more information on Dr. Jennie Hunter-Cevera click HERE.

Dr. Jennie Hunter-Cevera
UMBI President

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Celebrating our 20th anniversary year, UMBI is Maryland's premier biotechnology research institute within the University System of Maryland and was established in 1985. The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) consists of five major research and education centers and is dedicated to advancing the frontiers of biotechnology. UMBI’s centers of research include: CARB, the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology located in Rockville; CBR, the Center for Biosystems Research located in College Park; and COMB, the Center of Marine Biotechnology, MBC, the Medical Biotechnology Center, and IHV, the Institute of Human Virology, all located in Baltimore. For more information, visit www.umbi.umd.edu