The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH), a unit of the A. James Clark School of Engineering, accelerates new ventures, spurs economic growth, and brings university innovation to Maryland companies through technology entrepreneurship and partnership programs.

• Entrepreneurship Education:
  • Hinman CEOs Program
  • Entrepreneurship Courses
  • Technology Start-Up Boot Camp
  • UM $50K Business Plan Competition
  • MTECH Venture Forum
    
    
• Venture Creation:
  • VentureAccelerator to form and grow companies based on university innovations
  • Venture incubator to provide funding support, expertise, resources, and infrastructure to regional entrepreneurs

MTECH Partnerships
MTECH Partnerships leverages university innovation for Maryland companies through the following programs:

• Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) Program: faculty research to enhance company competitiveness

• Biotechnology Program (Biotech): bioprocess scale-up, technical assistance, and training

• Maryland Technology Extension Service (MTES): manufacturing solutions for Maryland companies

• A Scholars Program for Industry-Oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE): undergraduate research projects

More about our programs

MTECH's impact on the Maryland and university communities

Winners of U.S. Senate Producivity Award, Maryland Quality Awards Announced
The university's Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program, U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin announce today that Howard Community College is recipient of the prestigious U.S. Senate Productivity Award. Winners of the Maryland Quality Awards were also announced. Press release»

Barbe Receives Olympus 2008 Lifetime of Educational Innovation Award
Mtech Executive Director Dr. David Barbe is the recipient of the Olympus 2008 Lifetime of Educational Innovation Award, which recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated a sustained contribution throughout their careers to stimulating and inspiring innovative thinking in students in their own universities and throughout academia. Press release»

TAP Startup Develops Revolutionary Cellulosic Ethanol Technology