Three Research and Technology Companies Join bwtech@UMBC
Posted February 7, 2011
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Three organizations - Clear Resolution Consulting, Research Triangle Institute and the U.S. Forest Service's Baltimore Field Station - have signed leases for space at the bwtech@UMBC Research Park.
Clear Resolution Consulting
Clear Resolution Consulting, which advises companies on cybersecurity strategy, business process re-engineering and computer network operations, will occupy 2,600 square feet on the 2nd floor of the 5523 building, becoming part of bwtech@UMBC's Advantage cybersecurity incubator, Cync. The National Security Agency is one of the company's customers, and the new location will allow the company to work with Cync sponsor Northrop Grumman to serve the technology needs of the defense community. bwtech@UMBC's location in a federal HUBZone status was a big selling point for the firm, according to its CEO.
Research Triangle Institute
Research Triangle Institute will move into about 2,000 square feet of space in the 5520 building. Currently a resident of bwtech@UMBC's Life Sciences and Technology Incubator, the new space is a larger office that will allow employees to interact more closely with UMBC faculty. The nonprofit international organization, which is headquartered in Raleigh, NC, conducts research and provides services on topics ranging from physical and mental diseases, environmental science, health care, economic development, policy and aerospace. The Baltimore branch at UMBC specializes in behavioral and neuroscience research, focusing on understanding, treating and preventing behaviors such as drug and alcohol abuse, tobacco addiction and a variety of other high risk behaviors. The office now employs 12 people, including several interns and one full-time hire from UMBC. One collaboration the company is pursuing is with both UMBC and the University of Maryland, Baltimore. The two campuses are building a neuroimaging lab and the institutions are partnering with the company on a grant application for a research project proposed by RTI.
The Baltimore Field Station of the U.S. Forest Service
The Baltimore Field Station of the U.S. Forest Service moved into a 3,200 square-foot space on the 3rd floor of the 5523 building in mid-December. Previously located at UMBC's Technology Research Center, the 8-employee office needed more room to grow and to host visiting scientists, according to Morgan Grove, the station director. The station, which studies soil, vegetation and air quality to understand changes in sustainability in the Baltimore region and their relationship to the Chesapeake Bay, has worked with a number of faculty and students over the years and Grove is looking forward to expanding those collaborations.
Ellen Hemmerly is executive director of the bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park.
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