The Maryland Department of Commerce is a government agency located in Baltimore, Maryland, established in 1884. As the state's primary economic development entity, it focuses on attracting new businesses and stimulating private investment. The agency works to encourage the expansion and retention of existing companies while providing essential workforce training and financial assistance to businesses within Maryland. Additionally, the department promotes the state's economic advantages and markets local products and services both domestically and internationally, aiming to enhance economic development, trade, tourism, and international investment.
Boordy Vineyards is a brewing company that specializes in making, tasting and distributing a wide variety of wine and spirits.
Kemp Proteins
Grant in 2025
Kemp Proteins, LLC, based in Frederick, Maryland, specializes in gene-to-protein bioservices. Founded in 2018 and operating as a subsidiary of SIX.02 Bioservices, LLC since 2019, the company focuses on providing customized solutions for protein-related challenges. It offers a range of services including gene construction, strain selection, process optimization, scale-up, and downstream processing across various host cells such as mammalian, insect, and bacterial systems. By delivering contract development and manufacturing services, Kemp Proteins enables pharmaceutical, diagnostics, and research industries to effectively address protein expression issues, thereby optimizing productivity and mitigating risk for its clients.
Better Engineering Mfg.
Grant in 2025
BE manufactures quality, automated, aqueous-based industrial parts washers, cleaning & sanitizing systems utilizing spray, immersion, etc.
Sandtown Millworks
Grant in 2025
Sandtown Millworks is a furniture company that creates attractive and useful pieces from locally sourced, reclaimed wood and salvaged materials.
Pompeian
Grant in 2025
Pompeian is a consumer goods company providing selling wine vinegar.
Modular Components National
Grant in 2025
Modular Components National manufactures and supplies printed microwave circuit boards.
Prime
Grant in 2025
Prime specializes in design and manufacturing of plastic, metal injection molding solutions.
Dunlop Protective Footwear
Grant in 2025
Dunlop Protective Footwear is a manufacturer of protective Wellington boots that provides comfortable and protective footwear to workers in Agriculture & Fishery, Food processing, Industry, and the Oil, Gas & Mining industry.
National Jet Company
Grant in 2025
NJC offers drill holes and micro-machining services for many industries. Their services include micro hole drilling, laser micro drilling, micro EDM, wire EDM, swiss machining, welding, engraving, and so on. They also deliver various parts that include nozzles, extrusion dies, orifice plates, spinnerettes, and much more.
Railway Products Group
Grant in 2025
Railway Products Group (RPG) is a well-known corporation in the railroad sector that designs, manufactures, and supplies passenger railcar components.
Mid Atlantic Contracting Services
Grant in 2025
Mid Atlantic Contracting Services specializes in fabricating, welding, and installing steel, stainless steel, aluminium, and bronze.
The Whalen Company
Grant in 2025
The Whalen Company manufactures and supplies heat-exchanger fan coil units and water-source heating pumps along with installation services.
Hagerstown Kitchens
Grant in 2025
Hagerstown Kitchens they are manufacturing all-wood custom cabinetry for rooms in our home. They offer wood species including maple, cherry, oak, hickory, alder, red birch, ash, pine, bamboo, and walnut.
Fluoron
Grant in 2025
Fluoron is a manufacturer of non-stick release coatings, custom heat-shrinkable roller covers, and roller cleaning systems.
Columbia Biosciences
Grant in 2025
Columbia Biosciences is a biotechnology firm that offers antibody labeling, assay development, cell line labeling and protein purification.
Colonial Metals
Grant in 2025
Colonial Metals is a global supplier specializing in precious metal-based chemicals and services. The company produces and supplies a variety of metal-based chemical products and offers comprehensive services, including refining and analytical capabilities. Additionally, Colonial Metals provides custom manufacturing and synthesis, along with energetic beam chemical services. Their diverse offerings cater to a wide range of client needs in the precious metals sector.
Hardwire
Grant in 2025
Hardwire has been a leading manufacturer of protective armor for two decades, producing armor systems trusted and used by the military.
Sauer Compressors
Grant in 2025
Sauer Compressors is a medium-sized German company with 14 international subsidiaries. Founded more than 135 years ago, the company has over 80 years of experience in compressed air technology.
Maryland Sign Design
Grant in 2025
Maryland Sign Design provides exterior sign packages, interior design, environmental design, fabrication and graphic services. They also offer community, amenity sign, development, fabrication, and wood and laminate built-in services.
Hub Labels
Grant in 2025
Hub Labels is a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive and linerless labels. They are able to provide quality and service with their robust and modern fleet of flexographic printing presses, and a flexographic-digital hybrid heidelburg, gallus label fire press with an expanded color gamut that is unmatched in the industry for image resolution and color. They service a wide variety of businesses that require labels on a roll to allow for automatic machine application. They can help clients with its end-to-end label application, regardless of size or scale.
Early Charm Ventures
Grant in 2025
Early Charm Ventures, founded in 2012 and based in Baltimore, Maryland, specializes in transforming scientific innovations into viable business ventures. The firm collaborates with entrepreneurial researchers at the initial stages of commercialization, often addressing challenges when the path to market is not yet clear. By co-founding companies, Early Charm Ventures aims to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and market-ready solutions, fostering growth and development in emerging industries.
Quantum Space
Grant in 2025
Quantum Space is focused on enhancing humanity's exploration of space by developing essential infrastructure to support the growing space economy. The company creates a platform that facilitates connectivity between Earth and space, enabling the delivery of payloads and hosted assets. It specializes in collecting, processing, and disseminating data from various orbits, while also integrating payload and data transport services. This comprehensive approach allows clients to access the necessary services related to space, positioning Quantum Space as a key player in the advancement of space capabilities.
Intuitive Machines
Grant in 2025
Intuitive Machines is a prominent company in the space exploration sector, dedicated to advancing lunar and planetary exploration while fostering the development of the lunar economy. The company focuses on restoring American leadership in space by providing critical infrastructure and services. It offers a diverse range of products through four key business units: Lunar Access Services, which facilitates transport to the Moon; Orbital Services; Lunar Data Services; and Space Products and Infrastructure. These offerings support both robotic and human missions, aiming to enhance knowledge and capabilities for exploration beyond the Moon and Mars.
Diagnostic Biochips
Grant in 2025
Diagnostic Biochips, Inc. specializes in chemical sensing technology that enhances medical devices and implants by enabling continuous in vivo monitoring of key biomarkers. Founded in 2012 and located in Columbia, Maryland, the company focuses on applications across medical and research fields, including basic science, neuromodulation, and pharmacodynamic analysis. By developing neural sensors, Diagnostic Biochips aims to improve brain diagnostics, making them more cost-effective and accessible for academic and medical communities. The technology facilitates real-time monitoring of biological activity, allowing for better management of at-risk patients and optimizing the delivery of existing therapeutics.
Quality Biological
Grant in 2025
Quality Biological is a manufacturer based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, specializing in the production of custom and standard cell culture and molecular biology reagents, buffers, and liquid solutions. The company focuses on the successful transition of technology from laboratory settings to scalable commercial production, ensuring high-quality products for various scientific applications. By leveraging its expertise, Quality Biological aims to meet the diverse needs of researchers and organizations in the life sciences sector.
RPM Tech
Grant in 2025
RPM Tech provides product design, industrial design, mechanical design, thermal design, software, simulation, system architecture, partitioning, risk management, analog, digital, and mixed signal circuit design, power electronics design, rf electronics design, motor control design, electronics packaging design. They provide customized solutions to the customer and company needs. The customer contact through phone number, email, and application form.
Hughes Network Systems
Grant in 2025
Hughes Network Systems is a high-speed satellite Internet company that specializes in providing connectivity solutions to homes, businesses, and government organizations. With a focus on delivering reliable and fast Internet services, Hughes Network Systems utilizes advanced satellite technology to reach customers in even the most remote locations. By offering a range of plans and packages tailored to different needs, Hughes Network Systems ensures that customers can stay connected no matter where they are located. With a strong reputation for quality service and innovation, Hughes Network Systems continues to be a leader in the satellite Internet industry.
Parker Flavors
Grant in 2025
Parker Flavors offers precisely developed flavors from almond to watermelon in bakery, beverage, candy, and dairy products, all made with the main ingredients. For extracts, emulsions, concentrates, oils, syrups, or powders, they will assist in determining the ideal mixture for products that are merely too tempting to resist. They have flavors like chocolate and vanilla.
Independent Can Company
Grant in 2025
Independent Can Company is a packaging and containers company that manufactures metal packaging solutions.
MasPanadas
Grant in 2025
MasPanadas is a Rockville, Maryland-based company that specializes in creating modern empanadas tailored to suit American tastes. The business offers a range of nutritious frozen food products designed for convenience and quick preparation, making them ideal for professional parents and children seeking delicious meal options. By focusing on maximizing nutrient density, MasPanadas aims to support healthy lifestyles while providing a diverse selection of flavorful choices.
J.G. Edelen Company
Grant in 2025
J.G. Edelen manufactures and distributes hardware products for the furniture and related industries. Their hardware line includes extensive offerings of decorative trim hardware as well as numerous items for fit and function. They made hardware products from steel, die cast zinc, brass, wood, plastic, ceramic, and others.
Chesapeake Specialty Products
Grant in 2025
Chesapeake Specialty Products is the original exhibit manufacturer that delivers sand additives, and recyclable metallic abrasive products.
C-Care
Grant in 2025
C-Care specializes in manufacturing, R&D, filling, bulk batching & packaging logistics services for the cosmetics & personal care industry.
Tilghman Island Seafood
Grant in 2025
Tilghman Island Seafood is the largest processor and packer of wild-capture seafood from the Chesapeake Bay.
Taharka
Grant in 2025
Taharka offers a wide variety of delicious ice cream flavors, chocolates, coffee and juice to its customers.
BTE
Grant in 2025
BTE Workforce Solutions, LLC, established in 1979 and headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, specializes in developing and providing a range of workforce solutions and therapeutic rehabilitation equipment. The company's offerings include prevention and recovery solutions for workplace injuries, such as physical demands analysis, post-offer employment testing, ergonomic assessments, onsite therapy services, and functional capacity evaluations. BTE also manufactures and distributes rehabilitation equipment like PrimusRS, Eccentron, and Multi-Cervical Unit, designed to aid physical therapy, occupational therapy, and athletic training. As of April 11, 2019, BTE operates as a subsidiary of U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.
Ion Storage Systems
Grant in 2024
ION Storage Systems, LLC specializes in the manufacture of solid-state lithium-ion batteries, targeting industries such as defense, aerospace, consumer electronics, and electric vehicles. Established in 2015 and based in College Park, Maryland, the company focuses on developing batteries that are energy dense and safe for diverse applications. Their innovative solid-state battery technology features a design consisting of two sponges on either side of a thin ceramic separator, utilizing low-cost, non-flammable materials. This approach not only enhances safety but also ensures the batteries are lightweight and compact, making them suitable for various environments and mission-critical needs.
Early Charm Ventures
Grant in 2024
Early Charm Ventures, founded in 2012 and based in Baltimore, Maryland, specializes in transforming scientific innovations into viable business ventures. The firm collaborates with entrepreneurial researchers at the initial stages of commercialization, often addressing challenges when the path to market is not yet clear. By co-founding companies, Early Charm Ventures aims to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and market-ready solutions, fostering growth and development in emerging industries.
CraniUS
Grant in 2024
CraniUS is a manufacturer of medical equipment that specializes in the development of innovative devices aimed at revolutionizing the treatment of brain diseases. The company's primary focus is on an implantable drug delivery system designed to be embedded in the skull, which effectively bypasses the blood-brain barrier. This technology is currently aimed at addressing Glioblastoma, with future plans to expand its applications to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. CraniUS aims to provide healthcare organizations with access to essential medical technologies that enhance the quality of life for patients globally.
Saft
Grant in 2024
Saft is a world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced technology batteries for industrial and defence applications. The Group is implementing its strategy for high technology lithium-ion batteries in the renewable energy storage, transportation and telecommunication networks markets.
Quantum Space
Grant in 2024
Quantum Space is focused on enhancing humanity's exploration of space by developing essential infrastructure to support the growing space economy. The company creates a platform that facilitates connectivity between Earth and space, enabling the delivery of payloads and hosted assets. It specializes in collecting, processing, and disseminating data from various orbits, while also integrating payload and data transport services. This comprehensive approach allows clients to access the necessary services related to space, positioning Quantum Space as a key player in the advancement of space capabilities.
QC82
Grant in 2024
QC82 is focused on advancing photonic quantum computing through the development of innovative room-temperature photonic chips. The company's co-founders have made significant strides in quantum technologies, including the establishment of cluster-state entanglement for continuous variable quantum computing and the manufacture of quantum photonic circuits featuring 40 entangled modes. Additionally, QC82 has created low-noise single-photon detectors optimized for telecom wavelengths. By integrating error correction and fault tolerance into their photonic chips, QC82 aims to provide scalable solutions that enhance practical applications of quantum computing, ultimately resolving critical challenges in the field.
Ion Storage Systems
Grant in 2024
ION Storage Systems, LLC specializes in the manufacture of solid-state lithium-ion batteries, targeting industries such as defense, aerospace, consumer electronics, and electric vehicles. Established in 2015 and based in College Park, Maryland, the company focuses on developing batteries that are energy dense and safe for diverse applications. Their innovative solid-state battery technology features a design consisting of two sponges on either side of a thin ceramic separator, utilizing low-cost, non-flammable materials. This approach not only enhances safety but also ensures the batteries are lightweight and compact, making them suitable for various environments and mission-critical needs.
InventWood
Grant in 2024
InventWood, established in 2016 by Amy Gong in College Park, Maryland, specializes in the production of innovative cellulose-based materials aimed at enhancing thermal energy efficiency. The company focuses on creating high-performance, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable wood-based solutions that offer benefits such as energy efficiency, sunlight guiding, and reduced weight for improved safety and installation. By developing these advanced materials, InventWood aims to contribute to carbon-negative construction practices and promote sustainability for future generations.
Choptank Electric Cooperative
Grant in 2023
Choptank Electric Cooperative is a non-profit utility firm that offers online bill payment, electricity, and safety services.
Catoctin Breeze
Catoctin Breeze is a vineyard that produces and sells wines.
Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery
Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery is a beverage manufacturing factory that provides honey wines ranging from dry to sweet and fruity.
Corteau Vineyards
Corteau Vineyards is situated on 119 acres of mountainous, forested territory that has been in our family.
Bull House Winery
Bull House Winery specializes in artisan wines and interesting events.
WhiteHouseVineyards
White House Vineyards prepares wines.
Two Lions Vineyards
Two Lions Vineyards wine is not only a drink but a testament of the love and effort Brad and Callie put into each bottle.
Cool Ridge Vineyard
Cool Ridge Vineyard - Boutique Vineyard and Winery.
Rocklands Farm Winery
Rocklands Farm Winery straddles the line between social, economic, and environmental issues to ensure the success of the entire farming enterprise, including the larger community and ecology. Being stewards of their families, communities, and lands, they employ regenerative methods that celebrate the accomplishments of the past, add value to the present, and develop future capacity for people who they may never meet.
ORLOWSKI FARMS
Orlowski Farms is a winery and vineyard.
Alta Valle Enterprises Winery
Alta Valle Enterprises Winery now provides a variety of dry and sweet wines.
Antietam Creek Vineyards
Antietam Creek Vineyards has a tasting room and an estate wine production facility.
Silver Wheel Cellars
Silver Wheel Cellars is to unite individuals by facilitating the sharing of distinctive experiences.
Red Heifer Winery produces award-winning wines and offers a wine club with benefits.
Crow Vineyard & Winery
Crow Vineyard & Winery is a multifaceted working farm that produces high-quality grapes, wines, and tourist experiences.
The Vineyards at Dodon
The Vineyards at Dodon produces high-quality red and white wines using traditional winemaking techniques and modern viticulture technology.
Woodbine Wines
Woodbine Farm and Vineyards is located along the shores of Buggs Island Lake.
Six Wicket Vineyards
Six Wicket Vineyards aims to develop high-quality vinifera grapes.
Celebration Cellars Winery
Celebration Cellars Winery began developing their wines and dreamed of creating an exquisite and friendly environment.
High Valley Vineyard
High Valley Vineyard is a tiny boutique vineyard located on High Valley Road near Poway, California.
Black Ankle Vineyards
Black Ankle Vineyards grows grapes, then manufactures and sells different types of wines.
Windridge Vineyards
Windridge Vineyards' estate-grown wines, stunning vineyard and Piedmont Ridge vistas in our Tasting Room, Pavilions.
Chesapeake Manor Vineyard
Chesapeake Manor Vineyard is committed to quality, letting each bottle showcase the integrity of our craft.
Libertas Estates
Libertas Estates is a winery and vineyard.
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