COLUMBIA, Md. (May 26, 2011) – The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED), the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), RSM McGladrey, Inc., and Saul Ewing LLP announced today 22 finalists for the eleventh annual Maryland Incubator Company of the Year Awards. The awards recognize the achievements of current and graduate companies within Maryland’s incubators. Winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Center Club in Baltimore on June 2, 2011.

“Many companies have benefited from our state incubator network,” said Rob Rosenbaum, president and executive director of TEDCO. “The Incubator Company of the Year Awards is a chance to highlight the state’s impressive incubator system and celebrate emerging technologies and companies.”

The finalists and incubators are as follows:

Graduate
LiveHealthier, Inc. (RIC) – www.livehealthier.com/index.html <http://www.livehealthier.com/index.html>
Moodlerooms (ETC) – www.moodlerooms.com/ <http://www.moodlerooms.com/>
WellDoc (ETC) – www.welldocinc.com/ <http://www.welldocinc.com/>

Green Company
Plant Sensory Systems, LLC (UMBC) – www.plantsensorysystems.com <http://www.plantsensorysystems.com>
Resensys, LLC (TAP) – www.resensys.com <http://www.resensys.com>
UR Solar Power, LLC (FITCI) – www.ursolarpower.com <http://www.ursolarpower.com>

Homeland Security
CosmosID (TAP)
Treeminer, Inc. (CIC) – www.treeminer.com/ <http://www.treeminer.com/>
Unatek, Inc. (TAC) – www.unatek.com/ <http://www.unatek.com/>

Information Technology
6th Street Commerce (ETC) – www.6thstreetcommerce.com <http://www.6thstreetcommerce.com>
Emerald Sky Technologies (NeoTech) – www.fly-esky.com/ <http://www.fly-esky.com/>
KloudTrack (CIC) – www.kloudtrack.com <http://www.kloudtrack.com>

Life Sciences
CosmosID (TAP)
GM Biosciences, Inc. (FITCI) – www.gmbiosciences.com <http://www.gmbiosciences.com>
Renova Life, Inc. (TAP) – www.renovalife.com <http://www.renovalife.com>

New Company
NeWo Technologies, LLC (TG) – www.newotechnologies.com <http://www.newotechnologies.com>
Remedium Technologies, Inc. (TAP) – www.remediumtechnologies.com <http://www.remediumtechnologies.com>
StraighterLine (ETC) – www.straighterline.com <http://www.straighterline.com>

Technology Service
Group Z (NeoTech) - www.group-z.net <http://www.group-z.net/>
Meridian BioGroup LLC (FITCI) - www.meridianbiogroup.com <http://www.meridianbiogroup.com>
SI Tec Consulting (NeoTech) – www.sitec-consulting.net <http://www.sitec-consulting.net>

Technology Transfer
Bartron Medical Imaging, Inc. (TAC) – www.bartron.ws/ <http://www.bartron.ws/>
Emerald Sky Technologies (NeoTech) - www.fly-esky.com <http://www.fly-esky.com>
OmniSpeech LLC (MTECH)

Incubator Key: Chesapeake Innovation Center (CIC), Annapolis; Emerging Technology Center (ETC), Baltimore; Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI), Frederick; Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH), College Park; NeoTech Incubator (NeoTech), Columbia; Rockville Innovation Center (RIC), Rockville; Technology Advancement Program (TAP), College Park; Technology Assistance Center (TAC), Largo; techcenter@UMBC at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Catonsville; and Towson Global (TG), Business Globalization Center.

"As a founding partner of The Incubator Company of the Year Awards, RSM McGladrey congratulates the finalists of our eleventh annual awards program," said Brian S. Meritt, a managing director of RSM McGladrey. “This year’s finalists represent the breadth and depth of technology talent that we have throughout Maryland, and we are thrilled to recognize the accomplishments of these standout companies.”

“We must rely on incubators as a vital resource to grow our state’s economy and its technology-based businesses,” said Phillip M. Bogart, an attorney at Saul Ewing LLP. “Saul Ewing applauds these companies and wishes them a successful future.”