Brian Darmody considers himself an entrepreneurial bureaucrat - and he doesn't think that's an oxymoron.
Before he became associate vice president for research and economic
development at the University of Maryland, College Park, he worked in state
government and hatched the idea of an economic development authority
aimed solely at technology more than a decade ago.
That entity, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., known as TEDCO,
has become instrumental in funding promising tech start-ups in Maryland.
The 54-year-old Darmody recently spoke with The Baltimore Sun about
research, economic development and the work his department does to
convert the university's work into new companies and
commercial products.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Where high-tech capitalism, higher education intersect - baltimoresun.com
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