F³ Tech Receives $900,000 In Funding

Recently, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the grantees under the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s 2019 Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program competition. F³ Tech was announced as one of the i6 Challenge grantees receiving $468,500 in federal funding in addition to $469,960 from a local matching grant.

The dynamic Farm-Fish-Food (F³) Tech Program is focused on elevating agriculture and aquaculture through innovation and technology, utilizing the unique...

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F3 Tech 2018 Class

Biotrophics Wins $25,000 F³ Tech Accelerator Grand Prize

First accelerator cohort tailored for agritech and aquatech start-ups showcases program success

Baltimore, Maryland (December 21, 2018) – Five Baltimore start-up companies took a big leap forward to launch their respective new businesses as graduates of Maryland’s first F3 (farm, fish and food) Tech Accelerator during a Demo Day presentation and reception on December 20. Held at bwtech@UMBC, the four-month technology Accelerator – a project of the Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship...

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Roger Royse

Acclaimed Silicon Valley AgTech Leader to Speak at F3 Tech Forum

Join us Nov. 28 for a rare opportunity to hear Silicon Valley attorney, author and agriculture advocate Roger Royse speak at Maryland’s 3rd regional F3 Tech Symposium. Learn how “new advances in AI, biotech, drone technology, satellites and IoT have transformed the way food is produced, managed and distributed” – and how the region can harness this global game changer.

As founder of the Royse Law Firm, Roger is internationally recognized for his expertise in agriculture technology...

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Five AgriTech and AquaTech Start-Ups Admitted to Inaugural F³ Tech Accelerator

Pilot program provides economic incentives and operational support to jump-start innovative companies

Five Maryland start-ups took a big leap forward to launch their respective businesses and establish Maryland as a hub for emerging agriculture and aquaculture technologies. Admitted to the first F³ Tech Accelerator, the cohorts accepted into the four-month program were selected based on their readiness to enhance the state’s F³ Tech (an acronym for Farm-Fish-Food) sector with...

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Free Forum Inspires Entrepreneurs and Investors in Agritech and Aquatech Start-Ups

Food growers, investors and technologists convene to create new tech industry  

The Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center (ESEC), TEDCO and MidAtlantic Farm Credit will convene investors, entrepreneurs, watermen, farmers, academics and service providers at the third regional F³ Tech Symposium “Agriculture & Aquaculture: The Newest Emerging Technology Sector" on Wednesday, November 28, from 9am to 3pm, at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville. The free day-long forum is designed...

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