Founded in 2008 by biomedical engineer Ananda Kumar, Baltimore’s Lambda Z Technologies builds custom RF coils and MRI interfaces for biomedical research. Its work spans specialized preclinical imaging equipment, including a “Mouse Hotel” array designed to image four or more mice at once, and draws on more than 60 years of combined RF experience from its technical team.
RAPID MR International, LLCFounded in Columbus in 2006 by MR experts from Germany’s RAPID Biomedical, RAPID MR International designs and produces custom magnetic-resonance probeheads and coils for biomedical research and diagnosis. Its made-to-measure work draws on more than 1,200 RF-coil designs used in over 30 countries, spanning human and animal studies from low-field systems to ultra-high-field scanners. The company serves as an independent American link to its German sister company, supporting hospitals, research institutions, pharmaceutical companies and MR equipment manufacturers.COLUMBUS, OH
gSpin Technologies IncgSpin Technologies develops quantum-enhanced radio-frequency coils and sensing systems that improve MRI signal quality, scan speed, and deployment flexibility. Based in Maryland, the company focuses on research-use imaging hardware for high-field and lower-field MRI, while developing integrated molecular-imaging coils and a contactless blood-analysis device. Its QBoosted™ coils are designed to work with most MRI systems up to 3T and are being evaluated through pilot research sites.BALTIMORE, MD
MountainSide InnovationsFounded in Maryland in 2024 by Terri Crist and Bobby Lambright, family-owned MountainSide Innovations manufactures custom equipment for the biomedical research community, including electrophysiology recording systems and non-human-primate research equipment. The company carries on the Crist family product legacy, while Bobby brings more than 30 years of mechanical and electromechanical design experience and a three-generation connection to the work. Its products are American-made and include custom chambers, grids, caps, and continuation models of Crist-designed primate chairs.KEEDYSVILLE, MD
BME Systems IncFounded in 1987 by former Johns Hopkins employees and students, Baltimore-based BME Systems Inc. provides electro-mechanical design, custom laboratory parts and software engineering for research and production in bioscience. The company designs and fabricates unusual laboratory components, including replacements for obsolete parts, and integrates hardware, instrumentation and software into working systems. BME Systems says it has supported medical and industrial bioscience R&D for 35 years, with some systems operating continuously for more than 25 years.BALTIMORE, MD