Founded 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.
Vivus Technologies LLCFounded in 2014, Vivus Technologies is a family-based Medina company built around the practical knowledge of experienced tradespeople and engineers. It serves life-science research facilities with U.S.-manufactured equipment and refurbishment support, tailoring solutions to the needs of individual facilities.MEDINA, NY
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
Lambda Z TechnologiesFounded 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.BALTIMORE, MD