Built on manufacturing operations established by Engineered Medical Systems in 1986, The LaunchPort is a Baltimore medtech venture center that helps medical-device startups move from incubation toward regulated production. Its distinctive model gives emerging companies a place to develop alongside an experienced ISO 13485 manufacturing operation, with practical support for the demanding transition from innovation to market.
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Harbor Designs and Manufacturing, LLCSince 2008, Baltimore-based Harbor Designs and Manufacturing has turned early-stage ideas into manufactured products through turnkey design, engineering, prototyping, and production support. The company’s collaborative manufacturing model serves startups, institutions, and multinational brands, with work ranging from medical devices to consumer and transportation innovations. Harbor operates a 45,000-square-foot cGMP facility with a clean room and warehouse and holds ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certifications.BALTIMORE, MD
Early CharmEarly Charm is a Baltimore-based venture studio and product development company built to move licensed scientific ideas into practical products. Its integrated team takes projects from early research through prototyping, manufacturing, and commercialization for defense and commercial customers, operating from its own Baltimore-area facilities and a U.S.-based supply chain.BALTIMORE, MD
Key TechSince 1998, 100% employee-owned Key Tech has built its Baltimore identity around a personal, interdisciplinary approach to solving difficult product-development problems. The company helps medical technology brands and startups turn emerging technologies into practical products, carrying projects from concept through production under an ISO 13485-certified quality system.BALTIMORE, MD
Paragon MedicalParagon Medical brings more than a century of combined medical-manufacturing expertise to its work as a global contract design and manufacturing organization for medical-device companies. Its vertically integrated operations support customers from product development through commercialization, with ISO 13485:2016-compliant facilities across its worldwide network.DAYTON, OH