The Maryland Business Innovation Association and Maryland Department of Commerce joined together to create an “Ecosystem Development” platform that connects the innovation community and Maryland’s corporate community, to solve real-time business challenges.   The Maryland Business Innovation Challenge (MDBIC) is being launched to activate that vision with a statewide collaborative mechanism which embraces and promotes “Open Innovation.”    
By design, the Challenge Platform will facilitate deliberate connections, bring forward business opportunities, and raise the awareness of the breadth of innovation in our region. The goal of this program is to accelerate innovation, build and grow stronger, more competitive companies, elevate our talent, attract investors, and create more jobs and provide opportunity for all stakeholders.