Brandon J. Price, Ph.D., Chair, 1998
Appointed by Board of Directors (which names chair): M. J. (Jay) Brodie, 1996; Edward L. Cahill, 1996; M. James Barrett, Ph.D., 1997; Thomas C. Fisher, 1997; Barbara Plantholt Melera, 1997; Mark L. Wasserman, 1997; Bruce K. Hamilton, Ph.D., 1998; Patrick P. Hervy, 1998; Deborah A. Smeltzer, 1998.
Ex officio: vacancy, designee of Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Rita R. Colwell, Ph.D., designee of President, University System of Maryland; Theodore Poehler, Ph.D., designee of President, The Johns Hopkins University.
Patrice M. Cromwell, Executive Director
Maryland Bioprocessing Center, Inc.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Research Campus
5210 Eastern Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 558-9065
fax: (410) 558-9064
The Governor appointed the original Board of Directors of the Maryland Bioprocessing Center, Inc., in December 1991. The Center is a private, nonprofit organization created by industry leaders from across Maryland in conjunction with The Johns Hopkins University, the University System of Maryland, and Maryland State government. The Center supports and promotes the manufacturing and commercial development of biotechnology in Maryland.
To capitalize on the State's renowned biomedical research base, the Center built a "scale-up" biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in East Baltimore at the Bayview Industrial Park, 5901 East Lombard Street. The Bioprocessing Center facility, known as the BioCenter, opened in the summer of 1996. The facility offers biotechnology companies affordable access in Maryland to pharmaceutical-grade (GMP) manufacturing facilities, equipment, technical expertise, and regulatory guidance. Maryland companies receive priority access to the facility and may apply for financial incentive awards to lower their manufacturing costs.
The Center's Board of Directors is self-perpetuating. Members serve three-year terms. Three serve ex officio.
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