Emerging Technology Centers (ETC) Baltimore, an initiative of the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), today announced a co-investment in JuneBrain and welcomed the company as its newest portfolio company. The partnership accelerates JuneBrain’s path toward FDA clearance and early commercial launch of its wearable, AI-powered retinal imaging platform while positioning the technology to expand access to advanced diagnostics across Baltimore communities.

A Baltimore life sciences startup, a portfolio company of Emerging Technology Centers, has won national recognition for its work in genomics. IndyGeneUS Bio, led by founder and chief executive Yusuf Henriques, took first place in the Disabled American Veterans Pitch Competition, which spotlights veteran-owned companies.

ETC Baltimore has appointed Chidiebube Chikezie as its new Venture Studio Manager, bringing her scientific expertise and passion for inclusive innovation to support underrepresented biotech founders and grow the city’s life sciences ecosystem.

Executive Director, Dr. Arti Santhanam, has been named one of the Baltimore Business Journal’s 2025 Women Who Mean Business

The life sciences sector in Baltimore is poised for explosive growth, but it is imperative to have the right pieces in place to support it, writes the director of ETC Baltimore.

The executives highlighted in this Inno edition of PowerShift include people moving from massive public companies to local startups and technical founders taking on a larger public role at the company they started.