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County staff say University‑affiliated health computing institute has hired staff, spun off a company and is pursuing a $45 million ARPA‑H proposal
Summary
County economic development staff reported to the committee that the University‑affiliated Institute for Health Computing is entering its second year under the county memorandum of understanding and has begun activities that staff say support local commercialization.
County economic development staff reported to the committee that the University‑affiliated Institute for Health Computing (IHC) is entering its second year under the county memorandum of understanding and has begun activities that staff say support local commercialization.
A county staffer briefed the committee that the institute had been authorized for FY2024 and that staff had discussed a requested increase of $1.3 million above a $5 million baseline in the earlier MOU. The institute indicated to staff that it expects to request approximately $5 million in a follow‑up year, the briefing said.
Staff described several economic outcomes the institute reported: hiring staff to support commercialization, spinning off one company to date, and making high‑performance computing resources available to partner firms. County staff also told the committee there is an active application to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA‑H) that lists roughly $15 million in institute requests and a $30 million match from the city of Baltimore and another partner, for a potential combined total of about $45 million; staff said the status of that federal application was uncertain at the time of the briefing.
Judy Costello, a county executive office representative, told the committee the county and institute staff meet regularly and that she had observed the institute maintaining on-site staff and active partnerships. Costello said institute leaders have engaged multiple local businesses and institutions and that the institute has hired staff who work on commercialization and partnerships.
County staff suggested the committee consider how the county could further promote the institute’s industry engagement and measure economic outcomes, including partnerships that lease facilities, shared computing resources and spin‑out activity.
The committee did not take formal action at the briefing; members asked for continued updates tied to commercialization outcomes and spending tied to the MOU.
