Real Estate Weekly – 4/25/14
The Daily Record

Potomac Photonics moves to bwtech@UMBC

Potomac Photonics, a digital manufacturing firm specializing in micro technologies for the biotech and medical device industries, has relocated from Rockville to Catonsville in Baltimore County. The company’s headquarters, R&D and digital fabrication production facilities are now in a 9,000-square-foot space at the bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park. Potomac Photonics uses lasers, 3D printing and other digital technologies to manufacture devices and parts at the molecular level for pharmaceutical testing, medical treatment and other uses. The company’s Potomac Digital Fabrication Center is the third university-related 3D fabrication lab in the county, joining the CCBC Fab Lab and Towson University Object Lab. The company currently employs 20 people, including engineers and technicians, and anticipates hiring additional workers at all levels.