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TAT Technologies Reports First Quarter 2026 Results, Backlog and Long-Term Agreements Increase to ~$580 Million on Strong Demand

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TAT Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: TATT) (TASE: TATT)  (“TAT” or the “Company”) a leading provider of products and services to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries, today reported its unaudited results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026.

Financial highlights for the first quarter of 2026:

Revenues were $41.1 million; a slight decrease of 2.4% compared to $42.1 million in the first quarter of 2025, driven primarily by component part shortages and delayed deliveries from certain OEM suppliers.Gross profit remained stable at $10.0 million. Gross margin improved by 80 basis points to 24.4% of revenues, compared to 23.6% of revenues in the first quarter of 2025.Operating income was $3.0 million, a decrease from $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a margin of 7.3% versus 9.9% in the first quarter of 2025.Net income totaled $3.4 million, a slight decrease compared to $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2025.Adjusted EBITDA was $4.9 million, representing 11.8% of revenues, a decrease from $5.7 million representing 13.6% of revenues in the first quarter of 2025.Operating cash flow for the quarter was positive $1.9 million compared to negative $(5.0) million used in operating activities in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a significant improvement in cash generation.

Mr. Igal Zamir, TAT’s CEO and President, commented: “TAT Technologies entered 2026 with a robust operational foundation, and the record customer demand in the first quarter reinforced our confidence in the trajectory we are on. Demand for our services has never been stronger, and the value of our long-term agreements and backlog reached an all-time high, growing to approximately $580 million at the end of Q1, reflecting new contract wins and exceptionally strong customer intake across all four of our service lines.”

As opposed to this  strong momentum entering the year, and as previously communicated, we experienced some supply chain disruptions that affected the results of the first quarter. These distruptions were triggered by certain OEM suppliers, leading to delays in finish goods and deliveries. Primarily as a result of these delays, our revenue slightly declined YoY, not fully utilizing our growing backlog. We expect this obstacle to be resolved in the next few months, allowing TAT the continued growth trajectory we started last year. 

“As we look ahead through the rest of 2026, we are confident in the fundamentals of the business. Demand is at an all-time high and our record backlog provides strong revenue expectations. Subject to the anticipated resolution of our recent supply chain disruptions, we expect our growth trajectory will resume in the second quarter and the second half of the year, driven primarily by stronger demand and record backlog. We remain well-positioned to deliver growth and long-term value for our shareholders,” concluded Mr. Zamir.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company also presents Adjusted EBITDA.  The adjustments to the Company’s GAAP results are made with the intent of providing both management and investors with a more complete understanding of the Company’s underlying operational results, trends and performance. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income excluding the impact of: the Company’s share in results of affiliated companies, share-based compensation, taxes on income, financial (expenses) income, net, and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA, however, should not be considered as an alternative to net income and operating income for the period and may not be indicative of the historic operating results of the Company; nor is it meant to be predictive of potential future results. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies. See reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA below.

Investor Call Information

TAT Technologies will host an earnings webcast and conference call today, May 20, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss first quarter results. Investors may register using the link below or by visiting the Company’s website.

Webcast Registration: Here 

Investor Relations Website: https://tat-technologies.com/investors/ 

Contact:

Mr. Eran Yunger
Director of IR
erany@tat-technologies.com

About TAT Technologies Ltd

We are a leading provider of solutions and services to the aerospace and defense industries. We operate four operational units: (i) original equipment manufacturing (“OEM”) of heat transfer solutions and aviation accessories through our Kiryat Gat facility (TAT Israel); (ii) maintenance repair and overhaul (“MRO”) services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions through our subsidiary Limco Airepair Inc. (“Limco”); (iii) MRO services for aviation components through our subsidiary, Piedmont Aviation Component Services LLC (“Piedmont”) (mainly Auxiliary Power Units (“APUs”) and landing gear); and (iv) overhaul and coating of jet engine components through our subsidiary, Turbochrome Ltd. (“Turbochrome”).

TAT’s activities in the area of OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation accessories through TAT Israel primarily include the design, development and manufacture of (i) a broad range of heat transfer solutions, such as pre-coolers heat exchangers and oil/fuel hydraulic heat exchangers, used in mechanical and electronic systems on board commercial, military and business aircraft; (ii) environmental control and power electronics cooling systems installed on board aircraft and ground applications; and (iii) a variety of mechanical aircraft accessories and systems such as pumps, valves, and turbine power units.

TAT’s activities in the area of MRO and OEM of heat transfer solutions include the MRO of heat transfer components and to a lesser extent, the manufacturing of certain heat transfer solutions. TAT’s Limco subsidiary operates a Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”)-certified repair station, which provides heat transfer MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military.

TAT’s activities in the area of MRO services for aviation components include the MRO of APUs and landing gear. TAT’s Piedmont subsidiary operates an FAA-certified repair station, which provides aircraft component MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military.

TAT’s activities in the area of jet engine overhaul through its Turbochrome facility includes the overhaul and coating of jet engine components, including turbine vanes and blades, fan blades, variable inlet guide vanes and afterburner flaps.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements 

This press release and/or this report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding possible or assumed future operation results. These statements are hereby identified as “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from management’s current expectations. Actual results and performance can also be influenced by other risks that we face in running our operations including, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the airline industry, changes in demand for our services and products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders, LTAs and backlog, the price and continuity of supply of component parts used in our operations (including the risk that recent delivery delays and part shortages are not resolved in a timely manner), our ability to successfully identify, execute, and integrate potential merger and acquisition transactions and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, including, its annual report on form 20-F and its periodic reports on form 6-K. These documents contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 

U.S dollars in thousands

Exhibit 99.1

March 31,

December 31,

2026

2025

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalents

$51,235

$51,259

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $241

   and $172 as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively 

 

30,456

 

33,420

Inventory

81,736

75,549

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

8,423

6,071

Total current assets

171,850

166,299

NON-CURRENT ASSETS:

Property, plant and equipment, net

47,162

46,922

Operating lease right of use assets

5,484

5,807

Intangible assets, net

1,375

1,452

Investment in affiliates

5,520

4,905

Funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement

400

398

Deferred tax assets

706

639

Restricted deposit

310

307

Total non-current assets

60,957

60,430

Total assets

$232,807

$226,729

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial Statements.

 

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 

U.S dollars in thousands

March 31,

December 31,

2026

2025

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Current maturities of long-term loans

$2,272

$2,227

Accounts payable

15,529

12,986

Accrued expenses and other

17,396

17,296

Current maturities of operating lease liabilities

1,448

1,474

Total current liabilities

36,645

33,983

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:

    Long-term loans

8,937

9,485

Operating lease liabilities

4,174

4,448

Liability in respect of employee rights upon retirement

772

770

Deferred tax liabilities

1,804

1,652

 Total non-current liabilities

15,687

16,355

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 4)                                                     

Total liabilities

52,332

50,338

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Ordinary shares of NIS 0 par value

Authorized: 15,000,000 shares at March 31, 2026 and at December 31,
     2025

Issued:13,257,610 shares at March 31, 2026 and at December 31, 2025 

Outstanding: 12,983,137 shares at March 31, 2026 and at December 31,
     2025

Additional paid-in capital

137,071

136,578

Treasury stock at cost

(2,088)

(2,088)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

834

643

Retained earnings

44,658

41,258

Total shareholders’ equity

180,475

176,391

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$232,807

$226,729

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 

U.S dollars in thousands

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2026

2025

Revenues:

Products

$13,906

$12,724

Services

27,241

29,418

41,147

42,142

Costs:

Products

10,099

8,331

Services

21,017

23,857

31,116

32,188

Gross profit

10,031

9,954

Operating expenses:

Research and development, net

571

324

Selling and marketing

2,182

1,928

General and administrative

4,293

3,532

7,046

5,784

Operating income

2,985

4,170

Interest expenses

(148)

(335)

Other financial income, net

187

277

Income before taxes on income

3,024

4,112

Provision for income taxes

145

592

Income before share of equity investment

2,879

3,520

Share in profits of equity investment of affiliated companies

521

293

Net income

$3,400

$3,813

 

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

U.S dollars in thousands, except share and per share data

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2026

2025

Earnings per share

Basic

$0.26

$0.35

Diluted

$0.26

$0.34

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

Basic

12,983,137

10,940,358

Diluted

13,204,290

11,211,271

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

U.S dollars in thousands

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2026

2025

Net income

$3,400

$3,813

Other comprehensive income, net:

Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

191

528

        Total comprehensive income

$3,591

$4,341

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY 

U.S dollars in thousands, except share data

Share capital

Accumulated

Number of
shares issued

Amount

Additional
paid-in
capital

other
comprehensive
income (loss)

Treasury shares

Retained
earnings

Total equity

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2024 

11,214,831

$-

$89,697

$(76)

$(2,088)

$24,436

$111,969

CHANGES DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
     2025:

Comprehensive income

528

3,813

4,341

Share based compensation

222

222

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2025

11,214,831

$-

$89,919

$452

$(2,088)

$28,249

$116,532

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2025

13,257,610

$-

$136,578

$643

$(2,088)

$41,258

$176,391

CHANGES DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026:

Comprehensive income

191

3,400

3,591

Share based compensation

493

493

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2026

13,257,610

$-

$137,071

$834

$(2,088)

$44,658

$180,475

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

U.S. dollars in thousands 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2026

2025

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income 

$3,400

$3,813

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

1,313

1,305

Non-cash financial (income) expenses

331

(99)

Change in allowance for (recovery of) credit losses

69

(50)

Share in profits of equity investment of affiliated companies

(521)

(293)

Share based compensation

493

222

Deferred income taxes, net

85

519

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable

2,894

(3,476)

Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets

(2,257)

(527)

Increase in inventory

(6,430)

(3,861)

Increase in trade accounts payable

2,471

434

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other

102

(3,022)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

1,950

(5,035)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Purchase of property and equipment

(1,420)

(2,862)

Net cash used in investing activities

(1,420)

(2,862)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Repayments of long-term loans

(551)

(571)

Net change in short term loans from banks

6,369

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(551)

5,798

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

(21)

(2,099)

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

51,566

7,434

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of period

$51,545

$5,335

Supplementary information on investing and financing activities not involving cash flows:

   Additions of operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities

82

147

   Reclassification between inventory and property, plant and equipment

579

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

   Interest paid

154

267

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

 RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA (NON-GAAP)  (UNAUDITED)

(U.S dollars in thousands)

Three months ended

March 31,

2026

2025

Net income

$3,400

$3,813

Adjustments:

Share in results and sale of equity investment of affiliated companies

(521)

(293)

Provision for income taxes

145

592

Financial expenses, net

(39)

58

Depreciation, amortization and other

1,375

1,353

Share based compensation

493

222

Adjusted EBITDA

$4,853

$5,745

 

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Hippocratic AI Expands Life Sciences Leadership Team as Pharma and Medtech Demand for Voice AI Agents Accelerates

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New senior executive hires solidify Hippocratic AI as the category leader in safe generative AI for life sciences

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hippocratic AI, the global leader and pioneer of safe generative AI healthcare agents, today announced new senior executive appointments expanding its life sciences leadership team as the company scales its pharma and medtech business. The appointments — across engineering, medical affairs, commercial growth, and compliance — follow Hippocratic AI’s January 2026 acquisition of Grove AI and the launch of Polaris Life Sciences 5.0, and signal the company’s emergence as the industry’s category-defining voice and conversational AI platform for pharma, biotech, and medtech.

New senior executive hires solidify Hippocratic AI as the category leader in safe generative AI for life sciences

Learn more: https://hippocraticai.com/lifesciences/

“Hippocratic AI is now the established voice and conversational AI platform for life sciences, and we are attracting the most senior leaders in the field,” said Ahad Wahid, President, Life Sciences. “Sri, Toby, John, Himanshu, and Sulaiman together bring more than a century of operating experience across pharma, biotech, and medtech — exactly the bench required to deliver safe, compliant generative AI agents at the scale and standard our life sciences partners demand.”

New Life Sciences Appointments:

Toby Patterson, MD, Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs — Toby joins as Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs, bringing over two decades of senior medical leadership across global pharma. He most recently served as Senior Vice President and Head of U.S. Medical Affairs at Genentech, and previously as Senior Vice President of Global Medical Affairs and Senior Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs at GSK. Earlier, he held a series of senior medical leadership roles at AbbVie, including Vice President of Medical Operations and Vice President of Immunology and Oncology. Toby holds an MBBS from the University of Adelaide. He leads Hippocratic AI’s medical affairs, quality & pharmacovigilance strategy for life sciences, ensuring the company’s agents meet the clinical, scientific, and ethical bar pharma and medtech partners require.Sulaiman Qazi, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Life Sciences — Sulaiman joins as Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer for Hippocratic AI’s Life Sciences business, bringing more than two decades of global compliance and legal leadership across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. Most recently he served as SVP & Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at Bicycle Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Seagen, and earlier held senior compliance and legal leadership roles at AbbVie — including Vice President, Business and Enterprise Compliance and Ethics and Compliance Officer, International — as well as Legal Division Counsel at AbbVie. He is known for building right-sized global compliance teams and infrastructure for highly regulated, fast-scaling life sciences organizations. As Chief Compliance Officer, Sulaiman leads the compliance and regulatory framework underpinning Hippocratic AI’s healthcare agents built natively into the Polaris model family.John Kutz, Chief Growth Officer, Biotech — John joins as Chief Growth Officer for the Biotech business, bringing four decades of commercial and consulting leadership across the life sciences industry. He most recently served as General Manager and Senior Partner at EVERSANA, the global commercialization and consulting platform for pharma and biotech, where he led commercial strategy, brand launches, and growth advisory for some of the industry’s most innovative therapies. Earlier in his career, John held senior roles at Arcus Biosciences, Deloitte, and Prophet. He holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and is widely recognized as one of the most respected commercial strategists in biotech. John leads commercial growth for Hippocratic AI’s biotech and emerging-pharma business.Himanshu Sharma, Vice President, Business Development, Life Sciences – Himanshu joins Hippocratic AI as VP of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, leading life sciences commercial growth and ecosystem partnerships for the company’s generative AI healthcare agents. He brings 15+ years at the intersection of healthcare, life sciences, and technology — most recently in Lower Middle Market Private Equity at J.P. Morgan, with prior experience at McKinsey & Company and across healthcare startups. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and an MS in Bioinformatics from NYU.Sri Subramaniam, Vice President, Engineering, Life Sciences — Sri joins as Vice President, Engineering for Life Sciences, bringing more than two decades of engineering leadership at the intersection of AI and large-scale consumer and enterprise systems. He most recently served as Director of Software Development at Amazon, where he led Voice Agent teams for Alexa AI (automatic speech recognition run-time, Alexa device AI, Amazon Nova speech-to-speech model). Previously he was VP of AI at Credit Karma, VP of e-commerce engg at Walmart, and a founding leader of Walmart Labs. Sri leads the engineering team building Hippocratic AI’s pharma-, biotech-, and medtech-specific agents on top of the Polaris model family.

With these appointments — and following the Grove AI acquisition and the launch of Polaris Life Sciences 5.0 — Hippocratic AI continues to set the bar for safe, compliant generative AI agents purpose-built for pharma, biotech, and medtech.

About Hippocratic AI

Hippocratic AI has developed the safest generative AI agents for healthcare. The company believes that generative AI has the ability to bring healthcare abundance to every person in the world. The company focuses on building non-diagnostic, patient-facing clinical AI agents and does not allow its agents to be used to prescribe or diagnose. Hippocratic AI has received a total of $404 million in funding and is backed by leading investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, Avenir, NVIDIA’s NVentures, Premji Invest, SV Angel, Google’s CapitalG, and numerous health systems. Learn more at https://hippocraticai.com/.

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Minister Solomon, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain and Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Cuerpo advance Canada-Spain artificial intelligence cooperation through new memorandum of understanding

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TORONTO, May 20, 2026 /CNW/ – Canada continues to build on its global leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) by fostering international partnerships that support innovation, attract investment and create new opportunities for businesses, researchers and workers.

Today, the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, joined His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain and Carlos Cuerpo, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade and Business, at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at advancing Canada–Spain cooperation in artificial intelligence.

The MOU establishes a framework for Canada and Spain to advance cooperation in AI, including opportunities to enable access to compute capacity, foster AI and technology adoption, and deepen connections across government, industry and other stakeholders. It also supports the safe and responsible development and use of AI technologies that enhance productivity and drive economic growth across key sectors of the economy.

A fireside session with Minister Solomon, His Majesty the King of Spain and Deputy Prime Minister Cuerpo focused on how innovation ecosystems and AI are helping drive economic growth, increase competitiveness and accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies across businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises. The session also explored the role of public policy and the private sector in advancing innovation and bringing new technologies to market. Discussions further underscored the importance of international partnerships in promoting trustworthy AI and strengthening global networks. The visit also included a formal exchange of gifts, reflecting the strong and enduring relationship between Canada and Spain.

This cooperation reinforces Canada’s leadership in AI while supporting innovation, investment and long-term economic growth for Canadians.

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“Today’s engagement with Spain reflects the importance of trusted international partnerships in shaping how artificial intelligence develops in a safe and responsible way. By working together, we can better align innovation with shared values, strengthen research ties and ensure AI delivers long-term economic opportunity and tangible benefits for both countries.”

– The Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

“This agreement opens a new chapter in the relationship between Spain and Canada. Artificial intelligence is one of the forces that will shape competitiveness and economic sovereignty in the decades ahead, and two democracies such as ours have a responsibility to lead together, building a model of technological cooperation grounded in trust, security and shared benefit.”

– Carlos Cuerpo, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade and Business

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The MOU reflects growing international cooperation on AI between Canada and Spain.Areas of collaboration may include enabling access to compute capacity, fostering AI and technology adoption, and deepening connections across government, industry and other stakeholders.The framework supports the safe and responsible development and deployment of AI technologies.Collaboration is intended to support innovation, productivity and long-term economic growth across key sectors in both Canada and Spain.

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Maryland’s incubators are intentionally breaking down regional silos to create a coordinated statewide innovation infrastructure

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A Coalition of Maryland Incubators join forces to expand collaboration, founder support, and statewide economic opportunity as: Network for Entrepreneurship, Xceleration & Unified Startups (NEXUS).

FREDERICK, Md., May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The coalition of four Maryland incubators are collaborating on a unified approach to grow the state’s innovation economy—bringing together regional strengths, shared resources, and coordinated opportunities to better support founders and startups across Maryland.

The Network for Entrepreneurship, Xcelerator & Unified Startups (NEXUS) brings together Bethesda Green (Montgomery County), bwtech@UMBC (Baltimore County), Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (Frederick County), and The Maryland Innovation Center (Howard County) – marking a shift toward a more connected, statewide ecosystem designed to increase access to capital, resources, and opportunity.

This comes from a shared vision and belief in aligned efforts creating a stronger, more visible innovation ecosystem—one that advances startups, contributes to the broader economy, and strengthens the long-term wellbeing of the entrepreneurs and communities behind them.

“Maryland has incredible innovation assets, and we see an opportunity to connect strategic regions based on synergies that begin to build a connected statewide ecosystem,” said Kathie Callahan Brady, CEO of Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI). “This coalition creates stronger pathways for founders, startups, researchers, and investors to access resources, relationships, and opportunities across Maryland. By working together, we can build a more collaborative and competitive environment that helps companies scale faster and strengthens the state’s long-term innovation economy.”

“Each organization brings unique expertise, regional relationships, and industry strengths to the table,” said Dave Feldman, CEO of Bethesda Green. “By connecting those assets instead of duplicating efforts, we can create a more powerful support system for Maryland entrepreneurs across industries including cybersecurity, biotechnology, sustainability, advanced technology, and health innovation.”

Through this partnership, the incubators will:

Pursue grant funding and statewide initiatives that drive innovation, workforce development, and economic growthShare resources across regions, including coworking space, programming, speaker networks, and event insightsExpand access to capital, creating more coordinated fundraising and investor engagement opportunitiesStrengthen support for startups, connecting founders to a broader network of expertise, infrastructure, and communityAlign regional assets into a more cohesive, high-functioning statewide system

“The future of Maryland’s innovation ecosystem is collaborative, connected, and founder-centered,” said Marjorie Cota, Director of Entrepreneurial Services at bwtech@UMBC. “We envision an environment where entrepreneurs can move seamlessly across regions, tap into shared expertise and infrastructure, and access the support they need to grow without being limited by geographic boundaries.”

This is how ecosystems scale, not by building in isolation, but by connecting the right people, resources, and opportunities in a way that compounds over time.

The coalition is structured to evolve, with the potential to bring in additional partners who share the vision of a more unified and impactful innovation ecosystem. With the first collaborative programs and initiatives already underway, the coalition will continue exploring new areas for growth and partnership, including water technologies, food and agriculture, climate innovation, and other emerging sectors important to Maryland’s future economy.

“We see this partnership as the first step towards expanded access and accelerated growth for Maryland’s innovation ecosystem,” said Pauline Shiu, Managing Director of the Maryland Innovation Center. “Together, we’ll elevate Maryland’s position as a destination for advancing technology— attracting capital, accelerating companies, and positioning Maryland to not just compete, but lead,” Shiu added.

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