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ClearMask named to Bloomberg's "50 Innovative Startups in America: What to Watch in Every State"
BLOOMBERG
ClearMask named to Bloomberg's "50 Innovative Startups in America: What to Watch in Every State"
BLOOMBERG
BLOOMBERG
How a timely transparent mask invention is helping restore vital visual communication
AGED CARE NEWS
How a timely transparent mask invention is helping restore vital visual communication
AGED CARE NEWS
AGED CARE NEWS
Clearly Going Places
RNID
Clearly Going Places
RNID
RNID
Clear Masks Make It Possible For Children To See A Teacher's Facial Expressions
CBS
Clear Masks Make It Possible For Children To See A Teacher's Facial Expressions
CBS
CBS
Clear masks help clear way for serving patients in the pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Clear masks help clear way for serving patients in the pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Clear Masks Enhance Patient Communication And Build Trust, Study Finds
FORBES
Clear Masks Enhance Patient Communication And Build Trust, Study Finds
FORBES
FORBES
Making Communication Clearer During COVID-19
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Making Communication Clearer During COVID-19
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Surgeons seen as better communicators when wearing clear masks, study finds
BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW
Surgeons seen as better communicators when wearing clear masks, study finds
BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW
BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW
Doctors’ see-through surgical masks help put patients at ease
LA TIMES
Doctors’ see-through surgical masks help put patients at ease
LA TIMES
LA TIMES
Which face mask is best for communication?
CNN
Which face mask is best for communication?
CNN
CNN
Masks present another level of challenge for deaf hoops player
POST INDEPENDENT
Masks present another level of challenge for deaf hoops player
POST INDEPENDENT
POST INDEPENDENT
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ClearMask Co-Founders Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: The Young Entrepreneurs Reshaping The Way We Shop
FORBES
ClearMask Co-Founders Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: The Young Entrepreneurs Reshaping The Way We Shop
FORBES
FORBES
ClearMasks help kids while keeping everyone safe
STAR BANNER
ClearMasks help kids while keeping everyone safe
STAR BANNER
STAR BANNER
Clear masks developed in Baltimore for deaf people offer improved communications for frontline workers during COVID-19
BALTIMORE SUN
Clear masks developed in Baltimore for deaf people offer improved communications for frontline workers during COVID-19
BALTIMORE SUN
BALTIMORE SUN
New face masks help NICU babies engage with parents
UNITED HEALTH SERVICES
New face masks help NICU babies engage with parents
UNITED HEALTH SERVICES
UNITED HEALTH SERVICES
This ClearMask Uses Anti-fog Technology to Make Communicating Easier During the Pandemic
TRAVEL + LEISURE
This ClearMask Uses Anti-fog Technology to Make Communicating Easier During the Pandemic
TRAVEL + LEISURE
TRAVEL + LEISURE
This company says it makes the first FDA-approved transparent face mask and has sold more than 12.5 million since April — see why it's become so popular
BUSINESS INSIDER
This company says it makes the first FDA-approved transparent face mask and has sold more than 12.5 million since April — see why it's become so popular
BUSINESS INSIDER
BUSINESS INSIDER
A deaf woman's 'dehumanizing' surgical experience led her to start a clear face mask company that just shipped 12 million units in 7 months.
BUSINESS INSIDER
A deaf woman's 'dehumanizing' surgical experience led her to start a clear face mask company that just shipped 12 million units in 7 months.
BUSINESS INSIDER
BUSINESS INSIDER
A Transparent Face Mask Takes Off Amid Covid-19
WALL STREET JOURNAL
A Transparent Face Mask Takes Off Amid Covid-19
WALL STREET JOURNAL
WALL STREET JOURNAL
ClearMask cofounders selected as BBJ’s first-ever Leaders in Health Care Innovation
BBJ
ClearMask cofounders selected as BBJ’s first-ever Leaders in Health Care Innovation
BBJ
BBJ
The eyes don’t have it: Masks upset classroom communication
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The eyes don’t have it: Masks upset classroom communication
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Covid PPE: Clear face masks a hit with patients
BBC
Covid PPE: Clear face masks a hit with patients
BBC
BBC
How ClearMask Founders Redesigned PPE for Healthcare Workers, Patients, and Now Apple Employees
BIOBUZZ
How ClearMask Founders Redesigned PPE for Healthcare Workers, Patients, and Now Apple Employees
BIOBUZZ
BIOBUZZ
Seeing smiles in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
Seeing smiles in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
Apple to distribute Apple Face Mask, ClearMask to staff soon
Bloomberg
Apple to distribute Apple Face Mask, ClearMask to staff soon
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Government delivers 250,000 clear face masks to support people with hearing loss
UK GOVERNMENT
Government delivers 250,000 clear face masks to support people with hearing loss
UK GOVERNMENT
UK GOVERNMENT
Kentucky's Governor Andy Beshear recognizes importance of communication access and protection
STATE OF KENTUCKY
Kentucky's Governor Andy Beshear recognizes importance of communication access and protection
STATE OF KENTUCKY
STATE OF KENTUCKY
ClearMask one of recommended masks most effective for protection
NBC NEWS NOW
ClearMask one of recommended masks most effective for protection
NBC NEWS NOW
NBC NEWS NOW
ClearMask invented to allow for visual communication while keeping safe
NBC
ClearMask invented to allow for visual communication while keeping safe
NBC
NBC
ClearMask makes history as the first company to receive FDA approval for clear surgical masks
WKYC
ClearMask makes history as the first company to receive FDA approval for clear surgical masks
WKYC
WKYC
FDA clears way for world’s first fully transparent surgical mask
FOX
FDA clears way for world’s first fully transparent surgical mask
FOX
FOX
FDA approves 1st fully transparent surgical mask
NBC
FDA approves 1st fully transparent surgical mask
NBC
NBC
Transparent, fog-free mask lets others see your facial expressions
SFGATE
Transparent, fog-free mask lets others see your facial expressions
SFGATE
SFGATE
Fully transparent surgical mask cleared by FDA for use during pandemic
MIAMI HERALD
Fully transparent surgical mask cleared by FDA for use during pandemic
MIAMI HERALD
MIAMI HERALD
ClearMask one of recommended masks most effective for protection
NBC TODAY SHOW
ClearMask one of recommended masks most effective for protection
NBC TODAY SHOW
NBC TODAY SHOW
Company creates transparent face masks to help deaf and hard of hearing individuals during pandemic
VT
Company creates transparent face masks to help deaf and hard of hearing individuals during pandemic
VT
VT
FDA-approved transparent face masks now in production
CONSUMER AFFAIRS
FDA-approved transparent face masks now in production
CONSUMER AFFAIRS
CONSUMER AFFAIRS
ClearMask saw demand soar in the pandemic. Here’s how the Baltimore startup ramped up to meet it.
Technically Baltimore
ClearMask saw demand soar in the pandemic. Here’s how the Baltimore startup ramped up to meet it.
Technically Baltimore
Technically Baltimore
Face It: ClearMasks Let Us See So Much More
Infection Control Today
Face It: ClearMasks Let Us See So Much More
Infection Control Today
Infection Control Today
Johns Hopkins graduate students get FDA approval for clear face mask
WTOP News
Johns Hopkins graduate students get FDA approval for clear face mask
WTOP News
WTOP News
Clear masks help the hard of hearing, but they could benefit everybody
Popular Science
Clear masks help the hard of hearing, but they could benefit everybody
Popular Science
Popular Science
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Meet DC Inno’s 2019 50 on Fire
American Inno
Meet DC Inno’s 2019 50 on Fire
American Inno
American Inno
The Next Generation of Female Founders and Entrepreneurs Is Ready to Disrupt The BioHealth Industry
BioBuzz
The Next Generation of Female Founders and Entrepreneurs Is Ready to Disrupt The BioHealth Industry
BioBuzz
BioBuzz
Getting ‘uncomfortable’: Allysa Dittmar on going full time with ClearMask
Technically Baltimore
Getting ‘uncomfortable’: Allysa Dittmar on going full time with ClearMask
Technically Baltimore
Technically Baltimore
Alumnae Spotlight: Allysa Dittmar '10, co-founder of ClearMask
Stuart
Alumnae Spotlight: Allysa Dittmar '10, co-founder of ClearMask
Stuart
Stuart
Baltimore's Top 10 BioHealth Startup CEOs
BioBuzz
Baltimore's Top 10 BioHealth Startup CEOs
BioBuzz
BioBuzz
WMAR-2 ABC News Baltimore: ClearMask's Story and Mission
WMAR-2 ABC
WMAR-2 ABC News Baltimore: ClearMask's Story and Mission
WMAR-2 ABC
WMAR-2 ABC
Startup Grind Global Conference: The 19 Innovative Tech Startups To Watch
Forbes
Startup Grind Global Conference: The 19 Innovative Tech Startups To Watch
Forbes
Forbes
Maryland entrepreneurs are upping local presence at Startup Grind’s global conference
Technically Baltimore
Maryland entrepreneurs are upping local presence at Startup Grind’s global conference
Technically Baltimore
Technically Baltimore
Here are this year’s 20 most promising startups in Baltimore: realLIST 2019
Technically Baltimore
Here are this year’s 20 most promising startups in Baltimore: realLIST 2019
Technically Baltimore
Technically Baltimore
Transparent Surgical Mask to Improve Communication with Patients
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Transparent Surgical Mask to Improve Communication with Patients
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Sneak Peek of Startup Grind Global 2019: Announcing the First Round of Exhibiting Startups
Medium
Sneak Peek of Startup Grind Global 2019: Announcing the First Round of Exhibiting Startups
Medium
Medium
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Clearly a Better Mask
Johns Hopkins Magazine
Clearly a Better Mask
Johns Hopkins Magazine
Johns Hopkins Magazine
The ClearMask Difference
Johns Hopkins Magazine
The ClearMask Difference
Johns Hopkins Magazine
Johns Hopkins Magazine
Opportunity for Deaf Entrepreneurs
Village Capital
Opportunity for Deaf Entrepreneurs
Village Capital
Village Capital
Young entrepreneurs awarded funding in SU Shore Hatchery Competition
Delmarva Now
Young entrepreneurs awarded funding in SU Shore Hatchery Competition
Delmarva Now
Delmarva Now
Local entrepreneurs enter shark tank at Shore Hatchery
47 ABC
Local entrepreneurs enter shark tank at Shore Hatchery
47 ABC
47 ABC
What’s next for ClearMask after winning Shore Hatchery competition?
Daily Record
What’s next for ClearMask after winning Shore Hatchery competition?
Daily Record
Daily Record
ClearMask wins $30K at Shore Hatchery
Technically Baltimore
ClearMask wins $30K at Shore Hatchery
Technically Baltimore
Technically Baltimore
Best Week, Worst Week: Win for ClearMask
Daily Record
Best Week, Worst Week: Win for ClearMask
Daily Record
Daily Record
Fall Ratcliffe Shore Hatchery Winners Announced
Salisbury University
Fall Ratcliffe Shore Hatchery Winners Announced
Salisbury University
Salisbury University
Face of the Future?
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Face of the Future?
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
These startups tapped for fledgling Trajectory Next accelerator program
Baltimore Business Journal
These startups tapped for fledgling Trajectory Next accelerator program
Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore Business Journal
2018 Trajectory Next accelerator program companies selected, program on track
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
2018 Trajectory Next accelerator program companies selected, program on track
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
Get to Know Accelerate Baltimore 2018's ClearMask
Emerging Technology Centers
Get to Know Accelerate Baltimore 2018's ClearMask
Emerging Technology Centers
Emerging Technology Centers
Gallaudet Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute Holds Pitch Competition with Village Capital on April 24, 2018
Gallaudet University
Gallaudet Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute Holds Pitch Competition with Village Capital on April 24, 2018
Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University and Village Capital helped startups get investor-ready
Technically D.C.
Gallaudet University and Village Capital helped startups get investor-ready
Technically D.C.
Technically D.C.
Startup ClearMask scores $40,000 in prize winnings
Daily Record
Startup ClearMask scores $40,000 in prize winnings
Daily Record
Daily Record
This startup is bringing a human face to surgical masks
Technically Baltimore
This startup is bringing a human face to surgical masks
Technically Baltimore
Technically Baltimore
ClearMask Wins $25,000 at Social Innovation Lab Impact+Innovation Forum
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
ClearMask Wins $25,000 at Social Innovation Lab Impact+Innovation Forum
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
The new (fully visible) face of surgery: Hopkins-grown startup scores $25K
Johns Hopkins HUB
The new (fully visible) face of surgery: Hopkins-grown startup scores $25K
Johns Hopkins HUB
Johns Hopkins HUB
ClearMask startup wins $25,000 prize from Hopkins' Social Innovation Lab
Baltimore Business Journal
ClearMask startup wins $25,000 prize from Hopkins' Social Innovation Lab
Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore Business Journal
Startup aims for FDA clearance on medical device to improve communication in surgery
Baltimore Business Journal
Startup aims for FDA clearance on medical device to improve communication in surgery
Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore Business Journal
Meet the Innovators: Aaron, Allysa, Elyse, and Inez of ClearMask
Medium
Meet the Innovators: Aaron, Allysa, Elyse, and Inez of ClearMask
Medium
Medium
Meet the Entrepreneur: ClearMask is Improving Doctor-Patient Communication
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
Meet the Entrepreneur: ClearMask is Improving Doctor-Patient Communication
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
ETC announces new seven-member, 2018 Accelerate Baltimore cohort
Baltimore Business Journal
ETC announces new seven-member, 2018 Accelerate Baltimore cohort
Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore Business Journal
Accelerate Baltimore Announces 7th Cohort For Seed Accelerator
PR Newswire
Accelerate Baltimore Announces 7th Cohort For Seed Accelerator
PR Newswire
PR Newswire
These 7 startups are entering Accelerate Baltimore’s 2018 cohort
Technically Baltimore
These 7 startups are entering Accelerate Baltimore’s 2018 cohort
Technically Baltimore
Technically Baltimore
Accelerate Baltimore brings in 7 companies for next cohort
Daily Record
Accelerate Baltimore brings in 7 companies for next cohort
Daily Record
Daily Record