HCA was founded in 2006 and provides technology commercialization services and business plan preparation services to universities, federal research labs, engineering firms, and independent entrepreneurs and inventors.

[1] The company was founded as Hopkins Technology Commercialization Agency (HTCA) and focused on preparing technology commercialization assessment reports for universities, federal research labs, and small engineering firms.

The parent company is Hopkins Student Enterprises (HSE),[2] a student group that resides within the Center for Leadership Education (CLE), a department under the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Technology Commercialization Assessment Reports[1] 2. Business Plans HCA differentiates itself by providing a high-level of personalization and customization in its reports through constant communication with the client throughout the report-writing process.

In addition, because the company maintains very low overhead costs and a full team of student employees, HCA has significantly lower expenses than other consulting firms and can thus charge clients at a steep discount rate.