Introduction

Maryland offers:

  • More than 370 bioscience companies—one of the fastest growing clusters in the U.S.
  • Ranks second per capita in federal R&D obligations—$12.2  billion
  • State investment of over $450 million in bioscience infrastructure
  • Access to partners, major research universities, and federal institutions, most within an hour of each other
  • First ranked among U.S. states in the percentage of professional and technical workers (25.7%) in the workforce
  • Ranked second among the states in concentration of doctoral scientists and engineers

For more information, visit the Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development

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