Innovation Is In Our DNA: Welcome to Montgomery County, MD
Discovery springs from every corner of the county—crossing industries, borders and boundaries. Mapping the human genome. Developing life-saving therapies. Building premier cybersecurity defenses. Driving world-class advancements. If it’s on the forefront of technology and innovation, it’s happening here in Montgomery County, Maryland. Be Next with your ideas and innovation in a welcoming county.
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Business Innovation Network OF INCUBATORS
The Business Innovation Network of incubators has locations in Germantown, Rockville, and Silver Spring. Whether you are an emerging advanced technology, cybersecurity or life science company or a foreign business looking for a soft landing in the U.S. market, the Business Innovation Network of Montgomery County, Maryland has the perfect place for you. Since its inception, the Business Innovation Network has worked with over 350 teams of entrepreneurs and graduated about 125 companies.
Three incubators to support your entrepreneurial spirit.
Germantown: Supports the life sciences industry and includes 12 wet labs, offices, shared equipment and access to equipment in Montgomery College’s Bioscience lab.
Silver Spring: Supports Minority, Female and Disabled owned businesses, particularly those focusing on federal, state and local procurement. The Silver Spring Innovation Center is located in a HUB zone.
Rockville: Supports medtech, cyber, health IT and life sciences in the heart of Rockville Town Square.
More Innovation & Discoveries
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Adaptive Phage Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech advancing therapies to treat multi-drug resistant infections. The company continues to develop and fine tune its phage technology to help fight drug resistant infections and save lives.
Macrogenics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer.
Supernus in Rockville develops pharmaceuticals to fight epilepsy. The company applies proprietary technologies to develop novel treatments to improve lives of patients with central nervous system conditions.
Sanaria is developing and commercializing malaria vaccines, the only one of its type in the world.
United Therapeutics develops novel, life-extending technologies for patients in the areas of lung disease and organ manufacturing. Its research includes creating 3D-printed lung scaffolds—essentially manufactured lungs—for eventual use in human trials.
First genome mapping and rapid test for ebola approved here.
Agricultural Tourism
Crossvines: A State-of-the-Art Facility in the Agricultural Reserve
Nestled amidst one of the nation’s leading agricultural reserves, Crossvines is slated to be a new multi-purpose facility in Poolesville including a custom grape-crushing facility that will be a shared resource for local wine makers. The area will also include a new restaurant, special events venue, and winery. Find out more about the economic opportunities and investment in agricultural tourism and wine-making industry sectors of Montgomery County.
TECHNOLOGY, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, IT & CYBERSECURITY
N5 Sensors is mission ready and nanoengineered sensory arrays to detect chemical hazards to meet environmental challenges.
Robotic Research delivers autonomous vehicle capabilities for industrial, commercial and municipal sectors, which means enabling self-driving solutions.
Xometry invented an IT platform used by start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.
First Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) for cybersecurity.
ultraMontgomery is a high-speed fiber network that connects business, academic and federal institutions.
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world’s largest biomedical research institute and a VIP County resident.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) protects public health through regulation of food, drugs, biological products and medical devices.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology.
Home of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE).
National Cybersecurity FFRDC (NCF) is a federally funded research and development center operated by MITRE Corporation. It supports the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. NCF is the first and only federally funded research and development center dedicated solely to cybersecurity.
MCEDC Project Highlights
Hospitality Tech Accelerator: Innovating the Future
The hospitality industry is pushing the boundaries to implement innovative and technological advancements to improve the customer experience. A venture developed by the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) is designed to boost this effort.
Wheaton Sustainable Innovation Zone
Building on a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize, Bethesda Green, Global Urban Development (GUD), Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) and One Montgomery Green are working to strengthen economic development efforts and climate resilience and promote innovation in the diverse urban community of Wheaton through the creation of a Sustainable Innovation Zone. This entrepreneurial effort will create a model for similar communities in the County, State, and Nation.
