Maryland is home to over 50 federal agencies and facilities, each one drawing on the best and brightest from every corner of the globe to engineer solutions to some of the most important questions of the day. In addition, research spilling from these laboratories and facilities fuels the increasingly dynamic growth of Maryland companies in sectors such as biotech, bioinformatics, aerospace and defense electronics, and information technology—and offers the potential for collaborative relationships and market opportunities for firms in almost every industry.