The Washington DC and Maryland R&D ecosystem
Washington DC and Maryland is ranked number 3 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 212 labs within about 120 kilometres: 102 government, 55 research institutes, 36 military, 14 corporate, 4 university and 1 non-profit. Leading organisations include National Institutes of Health, United States Naval Research Laboratory, U.S. National Science Foundation and United States Geological Survey, focused on molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering and public health, environmental and occupational health.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
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Why these labs matter
HHMI Janelia Research Campus: Invents tools used throughout neuroscience.
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory: Proved planetary defence is possible and is a major US defence research centre.
Goddard Space Flight Center: Central to Earth observation and climate data.
NIST Gaithersburg: Its standards shape how the world deploys AI safely and secures data against quantum computers.
DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory: Steers the US Army's science base, including AI and autonomy.
NIH Intramural Research Program: A bellwether for US biomedical research funding.
All 212 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Bioscience Laboratories (United States)Advanced Bioscience Laboratories (United States) | Rockville, United States | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Virology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology | 1961 |
| Applied Research (United States)Applied Research (United States) | Rockville, United States | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Media Technology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2013 |
| FAST LabsBAE Systems | Arlington, United States | Corporate Aerospace, defence and space | AI, Autonomy, Electronic warfare | |
| Boeing Research and TechnologyBoeing | Arlington, United States | Corporate Aerospace, defence and space | Aircraft, Materials, Autonomy | |
| Caelum Research Corporation (United States)Caelum Research Corporation (United States) | Rockville, United States | Corporate Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering | 1987 |
| Capital One LabsCapital One | McLean, United States | Corporate Financial services | Fintech, AI | 2011 |
| Experimental Pathology LaboratoriesExperimental Pathology Laboratories | Sterling, United States | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Cancer Research, Small Animals | 1971 |
| In Vitro Admet Laboratories (United States)In Vitro Admet Laboratories (United States) | Columbia, United States | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Pharmacology, Oncology, Small Animals | 2004 |
| Kai Research (United States)Kai Research (United States) | Rockville, United States | Corporate Technology | Information Systems, Health Information Management, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1986 |
| Leidos Biomedical Research Inc. (United States)Leidos (United States) | Frederick, United States | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Virology, Infectious Diseases, Cancer Research | |
| Marriott Innovation LabMarriott | Bethesda, United States | Corporate Travel and hospitality | Hospitality, Design | |
| Nova Research Company (United States)Nova Research Company (United States) | Bethesda, United States | Corporate Chemicals and materials | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis | 1986 |
| Research Support Instruments (United States)Research Support Instruments (United States) | Lanham, United States | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1976 |
| University Research Co (United States)University Research Co (United States) | Bethesda, United States | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Health Information Management | 1968 |
| Agricultural Research Service - Northeast AreaAgricultural Research Service | Beltsville, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology | 1910 |
| Beltsville Human Nutrition Research CenterAgricultural Research Service - Northeast Area | Beltsville, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics | 1893 |
| Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies OfficeAlternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office | Washington, United States | Government Energy and resources | Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry | |
| Council for Chemical ResearchCouncil for Chemical Research | Washington, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Education, General Health Professions, Media Technology | 1980 |
| Division of Molecular & Cellular BiosciencesDirectorate for Biological Sciences | Arlington, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Ecology | |
| Division of Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing InnovationDirectorate for Engineering | Alexandria, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Mechanical Engineering, Rehabilitation | |
| Division of Atmospheric and Geospace SciencesDirectorate for Geosciences | Arlington, United States | Government Space | Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science | |
| Division of Ocean SciencesDirectorate for Geosciences | Alexandria, United States | Government Environment and climate | Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science | |
| District of Columbia Department of Forensic SciencesDistrict of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences | Washington, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Food Science | 2011 |
| Office of Data Science StrategyDivision of Program Coordination Planning and Strategic Initiatives | Bethesda, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems and Management | 2018 |
| Heliophysics Science DivisionGoddard Space Flight Center | Greenbelt, United States | Government Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | |
| Institute of Museum and Library ServicesInstitute of Museum and Library Services | Washington, United States | Government Social sciences and humanities | Information Systems, Conservation, Museology | 1996 |
| Intelligence Advanced Research Projects ActivityIntelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity | Bethesda, United States | Government Chemicals and materials | Spectroscopy, Biophysics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | 2006 |
| Deutsches Historisches Institut WashingtonMax Weber Stiftung - Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland | Washington, United States | Government Social sciences and humanities | History, Literature and Literary Theory, Political Science and International Relations | 1987 |
| Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA | Greenbelt, United States | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Space science, Earth observation | 1959 |
| National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | Washington, United States | Government Space | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Information Systems and Management | 1916 |
| NASA Earth ScienceNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Washington, United States | Government Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology | |
| NASA Planetary ScienceNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Washington, United States | Government Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering | |
| National Biomedical Research Ethics CouncilNational Biomedical Research Ethics Council | Rockville, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | |
| National Highway InstituteNational Highway Institute | Arlington, United States | Government Environment and climate | Ecology, Civil and Structural Engineering, Soil Science | 1970 |
| National Institute of CorrectionsNational Institute of Corrections | Washington, United States | Government Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Law, Epidemiology | 1974 |
| Engineering LaboratoryNational Institute of Standards and Technology | Gaithersburg, United States | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science | |
| National Cancer InstituteNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Virology, Molecular Biology | 1937 |
| National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesNational Institutes of Health | Rockville, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Infectious Diseases, Small Animals | 2012 |
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication DisordersNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Sensory Systems, Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience | 1988 |
| National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Health, Physiology, Epidemiology | 2000 |
| National Nanotechnology InitiativeNational Nanotechnology Initiative | Arlington, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Information Systems and Management, Biomedical Engineering, Sociology and Political Science | 1999 |
| NIST GaithersburgNIST | Gaithersburg, United States | Government Technology | Metrology, Quantum, AI standards | 1901 |
| NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and ResearchNOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service | College Park, United States | Government Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering | |
| NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and TechnologyNOAA National Marine Fisheries Service | Silver Spring, United States | Government Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | |
| NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products & ServicesNOAA National Ocean Service | Silver Spring, United States | Government Environment and climate | Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, Geology | 1983 |
| NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean ScienceNOAA National Ocean Service | Silver Spring, United States | Government Environment and climate | Ecology, Oceanography, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | 1999 |
| NOAA RESTORE Science ProgramNOAA National Ocean Service | Silver Spring, United States | Government Environment and climate | Geochemistry and Petrology, Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes | 2012 |
| NOAA National Weather Service Office of Science and Technology IntegrationNOAA National Weather Service | Silver Spring, United States | Government Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change | |
| NOAA Air Resources LaboratoryNOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research | College Park, United States | Government Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering | 1940 |
| NOAA Office of Research, Transition, & ApplicationNOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research | Silver Spring, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Geology, Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering | |
| NOAA Office of Science SupportNOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research | Silver Spring, United States | Government Environment and climate | Earth-Surface Processes, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change | |
| NOAA Technology Partnerships OfficeNOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research | Silver Spring, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Economics and Econometrics, Information Systems and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation | |
| Office of Advanced Fuels TechnologiesNuclear Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain | Washington, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | |
| Office of Materials and Chemical TechnologiesNuclear Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain | Washington, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | |
| Division of Institution and Award SupportOffice of Budget, Finance and Award Management | Arlington, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Information Systems, Information Systems and Management | |
| Office of Energy TechnologyOffice of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation | Washington, United States | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering | 2026 |
| Office of Innovation, Affordability, and Consumer ChoiceOffice of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation | Washington, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | 2026 |
| Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies OfficeOffice of Critical Minerals, Materials, and Manufacturing | Washington, United States | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering | |
| Advanced Mining and Mineral Production Technologies OfficeOffice of Critical Minerals, Materials, and Manufacturing | Washington, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | 2026 |
| Transportation Technologies OfficeOffice of Energy Technology | Washington, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology | 2026 |
| Industrial Technologies OfficeOffice of Innovation, Affordability, and Consumer Choice | Washington, United States | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology | 2026 |
| Nuclear Energy Enabling TechnologiesOffice of Nuclear Energy | Washington, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Information Systems and Management, Molecular Biology, Information Systems | |
| Antarctic SciencesOffice of Polar Programs | Arlington, United States | Government Environment and climate | Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering | |
| Arctic SciencesOffice of Polar Programs | Arlington, United States | Government Environment and climate | Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, Genetics | |
| Office of Research on Women's HealthOffice of Research on Women's Health | Bethesda, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science | |
| Office of Accelerator R&D and ProductionOffice of Science | Washington, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | |
| Office of Isotope R&D and ProductionOffice of Science | Washington, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Radiation, Aerospace Engineering, Information Systems and Management | |
| Office of Science & Technology AustriaOffice of Science & Technology Austria | Washington, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, General Health Professions | 2001 |
| Office of Disposal R&DOffice of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition | Washington, United States | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | |
| Office of Extramural ResearchOffice of the Director | Bethesda, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Small Animals, Law | 1885 |
| Office of Research ServicesOffice of the Director | Bethesda, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Hematology | |
| Office of Technology TransferOffice of the Director | Rockville, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Management of Technology and Innovation, Information Systems and Management, Economics and Econometrics | 1989 |
| Palestinian American Research CouncilPalestinian American Research Council | Washington, United States | Government Social sciences and humanities | Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Finance, Economics and Econometrics | 1998 |
| President's Council of Advisors on Science and TechnologyPresident's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | Washington, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Information Systems and Management, Physiology, History and Philosophy of Science | 2001 |
| Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian Institution | Washington, United States | Government Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Oceanography, Paleontology | 1846 |
| State Justice InstituteState Justice Institute | Reston, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Health | 1984 |
| Vehicle Technologies OfficeTransportation Technologies Office | Washington, United States | Government Automotive and mobility | Automotive Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | 1992 |
| U.S. Coastal Research ProgramU.S. Coastal Research Program | Washington, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | |
| Directorate for Biological SciencesU.S. National Science Foundation | Arlington, United States | Government Environment and climate | Ecology, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science | |
| Directorate for Computer & Information Science & EngineeringU.S. National Science Foundation | Arlington, United States | Government Technology | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications | |
| Directorate for Mathematical & Physical SciencesU.S. National Science Foundation | Alexandria, United States | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Applied Mathematics | |
| Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic SciencesU.S. National Science Foundation | Alexandria, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Modeling and Simulation | |
| Materials Research Science and Engineering CentersU.S. National Science Foundation | Arlington, United States | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Education, Molecular Biology | |
| Research Experiences for UndergraduatesU.S. National Science Foundation | Arlington, United States | Government Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Instrumentation | |
| United States Arctic Research CommissionUnited States Arctic Research Commission | Arlington, United States | Government Environment and climate | Sociology and Political Science, Atmospheric Science, Ocean Engineering | 1985 |
| Center for Nutrition Policy and PromotionUnited States Department of Agriculture | Alexandria, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics | 1994 |
| Economic Research ServiceUnited States Department of Agriculture | Washington, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Safety Research, Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1961 |
| National Institute of Food and AgricultureUnited States Department of Agriculture | Washington, United States | Government Agriculture and food | General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 2008 |
| Artificial Intelligence & Technology OfficeUnited States Department of Energy | Washington, United States | Government Technology | Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2019 |
| Office of Critical Minerals and Energy InnovationUnited States Department of Energy | Washington, United States | Government Energy and resources | Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Automotive Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology | 1981 |
| Office of ScienceUnited States Department of Energy | Washington, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1977 |
| Office of Technology CommercializationUnited States Department of Energy | Washington, United States | Government Multidisciplinary research | Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Artificial Intelligence, Materials Chemistry | |
| Office of the Under Secretary for ScienceUnited States Department of Energy | Washington, United States | Government Environment and climate | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Ocean Engineering | |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency for HealthUnited States Department of Health and Human Services | Washington, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Genetics, General Health Professions | 2022 |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityUnited States Department of Health and Human Services | Rockville, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Economics and Econometrics, Health Information Management, Emergency Medical Services | 1989 |
| Biomedical Advanced Research and Development AuthorityUnited States Department of Health and Human Services | Washington, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | |
| National Institutes of HealthUnited States Department of Health and Human Services | Bethesda, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology | 1887 |
| Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information TechnologyUnited States Department of Health and Human Services | Washington, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Health Information Management, Economics and Econometrics, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | 2004 |
| National Institute of JusticeUnited States Department of Justice | Washington, United States | Government Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Law, Political Science and International Relations | 1968 |
| Foreign Service InstituteUnited States Department of State | Arlington, United States | Government Social sciences and humanities | Language and Linguistics, Political Science and International Relations, Developmental and Educational Psychology | 1947 |
| Office of Financial ResearchUnited States Department of the Treasury | Washington, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Finance, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Accounting | 2010 |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and TechnologyUnited States Department of Transportation | Washington, United States | Government Social sciences and humanities | Transportation, Social Psychology, Civil and Structural Engineering | |
| Climate Adaptation Science CentersUnited States Geological Survey | Reston, United States | Government Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Ecology | |
| Beltsville Agricultural Research CenterUS Department of Agriculture | Beltsville, United States | Government Agriculture and food | Crop science, Animal science | 1910 |
| National Cybersecurity Center of ExcellenceUS Department of Commerce | Rockville, United States | Government Technology | Cybersecurity | |
| Homeland Security Operational Analysis CenterUS Department of Homeland Security | Arlington, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Security analysis | |
| Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development InstituteUS Department of Homeland Security | McLean, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Systems engineering | |
| National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures CenterUS Department of Homeland Security | Frederick, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Biodefence | |
| Center for Advanced Aviation System DevelopmentUS Department of Transportation | McLean, United States | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Air traffic, Aviation safety | |
| 18FUS government | Washington, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Digital government | 2014 |
| CMS Alliance to Modernize HealthcareUS Health and Human Services | Baltimore, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Health systems | |
| Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer ResearchUS National Institutes of Health | Frederick, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer, Biotech | |
| NIH Intramural Research ProgramUS National Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Biomedicine | 1887 |
| Science and Technology Policy InstituteUS National Science Foundation | Alexandria, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Science policy | |
| Center for Enterprise ModernizationUS Treasury and partners | McLean, United States | Government Public policy and analysis | Digital government | |
| Rehabilitation Research and Development ServiceVA Office of Research and Development | Washington, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Armed Forces Institute of PathologyArmed Forces Institute of Pathology | Silver Spring, United States | Military Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Rheumatology, Oncology | 1862 |
| Naval Medical Research CommandBureau of Medicine and Surgery | Silver Spring, United States | Military Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology, Immunology | 1942 |
| Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LaboratoryJohns Hopkins University | Laurel, United States | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Space, Hypersonics, Defence | 1942 |
| Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (Naval Reactors)National Nuclear Security Administration | Washington, United States | Military Multidisciplinary research | Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Strategy and Management, Control and Systems Engineering | |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyOffice of the Secretary of Defense | Arlington, United States | Military Aerospace and defence | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering | 1958 |
| Defense Technical Information CenterOffice of the Secretary of Defense | Fort Belvoir, United States | Military Technology | Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Aerospace Engineering | 2004 |
| Defense Technology Security AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of Defense | Alexandria, United States | Military Multidisciplinary research | Research | 1980 |
| U.S. Army Engineer Institute for Water ResourcesU.S. Army Engineer Institute for Water Resources | Alexandria, United States | Military Environment and climate | Ocean Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology | 1969 |
| United States Air Force Office of Scientific ResearchUnited States Air Force Research Laboratory | Arlington, United States | Military Aerospace and defence | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Control and Systems Engineering, Catalysis | |
| United States Army Medical Research and Development CommandUnited States Army Medical Command | Frederick, United States | Military Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine | 1994 |
| United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious DiseasesUnited States Army Medical Research and Development Command | Frederick, United States | Military Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1969 |
| U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social SciencesUnited States Department of the Army | Fort Belvoir, United States | Military Social sciences and humanities | Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, Control and Systems Engineering | 1917 |
| Office of Naval ResearchUnited States Department of the Navy | Arlington, United States | Military Environment and climate | Oceanography, Information Systems and Management, Mechanics of Materials | 1946 |
| Naval Research Laboratory Center for Bio/Molecular Science and EngineeringUnited States Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, United States | Military Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering | |
| Naval Research Laboratory Electronics Science and Technology DivisionUnited States Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, United States | Military Aerospace and defence | Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | |
| Naval Research Laboratory Information Technology DivisionUnited States Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, United States | Military Technology | Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence | |
| Naval Research Laboratory Materials Science and Technology DivisionUnited States Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, United States | Military Aerospace and defence | Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Metals and Alloys | |
| Naval Research Laboratory Optical Sciences DivisionUnited States Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, United States | Military Aerospace and defence | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry | |
| Naval Research Laboratory Plasma Physics DivisionUnited States Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, United States | Military Multidisciplinary research | Control and Systems Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Aerospace Engineering | |
| Naval Research Laboratory Radar DivisionUnited States Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, United States | Military Aerospace and defence | Aerospace Engineering, Signal Processing, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | |
| Naval Research Laboratory Remote Sensing DivisionUnited States Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, United States | Military Aerospace and defence | Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering | |
| Naval Research Laboratory Space Systems Development DivisionUnited States Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, United States | Military Aerospace and defence | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | |
| Naval Research Laboratory Spacecraft Engineering DivisionUnited States Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, United States | Military Aerospace and defence | Ceramics and Composites, Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering | |
| Naval Research Laboratory Tactical Electronic Warfare DivisionUnited States Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, United States | Military Aerospace and defence | Aerospace Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Control and Systems Engineering | |
| Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and SecurityUniversity of Maryland | College Park, United States | Military Aerospace, defence and space | AI, Intelligence | 2018 |
| DEVCOM Army Research LaboratoryUS Army | Adelphi, United States | Military Aerospace, defence and space | AI, Materials, Energetics | 1992 |
| DEVCOM C5ISR CenterUS Army | Aberdeen, United States | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Sensors, Communications | 1917 |
| US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious DiseasesUS Army | Frederick, United States | Military Healthcare and life sciences | Biodefence | 1969 |
| Walter Reed Army Institute of ResearchUS Army | Silver Spring, United States | Military Healthcare and life sciences | Military medicine, Vaccines | 1893 |
| Center for Communications and Computing (IDA)US Department of Defense | Alexandria, United States | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Cryptography, Computing | |
| Center for Naval AnalysesUS Department of Defense | Arlington, United States | Military Public policy and analysis | Defence analysis | |
| Laboratory for Physical SciencesUS Department of Defense | College Park, United States | Military Technology | Quantum computing, Microelectronics | 1956 |
| National Security Engineering Center (MITRE)US Department of Defense | McLean, United States | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Systems engineering, Cybersecurity | |
| Systems and Analyses Center (IDA)US Department of Defense | Alexandria, United States | Military Public policy and analysis | Defence analysis | |
| Naval Surface Warfare Center DahlgrenUS Navy | Dahlgren, United States | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Directed energy, Weapons systems | 1918 |
| US Naval Research LaboratoryUS Navy | Washington, United States | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Materials, Space, Electronics | 1923 |
| Space Telescope Science InstituteAssociation of Universities for Research in Astronomy | Baltimore, United States | University Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 1981 |
| Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryJohns Hopkins University | North Laurel, United States | University Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering | 1942 |
| Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS ResearchJohns Hopkins University | Baltimore, United States | University Healthcare and life sciences | Virology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics | |
| Johns Hopkins UniversityUniversities in United States | Baltimore, United States | University Multidisciplinary research | Medicine, Public health | 1876 |
| HHMI Janelia Research CampusHoward Hughes Medical Institute | Ashburn, United States | Non-profit Healthcare and life sciences | Neuroscience, Imaging | 2006 |
| Adelphi Laboratory CenterAdelphi Laboratory Center | Adelphi, United States | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ceramics and Composites | |
| Appalachian Fruit Research LaboratoryAgricultural Research Service - Northeast Area | Martinsburg, United States | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1979 |
| American Society for Bone and Mineral ResearchAmerican Society for Bone and Mineral Research | Washington, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, History and Philosophy of Science, Molecular Biology | 1977 |
| Association of Universities for Research in AstronomyAssociation of Universities for Research in Astronomy | Washington, United States | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 1957 |
| Department of EmbryologyCarnegie Institution for Science | Baltimore, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Cell Biology | 1913 |
| Earth and Planets LaboratoryCarnegie Institution for Science | Washington, United States | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Instrumentation | 2020 |
| National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention | Washington, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Occupational Therapy, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | 1970 |
| Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical InnovationChildren's National | Washington, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Biomedical Engineering, Epidemiology | 2010 |
| Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness InnovationsCoalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations | Washington, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Sociology and Political Science | 2017 |
| Turner-Fairbank Highway Research CenterFederal Highway Administration | McLean, United States | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Control and Systems Engineering | |
| Fraunhofer USA Center Mid-Atlantic CMAFraunhofer USA | College Park, United States | Research institute Technology | Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | 1997 |
| Genetics and IVF InstituteGenetics and IVF Institute | Fairfax, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Reproductive Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1984 |
| Howard Hughes Medical InstituteHoward Hughes Medical Institute | Chevy Chase, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Immunology | 1953 |
| Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer CenterJohns Hopkins Medicine | Baltimore, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Hematology | 1973 |
| Joint Space Science InstituteJoint Space Science Institute | College Park, United States | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 2010 |
| Maryland Dermatology Laser Skin and Vein InstituteMaryland Dermatology Laser Skin and Vein Institute | Hunt Valley, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Dermatology, Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | |
| Maryland Population Research CenterMaryland Population Research Center | College Park, United States | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Demography, Gender Studies, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1988 |
| Division of Cancer Epidemiology and GeneticsNational Cancer Institute | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Oncology, Epidemiology | |
| Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology ResearchNational Institute of Standards and Technology | Rockville, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | |
| Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer ScienceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | College Park, United States | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics | 2014 |
| National Institute of Statistical SciencesNational Institute of Statistical Sciences | Washington, United States | Research institute Basic science | Statistics and Probability, Artificial Intelligence, Transportation | 1990 |
| Center for Information TechnologyNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Mathematical Physics | 1964 |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Epidemiology | 1962 |
| National Center for Complementary and Integrative HealthNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Complementary and alternative medicine, Cognitive Neuroscience | 1991 |
| National Eye InstituteNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Ophthalmology, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience | 1968 |
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Hematology, Genetics | 1948 |
| National Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology | 1989 |
| National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin DiseasesNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Rheumatology, Hematology | 1950 |
| National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | 2000 |
| National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial ResearchNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Periodontics, Physiology, Immunology and Allergy | 1931 |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Nephrology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 1947 |
| National Institute of General Medical SciencesNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Information Systems and Management | 1962 |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine | 1950 |
| National Institute of Nursing ResearchNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Epidemiology, Neurology | 1946 |
| National Institute on AgingNational Institutes of Health | Baltimore, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology, Aging | 1974 |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pathology and Forensic Medicine | 1974 |
| National Institute on Drug AbuseNational Institutes of Health | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1974 |
| NOAA National Systematics LaboratoryNOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and Technology | Washington, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Paleontology, Aquatic Science | 1970 |
| NOAA Meteorological Development LaboratoryNOAA Office of Modeling and Development | Silver Spring, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science | 2001 |
| Joint Global Change Research InstitutePacific Northwest National Laboratory | Riverdale Park, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2001 |
| ForestGEOSmithsonian Institution | Washington, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering | |
| Smithsonian Conservation Biology InstituteSmithsonian Institution | Front Royal, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics | 1974 |
| Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterSmithsonian Institution | Edgewater, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology | 1964 |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsSmithsonian Institution | Washington, United States | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Emergency Medical Services, Sociology and Political Science | 1968 |
| Center for Biologics Evaluation and ResearchUnited States Food and Drug Administration | Silver Spring, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Epidemiology, Microbiology | 1890 |
| Center for Drug Evaluation and ResearchUnited States Food and Drug Administration | Silver Spring, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Statistics and Probability, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Toxicology | |
| Eastern Ecological Science CenterUnited States Geological Survey | Kearneysville, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics | |
| Florence Bascom Geoscience CenterUnited States Geological Survey | Reston, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Earth-Surface Processes | |
| Geology, Energy and Minerals Science CenterUnited States Geological Survey | Reston, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials | |
| Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science CenterUnited States Geological Survey | Baltimore, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry | |
| National Minerals Information CenterUnited States Geological Survey | Reston, United States | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Building and Construction, General Energy | |
| National Center for Biotechnology InformationUnited States National Library of Medicine | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Genetics | 1988 |
| Vaccine Research CenterVaccine Research Center | Bethesda, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Virology, Infectious Diseases, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | 1997 |
| Health Services Research & DevelopmentVeterans Health Administration | Washington, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Social Psychology | |
| Washington Center for Weight Management and ResearchWashington Center for Weight Management and Research | Arlington, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pharmacology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems |
Countries
Organisations
- Agricultural Research Service
- Agricultural Research Service - Northeast Area
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Max Weber Stiftung - Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland
- NASA
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Institutes of Health
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
- NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
- Smithsonian Institution
- U.S. National Science Foundation
- United States Department of Energy
- United States Department of Health and Human Services
- United States Geological Survey
- United States Naval Research Laboratory
- Universities in United States
- US Army
- US Department of Defense
- US Department of Homeland Security
- US National Science Foundation
- US Navy
Other leading ecosystems
- Paris and Saclay
- Beijing and Tianjin
- Greater Tokyo and Tsukuba
- Moscow
- Grenoble
- London and the Golden Triangle
- Greater Bay Area (Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong)
- Shanghai and Suzhou
- Provence (ITER and Cadarache)
- Silicon Valley and the Bay Area
- Singapore
- Zurich, Basel and Aargau
- Randstad (Amsterdam, Delft, Leiden)
- Stuttgart and Karlsruhe
Questions and answers
How big is the Washington DC and Maryland R&D ecosystem?
It has 212 labs from 123 organisations, ranking number 3 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Washington DC and Maryland?
They include National Institutes of Health, United States Naval Research Laboratory, U.S. National Science Foundation and United States Geological Survey.
What does the Washington DC and Maryland ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering and public health, environmental and occupational health.
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