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Business Innovation Centers – Montgomery County, MD
Montgomery County manages four Business Innovation Centers to help you grow your business. These facilities are conveniently located near federal, academic, and nonprofit research agencies; life sciences and technology industry partners; Metrorail, town centers and major travel routes. All facilities feature a full menu of resources and support services, including business consulting, legal and accounting resources, intellectual property and commercialization assistance, and access to state and county funding programs to support business growth. These four facilities are also part of the Maryland Global Gateway Soft Landing Program, providing extra support to qualified international companies who use the County innovation incubator space to launch their US headquarters or East Coast operations.
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Business Innovation Centers – Montgomery County, MD
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Germantown Innovation Center
20271 Goldenrod Ln 2nd Floor
Germantown, MD 20876
Primary focus: Life Sciences
With easy access to I-270, the Montgomery County Germantown Innovation Center (GIC) is a premier office and laboratory space for life sciences companies featuring wet lab space and access to Montgomery College's state-of-the-art biotech facilities.
The GIC is located on the Pinkney Innovation Campus at Montgomery College (PIC MC) which has been designated by the State of Maryland as a RISE Zone, providing additional benefits to qualified companies.
Germantown Innovation Center details
Data sheet - Germantown Innovation Center (PDF)
Floor plan - Germantown Innovation Center (PDF)
Features:
- 32,000 square feet
- 40 offices
- 16 wet labs, averaging 500 square feet (Class 100) for life sciences companies
- Shared equipment
- Back-up generator
- 2 huddle areas
- 2 conference rooms
- 1 large multi-purpose room seating 80-100 people
Rockville Innovation Center
155 Gibbs Street, 4th Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Primary focus: MedTech and other High-Tech
The Rockville Innovation Center has MedTech and other High-Tech focus office space. You'll be inspired working in this incubator housed in the same building as Rockville Town Square's VisArts Center, whose artists deck the halls with their creations.
The Town Center is filled with restaurants and shops and is steps away from the Red Line Metrorail stop.
Rockville Innovation Center details
Data sheet - Rockville Innovation Center (PDF)
Floor plan - Rockville Innovation Center (PDF)
Features:
- 23,000 square feet of flexible office space on two floors
- 45 offices and office suites to accommodate international, professional service and advanced technology companies
- 4 huddle areas
- Modern, movable office furniture
- 4,000 square feet of open space in a co-work environment
Silver Spring Innovation Center
8070 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Focus: All industries - office space
The Silver Spring Innovation Center (SSIC) provides office space for all industries. Located steps away from the nation's capital in Silver Spring’s vibrant downtown corridor, the SSIC incubator boasts an industrial feel for its technology companies that are proud to plant roots there.
Silver Spring Innovation Center details
Data sheet - Silver Spring Innovation Center (PDF)
Floor plan - Silver Spring Innovation Center (PDF)
Features:
- 20,000 square feet
- 37 offices and a coworking area
- Ultra high-speed bandwidth via the ultraMontgomery program
AI Innovation Center
11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 680
Rockville, MD 20852 (North Bethesda)
Focus: AI enhanced technologies – all industries
The AI Innovation Center (AIIC) provides office space, coworking and meeting space for businesses incorporating AI their technology products and services. The Center is located minutes away from the University of Maryland’s Institute for Health Computing and conveniently near Rockville Pike, I-495 and Metrorail access to the many federal and private sector research and technology organizations nearby.
AI Innovation Center details
Floor plan - AI Innovation Center (image)
Features:
- 4,300 square feet
- 8 offices
- 15 co-working desks
- 1 in-suite conference room and multiple additional meeting rooms nearby
- Multiple huddle areas/lounge space
- Fitness room/gym
Other Innovation Programs
There are a variety of incubator or accelerator programs offered by other organizations in Montgomery County. These include:
International Companies
Montgomery County’s incubators are members of the Maryland Global Gateway Soft Landing Program, which provides special assistance to qualified foreign companies seeking to open a US location in Maryland.