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Montgomery County Government and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) recently celebrated the opening of HJF Innovation Labs @ MontgomeryCountyMD (HIL), a new co-branded innovation facility affiliated with the Montgomery County Business Center Innovation Network.
The HJF Innovation Labs is a regional biotech incubator tailored to the needs of startups and small companies developing dual-use (military and civilian) medical technologies. The facility will help emerging companies overcome financial and operational barriers, navigate the unique challenges of military medical product development, and access the resources, partnerships, and expertise needed to accelerate their innovations to market.
“This new facility brings much‑needed small biotech lab space to North Bethesda and strengthens our growing life sciences ecosystem. Any county entrepreneur working on dual‑use technologies can now collaborate with HJF, use their space here, and connect to global resources, including clinical trial sites around the world.”
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
The launch responds to the demand for smaller-scale lab space with shared equipment, wraparound services, and better access to meaningful innovation support and community resources. The facility joins Montgomery County’s four other Business Innovation Centers located in Rockville, Silver Spring, and Germantown.
