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#1

Federal Tech Transfer Facilities

According to the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, Maryland is home to 156 federal member facilities, more than any other state.

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NIH R&D awards

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NIH awards among U.S. colleges & universities (Johns Hopkins University)

Johns Hopkins University ranks first among U.S. colleges and universities in total National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards, including grants and contracts for research, development, training, and fellowships ($857.9 million).

#2

Federal obligations for R&D

Maryland ranks second among the states in federal obligations for research and development ($21.1 billion), and first on a per capita basis.

#4

Federal government R&D expenditures at colleges and universities

Maryland ranks fourth in R&D expenditures at universities and colleges, totaling $5.98 billion in FY 2023. Further, Maryland ranks third in federal government R&D spending at academic institutions with $4.7 billion.

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R&D intensity

Maryland ranks fifth in research and development (R&D) intensity, which is the ratio of total R&D expenditures to gross domestic product (GDP) by state. Maryland ranks eighth in total R&D performance, including federal and state government, business, nonprofit, and academia.

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Patent applications worldwide (Johns Hopkins University)

Johns Hopkins University ranks 8th worldwide among universities in the number of World Intellectual Property Organization administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) international patent applications in 2023, totaling 141.