Suburban Maryland boasts one of the top five biotech clusters in all of North America, with new companies signing massive leases each year and funding growing from private and public sources. How much do you know about construction, leasing and development along the I-270 life sciences corridor? Find out with our quiz.
1
Which of these federal agencies is NOT nearby the I-270 life sciences corridor?
National Institutes of Health
Food and Drug Administration
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Centers for Disease Control
YOU'RE CORRECT!
Despite being a federal agency, the CDC has its headquarters outside of Atlanta.
YOU'RE WRONG!
Despite being a federal agency, the CDC has its headquarters outside of Atlanta.
2
What are the vacancy rates for lab space and office space within the I-270 corridor?
Lab - 5.3%, Office - 18.9%
Lab - 4.1%, Office - 7.5%
Lab - 8.2%, Office - 12.5%
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Lab space is extremely tight along the I-270 corridor — far tighter than regular office space.
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Lab space is extremely tight along the I-270 corridor — far tighter than regular office space.
3
The Maryland DOT recently shelved a plan for what kind of transit that would have connected the cities along the I-270 corridor?
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The Corridor Cities Transitway, though originally conceived as a light rail route, was proposed more recently as a bus rapid transit corridor.
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The Corridor Cities Transitway, though originally conceived as a light rail route, was proposed more recently as a bus rapid transit corridor.
4
Which of these companies owns a 204-acre plot of land in Clarksburg that is currently sitting largely undeveloped?
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The former Comsat site would have been the northern terminus of the Corridor Cities Transitway, which might have spurred development at the massive site.
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The former Comsat site would have been the northern terminus of the Corridor Cities Transitway, which might have spurred development at the massive site.
5
Developers at Montgomery College's Pinkney Innovation Complex can take advantage of what two tax incentive programs?
Opportunity zones, low-income housing tax credits
RISE zones, New market tax credits
New market tax credits, low-income housing tax credits
RISE zones, opportunity zones
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The college's Germantown campus finds itself both within a federal opportunity zone and a state-designated Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise zone.
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The college's Germantown campus finds itself both within a federal opportunity zone and a state-designated Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise zone.
6
Regenxbio won a victory in May when the FDA approved a therapy using its technology to treat what disease in infants?
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Regenxbio, which will occupy a new build-to-suit office in North Rockville, is capping off a year of growth following the FDA decision.
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Regenxbio, which will occupy a new build-to-suit office in North Rockville, is capping off a year of growth following the FDA decision.
7
Autolus Therapeutics has signed a lease for a new U.S. headquarters in Rockville. In what country is Autolus based?
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The London-based company develops T-cell programming technologies to help treat cancer.
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The London-based company develops T-cell programming technologies to help treat cancer.
8
The I-270 corridor has been ranked the fifth-largest biotech cluster in North America. Boston-Cambridge is No. 1. What metro area is No. 2?
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The San Francisco Bay Area ranks just behind Boston and Cambridge in JLL's latest rankings of North America's largest biotech clusters. Also in the top 10 are Raleigh-Durham, San Diego and Toronto.
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The San Francisco Bay Area ranks just behind Boston and Cambridge in JLL's latest rankings of North America's largest biotech clusters. Also in the top 10 are Raleigh-Durham, San Diego and Toronto.
