Governor Martin O’Malley and the General Assembly established the Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board to help Maryland:    

• Develop a comprehensive state strategic plan for life sciences.
         
• Promote life sciences research, development, commercialization, and manufacturing in the state.

• Promote collaboration and coordination among life sciences organizations in the state.
  
• Promote collaboration and coordination among research institutions of higher education in the state.
         
• Develop a strategy to coordinate state and federal resources to attract private sector investment and job creation in the life sciences.
         
• Develop a strategy to support federal life sciences facilities in the state, including support for education, transportation, housing, and capital investment.   

• Make recommendations to address critical needs in the life sciences, including access to venture capital and capital construction funding.