GOVERNOR O’MALLEY TO TOUR NIH RESEARCH CENTER, ADDRESS FEDERAL FACILITIES ADVISORY BOARD

ANNAPOLIS, MD (November 17, 2010) – Governor Martin O’Malley will join National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins and members of the Federal Facilities Advisory Board on a tour of the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center on the NIH Campus at 9000 Rockville Pike in Bethesda on Thursday, November 18 at 10:45 a.m. Following the tour, Governor O’Malley will address the Federal Facilities Advisory Board, which he appointed last year to develop a comprehensive assessment of how Maryland can best support and leverage the vast potential of its more than 50 federal facilities and help connect Maryland companies with federal opportunities to create jobs. Statewide, NIH employs more than 18,000 people and awarded more than $2 billion in procurement contracts and $1.2 billion in research grants to Maryland in FY 2010. Media are asked to arrive by 10:40 a.m. at the north entrance lobby of the Clinical Research Center.