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Martine Rothblatt is CEO of United Therapeutics Corp was one of several executives at the Maryland Regional Biotech Forum on Monday discussing how the Washington region could become a top U.S. biotech by 2023.

Could Greater Washington be one of the big three in biotech beside other market leaders like, say, Boston? That was certainly the rallying cry Monday as CEOs and a few hundred entrepreneurs, academics and government types packed into MedImmune's auditorium in Gaithersburg. MedImmune, the research and development arm of AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN), was hosting the first Maryland Regional Biotech Forum to chart a course for elevating the region's reputation into the top three by 2023. The event was also hosted by the Tech Council of Maryland and BioHealth Innovation Inc.

Image: Martine Rothblatt is CEO of United Therapeutics Corp was one of several executives at the Maryland Regional Biotech Forum on Monday discussing how the Washington region could become a top U.S. biotech by 2023.