Fairfax County makes push for biotechnology space

Fairfax County officials are hoping to lure scientists to the west side of the Potomac with state-of-the-art labs and a new focus on biotechnology.

With the looming threat of sequestration — $1 trillion in spending cuts and the cascading effect that shrinking federal budgets would have on government employees and contractors — the county is looking to invest in a sector less reliant on government spending and says biotech is its answer.