§ 10-456. Purpose of Initiative  


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  •    The purpose of the Initiative is to:

       (1) promote the commercialization of research conducted in universities in the State;

       (2) encourage qualifying universities to partner on commercialization and other activities, including with federal laboratories located in Maryland; and

       (3) facilitate the transfer of technology from universities to commercial industries, by:

          (i) assessing the viability and value of the technology;

          (ii) defining and exploiting potential markets for the technology;

          (iii) identifying funding sources to support the development of the technology; and

          (iv) developing commercialization strategies.


HISTORY: 2012, ch. 450.