Md. Code, Economic Development § 10–456

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.