Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 10-4D-03 - Grant and loan program(a) Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the Corporation shall establish a grant and loan program to provide grants and loans for State-funded, human-relevant animal testing alternatives research.(b) A grant or loan awarded under this subtitle is contingent on the recipient entering into a memorandum of understanding with the Corporation that: (1) establishes the scope of the State's ownership or other financial interest in the commercialization and other benefits of the results, products, inventions, and discoveries resulting from State-funded, human-relevant research; and(2) to the extent consistent with federal and State law, reflects the intellectual property policies of the Corporation.(c) The Corporation may not disburse grant or loan money to a recipient until the recipient meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 448, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.