Section 12-302 - Legislative findingsThe General Assembly finds that:
(1) Fundamental research is the building block of a knowledge-based economy;(2) Federal research grants that support fundamental research are transitioning from single-discipline grants to multidiscipline grants that span academic programs;(3) A successful knowledge-based economy also depends on the transition of innovative research projects developed in research labs to companies in the private sector for commercialization; and(4) The State must enhance its research and technology transfer programs to continue developing a strong knowledge-based economy.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 25, Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2016.