# COMAR Title 14 — Independent Agencies

## Subtitle 04 — Maryland Technology Development Corporation

### Chapter 08 — Stem Cell Research Commission

#### Regulation .08 Agreement Following Award of Financial Assistance.

*COMAR 14.04.08.08*

A. A grantee shall execute a grant agreement or loan agreement with the Corporation, in a form prescribed by the Corporation, that:

  (1) Makes disbursement of financial assistance contingent on evidence of IRB approval of the State-funded stem cell research described in the application;

  (2) Acknowledges, as appropriate, that an award of financial assistance beyond the current fiscal year may be contingent on future appropriations to the Fund;

  (3) 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 of the State-funded stem cell research described in the application;

  (4) Discusses, as appropriate, other matters related to intellectual property; and

  (5) Contains other assurances, as determined by the Corporation, related to the grantee's compliance with applicable law and the terms of the financial assistance.

B. A grantee shall, upon request, provide information to the Commission and Corporation reasonably related to the oversight of an award of financial assistance and the progress and results of the State-funded stem cell research.