North Dakota Century Code Title 4.1. Agriculture § 4.1-01-20.1. Bioscience innovation grant program--Continuing appropriation

a. Support biotechnology innovation and commercialization in areas including crop genetics, biofuels, biomaterials, biosensors, and biotechnology in relation to food, nutrition, animals, humans, equipment, medical and health products and services, medical diagnostics, medical therapeutics, and farm-based pharmaceuticals;

b. Promote the creation of bioscience jobs in the state to be filled by graduates from institutions under the control of the state board of higher education;

c. Encourage the development of new bioscience technologies and bioscience startup companies in the state;

d. Leverage the agriculture industry in the state to support the development of bioscience technologies impacting livestock operations and crop production;

e. Promote bioscience research and development at institutions under the control of the state board of higher education; and

f. Encourage coordination and collaboration among other entities and programs in the state to promote bioscience innovation goals.

a. Employs at least two employees;

b. Has documented annual sales of less than two million five hundred thousand dollars; and

c. Is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership registered in the state.

a. One representative from the department of agriculture appointed by the agriculture commissioner;

b. One representative from the bioscience association of North Dakota appointed by the board of the bioscience association of North Dakota; and

c. One representative from the department of commerce appointed by the commissioner of the department of commerce.