BASIC RESEARCH
Initial concept work and de novo and early-stage projects with potential for commercially-relevant output | Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA): choose either (a) Standard SRA or (b) one of three Industry Express options | Under (a) the Standard SRA, Company is granted an exclusive option to negotiate an exclusive license to resulting Intellectual Property (IP);
Under (b) three Industry Express options are available for Companies desiring greater cost certainty with resulting IP* | Project data is owned by UGA, with non-exclusive, royalty-free license granted to Company for internal use;
UGA may publish data/results following Company pre-publication review to protect Confidential Information/IP |
APPLIED RESEARCH (UGA Technology)
Work to validate, explore viability, or refine UGA-developed technology/products | Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA): choose either (a) Standard SRA or (b) one of three Industry Express options | Under (a) the Standard SRA, Company is granted an exclusive option to negotiate an exclusive license to resulting IP;
Under (b) three Industry Express options are available for Companies desiring greater cost certainty with resulting IP* | Project data is owned by UGA, with non-exclusive, royalty-free license granted to Company for internal use;
UGA may publish data/results following Company pre-publication review to protect Confidential Information/IP |
APPLIED RESEARCH (Company Technology)
Projects that explore Company-developed technology/products and overcome practical challenges early in product development | Applied Research Agreement
| Company owns all IP rights relating to Company-provided materials; and if project includes UGA inventive contribution, then Company is granted an exclusive option to negotiate an exclusive license to new IP developed by UGA researchers | Project data is owned by Company, with limited license granted to UGA for academic use;
UGA may publish data/results with Company approval |
PROPRIETARY TESTING
Testing Company-developed technology/products during the final stage of development, with possible minor improvements by UGA | Proprietary Testing Agreement | Company owns all test results and IP rights relating to Company-provided materials, including UGA-developed improvements* | Project data is owned by Company, with limited license granted to UGA for academic use;
UGA may publish data/results with Company approval |
CLINICAL TRIALS
Conducting clinical trial protocols on Company-provided drug/device candidates. | Company typically provides its preferred Agreement | Company-driven terms typical for clinical trials | Company-driven terms typical for clinical trials |