Cooperative Agreement

A hybrid between a contract and grant. While its purpose is typically similar to a grant in that it focuses on increased scientific knowledge, the sponsor takes a more active role as a partner to the research, rather just a funder.

Lori Ciccone

CT - Clinical Trials Agreement

Clinical Trials Agreement (CTA) is a legally binding contract that outlines the terms, conditions, and responsibilities of all parties involved in a clinical trial facilitating compliance with regulatory requirements and minimizing risks associated with non-compliance.

Michelle Tomasino

CT - Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement

Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA) is a legal contract which outlines information the parties want to share with each other for certain evaluation purposes but want to restrict from wider use and dissemination. It is used to protect proprietary or sensitive information from disclosure by others.

Michelle Tomasino

CT - Letter of Indemnification

Letter of Indemnification (LOI) is a letter issued by the Sponsor who is not a party to the Clinical Trial Agreement.

Michelle Tomasino

CT Industry Amendments

An Amendment is a formal or official change made to an existing agreement/contract.

Michelle Tomasino

Data Use Agreement
(three-way)

Data Use Agreement (DUA) is a contract which governs the exchange of specific data between t pahreerties (it establishes who is permitted to use and receive a unique data set, along with the allowable uses and disclosures of the data by the recipient).

Maureen Shaw

Data Use Agreement
(two-way)

Data Use Agreement (DUA) is a contract which governs the exchange of specific data between two parties (it establishes who is permitted to use and receive a unique data set, along with the allowable uses and disclosures of the data by the recipient).

Maureen Shaw

Data Use Agreement (inter-institutional)

Data Use Agreement (DUA) is a contract which governs the exchange of specific data between two internal parties (it establishes who is permitted to use and receive a unique data set, along with the allowable uses and disclosures of the data by the recipient).

Maureen Shaw

Equipment Lease Agreement (no cost)

Agreement for managing collaborative use of facilities, space and/or equipment in campus buildings.

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

Express License Agreement

Express License Agreement is a license agreement with set term(s).

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

External IRB

External IRB is a formal document indicating a collaborative arrangement allowing UNLV to cede human subjects research review to another IRB

Beverly Jacobik

Facility Authorization Agreement

Facility Authorization Agreement is acknowledgement that a site administrator is aware that a research project is occuring at their site.

Beverly Jacobik

Facility Use Agreement

Agreement for managing collaborative use of facilities, space and/or equipment in campus buildings.

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) Data Transfer and User Agreement Template; DTUA (reciprocal)

Templates are intended to facilitate the transfer/sharing of research data between US-based nonprofit and/or governmental organizations or public health. purposes. Utilized when data is being shared back and forth between multiple institutions. Can be used for both HIPAA and non HIPAA data.

Maureen Shaw

Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) Data Transfer and User Agreement Template; DTUA *used for studies with non-PHI data

Templates are intended to facilitate the transfer/sharing of research data between US-based nonprofit and/or governmental organizations or public health.  purposes.  Similar to UNLV's 2-way agreement.  Can be used for both HIPAA and non HIPAA data.

Maureen Shaw

Fixed Price Research Agreement

Fixed price research agreement between UNLV and Sponsor for a research project of mutual interest and benefit to UNLV and Sponsor which will further UNLV’s instructional and research objectives consistent with its status as a nonprofit, taxexempt, educational institution

Lori Ciccone

IACUC Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) describes the broad outlines of an agreement that two or more parties have reached with regard to IACUC/animal facility).

Beverly Jacobik

Individual Investigator Agreement

Individual Investigator Agreement (IIA) is a formal written agreement between an institution conducting research and an independant investigator who is collaborating on the research.

Beverly Jacobik

Industry Research Agreement

Contract between UNLV and an industry sponsor for the purposes of funding and conducting research - more on this later

Jacob Roehm

Industry Service Agreement

Contract between UNLV and a sponsor for services - more on this later

Jacob Roehm

Inter-Institutional Agreement

Inter-Institutional Agreement (IIA) is a contract that facilitates cooperation between higher education institutions and has various purposes (e.g., joint management of joint IP, specifies rights and privileges of students moving from one institution to the other, exchange students, etc.).

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

Interlocal Agreement

Interlocal Agreement is a collaborative contract between two bodies aiming to provide more efficient, less costly services.

Jacob Roehm

IP Option Agreement

IP Option Agreement is a contractual arrangement which grants a party the exclusive right to purchase or license specific IP rights (generally includes a predetermined price and a specified time frame for the option to be exercised).

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

IRB Regulatory Reporting

Reports include OHRP IRB Registration, OHRP IRB incident reports, Federalwide Assurance,  AAHRPP Annual Report

Beverly Jacobik

License Agreement

License Agreement is a contract that allows one party (the licensee) to use and/or earn revenue from the intellectual property of the owner (licensor).

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

Management and Restricted Stock Agreement

Management of the purchase and sale of stock

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

Material Transfer Agreement
(Clinical Trials)

Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) is a contract which governs the transfer of tangible research materials between two organizations. It defines that rights of the provider and recipient with respect to the materials and any deviations, ensuring a common understanding of what is being shared and how it can be used. Specifically to clinical research, the MTA is related to the transfer of human specimen.

Michelle Tomasino

Material Transfer Agreement (Animal Facility)

Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) is a contract which governs the transfer of tangible research materials between two organizations. It defines that rights of the provider and recipient with respect to the materials and any deviations, ensuring a common understanding of what is being shared and how it can be used.

Beverly Jacobik

Memorandum of Agreement
(Clinical Trials MOU)

Memorandum of Agreement is a written agreement which defines the scope of work, payment terms, and intellectual property rights, while ensuring that the trial is conducted in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, and guidelines. These are used between NSHE institutions, UNLV departments, and affiliated health centers.

Michelle Tomasino

Memorandum of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) describes the broad outlines of a potential collaboration and/or intent to form a collaboration between two or more parties. Generally not intended to be a legally binding contract, but can be binding and/or have binding provisions.

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

Memorandum of Understanding for Sponsored Programs

An agreement to establish a non-binding framework for collaborating on research activities as defined in the agreement.

Jacob Roehm

NDA/CDA
Unilateral with UNLV as Discloser)

Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a legally binding contract which protects sensitive information shared between two parties, defines what information is considered confidential, and prohibits the disclosure of confidential information to others without proper authorization.

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

NDA/CDA
Unilateral with UNLV as Recipient)

Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a legally binding contract which protects sensitive information shared between two parties, defines what information is considered confidential, and prohibits the disclosure of confidential information to others without proper authorization.

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

NDA/CDA (Mutual)

Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a legally binding contract which protects sensitive information shared between two parties, defines what information is considered confidential, and prohibits the disclosure of confidential information to others without proper authorization.

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

Non-Disclosure Agreement

Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a legally binding contract that establishes a confidential relationship between two parties (one has the sensitive information and one receives it).

Jacob Roehm

Non-Proprietary User Agreement

Used under a Master Agreement with a national laboratory -the user pays its own costs of the research with the DOE laboratory, may access specialized laboratory equipment and collaborate with laboratory scientists.

Jacob Roehm

OED - Assignment and Royalty Sharing Agreement

IP assignment is a legally binding contract which allows the transfer of IP rights from one party to another.
Royalty sharing agreement is a contract which permits the licensee to use, produce, and sell the IP in accordance with specific terms and conditions.

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

OED - Assignment of IP

IP assignment is a legally binding contract which allows the transfer of IP rights from one party to another.
Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a legally binding contract that establishes a confidential relationship between two parties (one has the sensitive information and one receives it).

Michael Mosher & Zach Miles

OLAW/USDA Regulatory Reports

Reports include Olaw annual report, incident reports, USDA Annual report, OLAW Assurance, AALAC Annual report

Beverly Jacobik

Outgoing Material Transfer Agreement

UBMTA (biological materials)
*OED outgoing

UNLV is a signatory to the Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreeement, allowing for an implementation letter to be executed, around an pre-agreed upon set of terms and conditions, in lieu of a full agreeement.