Penn Research Agreement Negotiation Tree
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What office will be negotiating my agreement?
Step 1: Is the outside party a government agency or non-profit entity? If no, continue to Step 2.
If yes: The agreement will be negotiated by the Office of Research Services.
Contact:
215-898-7293
Step 2: Is the agreement related to an industry-funded human clinical trial or other research that requires informed consent for study subjects? If no, continue to Step 3.
If yes: The agreement will be negotiated by the Clinical Trial Contracting Unit in the Office of Clinical Research.
Contact:
215-746-8913
ctcu-ocr@mail.med.upenn.edu
Step 3: Is the agreement a research-related agreement (e.g., funding, material transfer, data use) with a commercial entity?
The agreement will be negotiated by the Penn Center for Innovation.
Contact:
215-898-9591
PCIinfo@pci.upenn.edu
What system should I use for my Agreement Request?
Is this a grant or contract with funds coming to Penn?
If yes: Agreement should be entered by the PI or BA into PennERA.
If no: Agreement should be entered by the PI or BA into the Research Inventory System.