Workshop Description
Designed for college and university attorneys and administrators with experience in research and technology transfer, this intensive, two-day workshop includes coverage of a wide array of the key legal issues in this constantly changing field. Day Two of the program includes separate tracks on Sponsored Research and Intellectual Property/Technology Transfer. The workshop also includes two sets of small discussion groups designed for a candid exchange of issues and viewpoints among participants on targeted issues.
Topics covered include:
- Sponsored Research with Foundations
- MTAs: Managing the Effective Transfer of Materials
- Reporting Non-Compliance in Human Subjects and Animal Research
- Investigator Initiated Studies
- Current Patent Legislation and Caselaw
- Suing for Patent Infringement
- Export Control in the Technology Transfer Setting
- Protecting Your Animal Research Program
- Industry Relations and AMCs--Beyond Standard COI Policies
- Negotiating Effective Clinical Trial Agreements.... and more!
Presented by NACUA in cooperation with Association of American Universities (AAU), the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and featuring experienced lawyers, administrators and higher education professionals in the field of research compliance and technology transfer, joined by representatives of government and industry, this comprehensive program will keep you current in this rapidly changing field. Please join your colleagues in Washington DC for this opportunity for professional education, networking and discussion.
Who Should AttendThis program is designated at the advanced level and is designed for legal counsel and college and university administrators with responsibility for and experience in matters involving government or industry sponsored research, research compliance, and technology transfer. Presenters will assume attendees will have some experience with the law and regulations governing sponsored research, technology transfer and intellectual property.
Who is Eligible?Attendance is open to lawyers representing higher education associations and higher education administrators with responsibility for university research and technology transfer matters. Individual members of, or employees of institutional members of AAU, COGR, and AAMC are eligible to attend at the NACUA member rate.