FOR INDUSTRY

Stanford University has a long history of productive research relationships with companies of all sizes. The Industrial Contracts Office (ICO) negotiates a variety of research contracts with companies, ranging from the transfer of biological research materials to multi-million dollar research projects (SRAs) and industry affiliates programs.

Handout: Who Handles Research Agreements at Stanford

AGREEMENT TYPE	HANDLED BY THE FOLLOWING STANFORD OFFICE(S)
Confidentiality agreements (NDA/CDA) Generally, Stanford does not sign these agreements on behalf of the university. Individual researchers may sign confidentiality agreements that are consistent with university policies.	Industrial Contracts Office (ICO) advises on NDAs related to industry research. Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) advises on NDAs related to federal and other non-industry projects. Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) advises on NDAs related to licensing and Stanford technologies.
Consulting agreements by faculty	Faculty review and sign their own consulting agreements, which must be consistent with university policies.
Clinical trial agreements for drugs or devices	Office of Sponsored Research (OSR)
Equipment loan agreements for research purposes (Equipment Loan)	Industrial Contracts Office (ICO) Procurement Office
Fellowship agreements for students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty	Research Management Group (RMG) handles fellowships for the School of Medicine. Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) handles fellowships for all other schools. Office of Development also handles many fellowships.
Gift letters or agreements	Office of Development
Human tissue transfer agreements (HTA)	Industrial Contracts Office (ICO)
Companies may support research through Industrial Affiliates programs (Industrial Affiliate)	Industrial Contracts Office (ICO)
License and service agreements to the university	Procurement Office
License agreements from the university	Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Material transfer agreements (MTA)	Industrial Contracts Office (ICO)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) agreements	Office of Sponsored Research (OSR)
Software licenses for research purposes (Software)	Industrial Contracts Office (ICO)
Sponsored research agreements, where an entity funds research projects in a unversity laboratory (SRA)	Industrial Contract Office (ICO) handles the agreement when the funder is a company. Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) handles the agreement when the funder is the government or non-profit entity. Research Management Group (RMG) handles foundation grants for the School of Medicine.