RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

It all starts in the laboratory.

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R&D is at the core of most companies in the life science industry. External collaborations and relationships are often key in the conduct of successful R&D projects. As these projects may lead to both in-licensing and out-licensing opportunities, it is important to get the legal structure right from the beginning in order to ensure that all rights are protected and allocated to the right party .

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Biolegal has experience of working closely with researchers and company management both in early and late phases of research and product development projects.

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Below are some specific areas and examples of matters where we may assist:

 

• collaboration arrangements between academic institutions and the industry,

• engagement of external laboratories and other service providers for product development,

• confidential disclosure agreements (CDA),

• material transfer agreements (MTA),

• research agreements,

• license option agreements,

• master services agreements (MSA),

• employment and consulting agreements,

• technology transfer agreements,

• assignment/transfer of IP from inventors,

• inventor royalty structures,

• in-licensing agreements, etc.

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