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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Forum on Cooperative Research and Development Agreements; Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Forum on Cooperative Research and
Development Agreements: Perspectives, Outlook, and Policy Development,
convened as an ad hoc group of consultants to the Advisory Committee to
the Director, NIH, will meet in public session on July 21, 1994, from
8:30 am to 8:00 p.m., at the Bethesda Holiday Inn, Bethesda, Maryland.
The purpose of the Forum is to provide recommendations that will be
used in NIH's development of policy on the negotiation, execution, and
implementation of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
(CRADAs) under the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986. The Forum
Panel members will discuss several issues relating to CRADAs including
the scope of the research plan, fair access to collaborative research
opportunities, and the ``reasonable pricing'' clause. Case studies will
be presented to illustrate these and other issues of importance to
CRADAs. At the conclusion of the Forum, the Panel will develop and
transmit its report to the Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH, for
review.
Concerned organizations and individuals are invited to present
their views at the Forum or submit written views of any length to the
Panel. Please submit requests for a 5-minute presentation time, or
written views to: Harold Safferstein, Technology Transfer Branch,
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National
Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 7A-32, 9000 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 402-7123 (fax).
Written views submitted by July 15 will be distributed to the
Panel. Comments and questions related to the proposed Forum may also be
addressed to Dr. Safferstein at (301) 496-2644.
Dated: June 28, 1994.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 94-16526 Filed 7-7-94; 8:45 am]
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