Common use of Research Program Clause in Contracts

Research Program. 2.1 University will use reasonable efforts to conduct the research as described in Attachment A (“Research Program”), incorporated herein by this reference, and will furnish the facilities necessary to carry out said Research Program. The Research Program will be under the direction of _____________________ (“Principal Investigator”), or his or her successor as mutually agreed to by the Parties and will be con­ducted by the Principal Investigator at the University. 2.2 Sponsor understands that University’s primary mission is education and advancement of knowledge with benefit to society, and consequently the Research Program will be designed to carry out that mission. The manner of performance of the Research Program shall be determined by the Principal Investigator. University does not guarantee specific results and the Research Program will be conducted only on a reasonable efforts basis. 2.3 Sponsor understands that University may be involved in similar re­search on behalf of itself and others. University shall be free to continue such research provided it is conducted separately from the Research Program and Sponsor shall not gain any rights via this Agreement to such other research. 2.4 University does not guarantee that any patent rights will result from the Research Program, that the scope of any patent rights obtained will cover Sponsor’s commercial interests, or that any such patent rights will be free of dominance by other patents, including those based upon inventions made by other inventors in The University of Texas System. 2.5 In the event that physical deliverables or samples are exchanged between the Parties, such exchanges shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Attachment C, Materials Transfer, attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference.

Research Program. 2.1 University will use reasonable efforts to conduct the research as Research Program described in Attachment A which is hereby incorporated in full by reference (“Research Program”), incorporated herein by this reference, and will furnish the facilities necessary to carry out said Research Program. The Research Program will be under the direction of _____________________ (“Principal Investigator”), or his or her successor as mutually agreed to by the Parties and will be con­ducted by the Principal Investigator at the University. 2.2 The term of the Research Program shall be from _____________ through and including _____________________ (“Term”). The Term of this Agreement may be extended at no increase in cost to Sponsor by amendment to this Agreement or through written approval from Sponsor’s Authorized Representative. 2.3 Sponsor understands that University’s primary mission is education and advancement of knowledge with benefit to society, and consequently the Research Program will be designed to carry out that mission. The manner of performance of the Research Program shall be determined by the Principal Investigator. University does not guarantee specific results results, and the Research Program will be conducted only on a reasonable efforts basis. 2.3 2.4 Sponsor understands that University may be involved in similar re­search on behalf of itself and others. University shall be free to continue such research provided that it is conducted separately from the Research Program hereinafter defined, and Sponsor shall not gain any rights via this Agreement to such other research. 2.4 2.5 University does not guarantee that any patent rights will result from the Research Program, that the scope of any patent rights obtained will cover Sponsor’s commercial interests, or that any such patent rights will be free of dominance by other patents, including those based upon inventions made by other inventors in The University of Texas SystemSystem independent of the Research Program. 2.5 2.6 In the event that physical deliverables or samples are exchanged between the Partiesparties, such exchanges shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Attachment C, Materials Transfer, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof is hereby incorporated in full by this reference.