Biomedical Consulting Agreements: A Guide for Academics

by Edward Klees and H. Robert Horvitz

There can be a clash of cultures when academic scientists negotiate consulting agreements with biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies. Scientists, accustomed to the collegial atmosphere of the laboratory and sometimes disdainful of legal paperwork, might be less than diligent in reading the fine print. On the other hand, a company--motivated to protect discoveries and trade secrets--might write provisions that are favorable to its interests, leaving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262517930
• ISBN13: 9780262517935
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 125 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.0"