Clinical Research Agreements

Information about management of Business Association Agreement requests can be found here.

If asked by a funder or collaborator to execute a Business Association Agreement, contact:
Commonwealth Medicine's Office of Compliance and Review (with a cc to James G. Healy, JD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Management)

For guidance and assistance:
Email: Compliance@umassmed.edu and James.Healy@umassmed.edu
Telephone: 508-856-6547 and 508-856-6432

Execution of Certificates of Confidentiality is conducted by the Institutional Official and designee, the Organizational Official and is supported by the UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS).

Certificate of Confidentiality Template

Please direct requests for Certificates of Confidentiality to: clinicalresearch@umassmed.edu with the subject line: Certificate of Confidentiality Request.

If you are unsure if you require a Certificate of Confidentiality or require additional information, please go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/coc/index.htm Clinical Research Funding Agreements

• Industry-sponsored Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs)
• Investigator-initiated, industry-sponsored clinical research
• Federal flowdown from industry
• Inbound federal subcontracts in which UMMS was not part of the original proposal
• Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs) for human/clinical research
• All other non-industry funded awards for clinical research

• Federal grants and awards
• Outbound federal subcontracts
• Inbound federal subcontracts where UMMS was part of the original proposal
• Industry-funded basic research and
• Non-industry funded awards requiring institutional letter of support or commitment at time of application