Services

The CRF is here to support radiochemistry research efforts throughout Stanford University. All requests must be initiated by submitting a Clinical Research Request or a CRF Radioactivity Request. All requests submitted will be evaluated, prioritized and assigned to a CRF Staff member to source. If you have any questions, please contact Regie Ledesma.

For Industry

Research collaborations between radiology faculty and industry partners are essential to translating biomedical research breakthroughs to clinical practice. These collaborations support the department’s long-term commitment to excellence in patient care, medical diagnostics, biomedical imaging, and minimally invasive therapies. The department greatly values relationships with industry partners, and in support of them, offers resources to assist with the development and contracting of new projects, as well as maintenance and expansion of existing collaborations. Regie Ledesma the CRF’s Lab Coordinator will be the first contact for any questions in developing a relationship with industry and Stanford’s CRF.

Typically, Stanford’s Industrial Contracts Office (ICO) negotiates non-clinical trial research agreements with industry partners on behalf of the University. Depending on the particular collaboration, ICO may consult with or seek review and advice from other Stanford offices, such as the Privacy Office or the Office of the General Counsel.

Listed below are general considerations that faculty and researchers should be cognizant of when considering a collaboration with an industry partner.

Sponsored Research Agreements

The most common form of collaboration with industry within Radiology is the Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA). The SRA includes a scope of work, deliverables, and budget, as well as required research agreement provisions, such as intellectual property, confidentiality, indemnification and publication terms.

Master Agreements

For industry partners who frequently engage in collaborations or anticipate multiple research projects either with a single department or several departments, Stanford’s ICO develops and negotiates master agreements with those partners to minimize the time and resources required before a research project begins. Generally, master agreements govern the standard legal terms and conditions of industry collaborations (e.g., intellectual property, publication, liability, indemnification, data ownership, confidentiality, equipment, payment terms, etc.) so that the parties can simply negotiate individual statement of work terms relating to a particular project rather than negotiating a new set of terms every time.

Intellectual Property (IP)

Stanford’s Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) manages the IP assets developed at Stanford. ICO is an organization within OTL, and ICO Contract Officers work closely with OTL Licensing Associates to draft research agreements terms that align with Stanford’s IP policies. In general, Stanford researchers assign any right, title and interest in patentable inventions to Stanford and Stanford owns the IP generated by its researchers in connection with a research project. When a Stanford researcher collaborates with an industry partner on an invention and they, together, make a joint intellectual contribution, Stanford and the industry partner may share joint ownership of the IP developed together depending on the circumstances. Industry funding of a project, alone, does not confer joint ownership for the industry partner. In some instances, an industry partner may negotiate a license or an option for a license in the research agreement.

Data Access

A relatively new and evolving subject of negotiation, as artificial intelligence (AI)-based and machine learning-based approaches in biomedical research become more of an industry focus, is data access. For any research agreement that provides access to Stanford-owned data, a separate review and approval by Stanford’s Privacy Office is required in addition to ICO’s review process.

Material Transfer Agreement (MTA), Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and other Standard Agreements