Credit: MedImmune
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) formalize partnerships between the government and industry on research and development projects of mutual interest. Each party brings to the partnership complementary assets, including funds, intellectual property, scientific and technical capabilities, and other expertise, to achieve project goals. CRADAs provide incentives to accelerate the commercialization of innovations arising from research conducted by NIAID and by industry.
- Biological materials licenses grant companies the right to make, use, and/or sell commercially useful biological materials invented in NIAID laboratories. This type of license typically is nonexclusive and helps to commercialize biological materials which cannot or will not obtain patent protection.
NIAID currently has several licensing and collaboration opportunities available. For more information, visit Partnering With NIAID.
Content last reviewed on October 18, 2010