CRADAs and VA
Collaborative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) allow a government-operated “lab” (where federal government employees conduct research, development, and engineering) and other entities (private company, academia, other government agencies, etc.) to leverage each others’ resources while conducting mutually beneficial research and development.
CRADAs are highly customizable contracts that can be executed quickly and can be easily renewed or modified!
They key to the CRADA is the Statement of Work (SoW) -
The SoW outlines the goals, background, and scope of the collaboration, while also defining the roles and responsibilities of each party.
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The Role of Collaborators
- Can provide monetary funds to the partnership, as well as any other valuable contribution
- Can be granted patent license (with the option of exclusivity) for the outcome of the collaboration
The Role of VA
- Provides any non-monetary contribution, such as personnel, services, facilities, equipment, IP, etc.
- Can receive access to a nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice the outcome of the collaboration