MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

THI“ MEMORANDUM OF UNDER“TANDING is ade o this ……… da of ……………. Year ….

B a d et ee …ABC…………………………………………, a resear h i stitute/ hospital/ la orator ,
etc. formed and registered having their place of work at ……………………………………………….
AND ………XYZ……………………………………….., a resear h i stitute/ hospital/ la orator , et .
for ed a d registered ha i g their pla e of ork at ………………………………………………………..
RECITALS:
1. The ABC hospital/ resear h ….. is desirous to o du t resear h i the area of
…………………………….. a d e e ute a proje t titled
……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The XYZ hospital/ resear h…… is also desirous to o du t a si ilar resear h proje t
and would be involved in the same to the extent laid down in this MOU.
3. The purpose of the project is to develop
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The outcome measures of the project shall be conducted through analytical tools,
preliminary information, and the findings will be helpful for
…………………………………………………….

NOW IT IS AGREED BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS:-

1. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH/ PROJECT
1.1 To examine the feasibility/ develop and validate analytical methods
………………………………………………..
1.2 To do all things necessary to complete the proje t or feasi ilit stud …. To the
extent necessary, and to collect and analyse the data for the expected outcome
easures…….
2. ARRANGEMENT
2.1 It is agreed a d u derstood that ABC shall do ……………………….
2.2 It is agreed a d u derstood that XYZ shall do ……………………….
2.3 It is agreed that the parties associate exclusively for the purpose of this project
within the region specified
 2.4 Each party agrees and undertakes that they party will not enter into or in any
way seek an award of any contract for the project or any part thereof other
than in accordance with this MOU without the written consent of the other
party hereto.
2.5 The parties hereto ABC and XYZ shall have no objection to the use of the data
collected under the project for research purposes as is required under the
project.
3. REPONSIBILITIES
3.1 The ABC ill a t as the ……… for the feasi ilit of the stud a d ill o trol a d
manage the day to day activities necessary for the study
3.2 ABC shall also recruit the participants for the study and the persons responsible
for the same are ………………………
3.3 The persons responsible for recruiting will also be responsible for taking
informed consent and for taking samples/ drawing blood for testing purposes
for the study
3.4 The XYZ shall be responsible for co-ordination of the study and conducting the
laboratory experimental work in the project/ study.
3.5 The perso s respo si le i XYZ are ………….
3.6 The persons responsible for the laboratory work shall also be responsible for
the proper handling of the human samples, clinical materials, etc.
4. CONFIDENTIALITY
4.1 The parties and the persons responsible and working on the project shall keep
confidential all information relating to the project that is confidential in nature,
i ludi g the parti ipa ts’ details, test reports, etc. Confidentiality of
participants shall be maintained in all publications of the study too.
4.2 No confidential information shall be revealed to any third person without the
express written consent of the party or participant whose information is
confidential in nature.
4.3 Use of confidential information for any purpose other than the said purpose of
the project shall not be allowed, unless all parties agree and give written
consent for the same.
 4.4 No public announcement, press release, public statement, etc. shall be made
about the study/ project till its final completion and without the consent of all
parties involved in the project.
4.5 Parties shall conform to the guidelines for research, good clinical practice and
medical ethics and shall not breach the same.
5. CONSIDERATION
5.1 There is no financial consideration to be paid by either of the parties to this
MOU. The fu di g re ei ed for this proje t fro …………………. “hall e utilized
for that purpose only and accounts for the same shall be submitted to the
funding agency after due audit.
5.2 ABC shall ear the e pe ses for the ……. A d XYZ shall ear the e pe ses for
the ………………. Work i the proje t
5.3 If any compensation needs to be provided to the participants, it shall be borne
by the ABC/ or by XYZ /or by both parties jointly and equally.
6. OWNERSHIP OR CREDIT OF THE STUDY/ RESEARCH/ PROJECT
6.1 It is agreed that the ownership and credit for the research project shall be
shared by all the parties involved in the project handling, execution and analysis
of the same.
6.2 Ethical review of the research project shall be done and all rules and
regulations shall be followed strictly by all parties.
7. The governing law shall be the law applicable in India for the time being in force. If
there is a dispute or difference on the ownership or credentials of the project, or any
other aspect of the project or as to the rights and responsibilities and obligations of
the parties hereto, the same shall be referred to the common Arbitrator/ Ethics
Committee, as agreed upon by both parties, for resolving the dispute and the
decision of the said arbitrator shall be final and binding on all parties. The agreement
of the arbitrator shall be governed under the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act,
1996 for the time being in force. The venue for such arbitration shall be Mumbai,
India.
8. Any notice under this MOU or change of persons in charge or responsible for the
projects, shall be sent to the other party in writing by either post, email, facsimile or
 delivered by hand. The notice to the party should be sent at the address mentioned
in this MOU.
9. The MOU shall be terminated at the completion of the project. In case for some
reason it is stopped or terminated prior to completion by either party, reasons for
the same would have to be given in writing and approval from the Ethics Committee
and any other concerned authority for the same would have to be taken. Decision on
the impact of such termination on the participants would also have to be assessed
and appropriate compensation would have to be paid by the party terminating the
project prior to its completion.
10. The entire MOU constitutes the final and concluded agreement between the parties.
It replaces all other, if any, MOUs or agreements signed for the above said project,
whether in oral or in writing.

The parties have set their hands to this MOU voluntarily on the day and year first mentioned
herein.

Signed and executed by

1 Investigator …………………..

2 Institute head of KEMH …………………..

3 Head of collaborator …………………..

Witnesses
. …………………..
. …………………….