CRADA Resources

Clinical Trial CRADA Video

VA Rolls Out the New Model Clinical Trial Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) – Background, Implementation Plan and Discussion.

Duration: 55 minutes
Download slides (156 KB, PPT)

VHA’s Technology Transfer Program has adopted a newly created model CRADA for industry-sponsored clinical trials. Members of VA’s Research Workgroup, including VHA, the non-profit research corporations and the Office of General Counsel will explain this new model agreement, and will provide guidance concerning its implementation. This is a “must-see” event for all those who are involved in VA research programs.

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General Talking Points (35 KB, MSWord)
Narrative Description of CRADAs (47 KB, MSWord) - Excerpted from Technology Transfer Desk Reference, Federal Laboratories Consortium for Technology Transfer and reprinted with permission.
VA CRADA Guideline (123 KB,PDF)

Selected Resources Regarding CRADAs

15 USC 3710a - Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
Selected Related Other Statutes, Regulations, Executive Orders, Court Cases, etc.
- Title 15 - Commerce and Trade; Chapter 63 - Technology Innovation; Sections 3701-3716
- 35 USC - Patents; Chapter 18 - Patent Rights in Inventions Made with Federal Assistance; Sections 200-209
- Executive Order 10096 Basis for Assertion of Federal Ownership
- Title 35 USC Chapter 18 - Patent Rights in Inventions Made with Federal Assistance
- 37 CFR §401 - Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements
- 37 CFR 404 - Licensing of Government Inventions
- Government Use License - Background
- Ethics Issues Related to the FTTA 1986 - Department of Commerce
- International CRADA USTR Consultation - Sample email for a CRADA with a foreign collaborator
- 37 CFR 501 Invention made by Government Employees
- 38 CFR §1.650-1.663 Title 38--Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
VA Technology Transfer Policies and Guidelines
Model VA CRADAs and Guidelines
CRADA Fundamentals presented by Bob Charles of the Federal Lab Consortium (FLC) (438 KB, PPT)
CRADA Registry in Process (highlighted CRADAs have been executed) (154 KB, MS Excel)
Cooperative Technology Administration Agreement (CTAA)

Clinical Trial CRADA Video

Selected Resources Regarding CRADAs

Other Helpful Resources