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In Vitro Assessment for Antimicrobial Activity

Assurances to Users

A Non-Clinical Evaluation Agreement (NCEA), with an attached Compound Submission Form, between NIAID and the requestor shall be required. The NCEA protects the requestor’s intellectual property (IP) and ensures confidentiality.

The contract establishes confidentiality for all information flowing from NIAID to the contractor. Therefore, additional material transfer agreements between the Requestor and the contractor are not needed. All information provided to the contractor will be treated as confidential.