BOX 6.2Outline of the Current Contract: Respective Expectations
University (CNR) Expectations
$25 million—$5 million for each of five years—for unrestricted,
largely faculty-allocated research (steering committees with some
Novartis representatives).
33 percent of annual funds to overhead distributed to renovation,
graduate program support, and general campus overhead support.
Access to Novartis' agricultural genomic database (on a confidential
basis).
$3 million for a nearby Novartis facility with workstations to
distribute proprietary agriculture genomic data and several Novartis
staff members to provide technical guidance.
Access for faculty and graduate students to Novartis personnel on
informal basis.
Novartis Expectations
Right of first negotiation to acquire a percentage (now approximately
30 percent) of discoveries that may result from research it helps to
fund.
Authorization to license commercial-viable discoveries (at their
expense).
Access informally for Novartis scientists to faculty and
students.