Research and Industry Sponsored Agreements

The Research and Industry Sponsored Agreements team is dedicated to supporting the research enterprise through industry sponsored research agreements, material and data transfers and confidentiality agreements. The unit serves as the point of contact and liaison for industry partners and works in close collaboration with the Sponsored Programs Office and Technology Transfer.

RAISA Responsibilities

  • Authority to Negotiate: The team has a delegated authority to sign agreements on behalf of The Regents of the University of California. Principal Investigators (PIs) and faculty do not have the authority to sign these contracts. All contracts must be submitted to be signed by official delegated authority.
  • Point of Liaison: The office acts as a bridge between the industry sponsor, the PI, and other campus units like the Sponsored Programs Office and the Technology Transfer Office.
  • Project Initiation: Agreements are triaged to provide the fastest route to project launch, ensuring all compliance (such as IRB review, conflict of interest review, IT security review and all other applicable reviews) are complete before any agreement is executed.

RAISA Negotiation Focus Areas

  • Intellectual Property: Ensuring the university retains rights to inventions while providing sponsors options for commercialization.
  • Publication Rights: Protecting the researcher’s right to publish findings while allowing sponsors time to review for proprietary data or patentable subjects.
  • Budgeting & Costs: Ensuring budgets cover both direct and indirect costs (F&A rates), which are mandatory for university research.

Types of Agreements

 

Need to submit a new request?

  • Industry Sponsored Research Agreements (ISRAs): These must be submitted via the Cayuse SP system.
  • Confidentiality Agreements (CDAs/NDAs): A PI or delegate should request these through the Inventor Portal before proprietary information is exchanged.
  • Material (MTA) & Data (DTA) Transfers: These are initiated through the Inventor Portal. Faculty must provide details on the collaborator and legal contacts to start the negotiation     process.

**Please kindly attach any documents that you have for our office to review in your request**

Contact Information

General Inquiries

 

Staff

Sara Armstrong
Material Transfer Agreement Analyst
(530) 754-2974

Julie Bridge
Material Transfer Agreement Analyst
(530) 754-7651

Dianna Francis
Intellectual Property Officer
(530) 754-8732

Ana Hinman
Material Transfer Agreement Analyst
(530) 754-7619

Cydney Matteson
Material Transfer Agreement Analyst
(530)7527277

Eugene Sisman
Director, Research & Industry Sponsored Agreements
(530) 754-7650

Katie Vogel
Intellectual Property Analyst
(530) 754-7944