Guidelines for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest in Research
Examples of potential conflicts of interest in research (CoIR) that must be disclosed on the CoIR disclosure form. See Management Strategies for information on possible management plans that may be applied when a real or apparent CoIR is found to exist. Also see the technology transfer related CoIR link for additional information on conflicts of interest associated with technology transfer activities.
- Receipt of OHSU-supervised research support (whether in dollars or in kind) from a business with which the employee or his/her family has a significant financial interest.*
- Participating in OHSU research on a technology owned, licensed, or contractually obligated to a business with which the employee or his/her family has a significant financial interest.
- Receipt of royalties on products undergoing research or testing under the supervision or control of the employee.
- Service on a board of directors or scientific advisory board of, or executive position with, an outside business from which the employee, employee's family, or a business associated with the employee or his/her family receives OHSU-sponsored research support. *
- Receiving funds, gifts, or any compensation from a business that is sponsoring an employee's research, for activities or purposes unrelated to the actual costs of performing that research. *
- Assigning to fellows and/or students, tasks related to an employee's involvement with an outside business. *
- Purchasing equipment, services, or supplies for OHSU research or research support activities or other business from a business with which the employee, the employee's family, or a business associated with the employee or his/her family has a significant financial interest. *
- Receipt of any non-royalty payments or entitlements to payments in connection with the research that are not directly related to the reasonable costs of the research (as specified in the research agreement between the sponsor and the institution). *
Other financial interests do not need to be disclosed unless there is a potential relationship with a current or proposed research project, for example:
- Having a significant financial interest by the employee or his/her family in a business engaged in biomedical research or future options to purchase such equity.
- Assuming an advisory role, board position, directorship, or executive position in an outside business engaged in biomedical research. *
- Ownership of or equity in a business used solely for one's consulting activities when those activities are not in potential or actual competition with OHSU's interests or activities.
