Technology Research Analyst Job# 1810 General Characteristics Maintains a strong understanding of the enterprise’s IT systems and architectures. Assists in the analysis of the requirements for the enterprise and applying emerging technologies to support long-term business objectives. Responsible for researching, collecting, and disseminating information on emerging technologies and key learnings throughout the enterprise. Researches and recommends changes to foundation architecture. Supports research projects to identify and evaluate emerging technologies. Interfaces with users and staff to evaluate possible implementation of the new technology in the enterprise, consistent with the goal of improving existing systems and technologies and in meeting the needs of the business. Analyzes and researches process of deployment and assists in this process.
Technical Committee 1. The Technical Committee shall comprise:
Research Analyst Independence The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION 34 CONTRACTOR shall not utilize information and/or data received from COUNTY, or arising out 35 of, or developed, as a result of this Agreement for the purpose of personal or professional research, or 36 for publication. 37 //
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Investigator Where a difference arises between the parties relating to the dismissal, discipline or suspension of an employee, or to the interpretation, application, operation or alleged violation of this agreement, including any questions as to whether a matter is arbitrable, during the term of the collective agreement, an arbitrator agreed to by the parties shall, at the request of either party:
Research Funding Alnylam will fund 100% of the costs of conducting the Research Program in accordance with the Research Plan (collectively, the “Research Costs”) to the extent that such Research Costs are incurred under the Budget, including without limitation FTEs (whether employed by Isis or Alnylam) plus any out-of-pocket expenses specified in the Research Plan. By [***], 2009 with respect to the second Calendar Quarter of 2009 and thereafter within [***] Days following [***] each Calendar Quarter, Alnylam will pay Isis [***] for the Alnylam-funded Isis FTEs assigned to the Research Program for such Calendar Quarter (a prorated amount shall be payable for any portion of a Calendar Quarter). With respect to any work to be performed in support of the Research Program during the [***] days following the Restatement Date, if the Parties have not agreed on an initial Research Plan, then Alnylam will make [***] payments for such work based on [***] Isis FTEs. No later than [***] days following the end of each Calendar Quarter, Isis will provide Alnylam with a report of the number of FTEs actually assigned to the Research Program with a summary of the FTEs who performed under the Research Program (“Actual FTE Costs”) and a reasonably detailed accounting of all other Research Costs actually incurred by Isis during such Calendar Quarter (“Actual External Costs”). Alnylam shall not be responsible for any Research Costs incurred by Isis that exceed the [***] amount in the Budget for the work specified in the Research Plan to be conducted by Isis (“Excess Amount”), unless the RMC approves an amendment to the Budget to include such Excess Amount. Similarly, (i) Alnylam will promptly provide Isis a summary of the Alnylam FTEs who performed under the Research Program for a given Calendar Quarter and a reasonably detailed accounting of all other Research Costs actually incurred by Alnylam during such Calendar Quarter, and (ii) Research Costs incurred by Alnylam that exceed the total amount in the Budget for the work specified in the Research Plan to be conducted by Alnylam will not reduce the amounts committed in the Budget to fund Isis’ Research Costs. In addition, upon reasonable request, each Party shall provide the other Party with reasonable documentation of Research Costs incurred by such Party during the Research Term and shall grant the other Party reasonable audit rights consistent with the terms set forth in Section 9.3 in connection with such Research Costs.
Research Plan The Parties recognize that the Research Plan describes the collaborative research and development activities they will undertake and that interim research goals set forth in the Research Plan are good faith guidelines. Should events occur that require modification of these goals, then by mutual agreement the Parties can modify them through an amendment, according to Paragraph 13.6.
Clinical Trials The studies, tests and preclinical and clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, the Company, or in which the Company has participated, that are described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or the results of which are referred to in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, were and, if still pending, are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with protocols, procedures and controls pursuant to, where applicable, accepted professional and scientific standards for products or product candidates comparable to those being developed by the Company and all applicable statutes, rules and regulations of the FDA, the EMEA, Health Canada and other comparable drug and medical device (including diagnostic product) regulatory agencies outside of the United States to which they are subject; the descriptions of the results of such studies, tests and trials contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Prospectus do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make such statements not misleading; the Company has no knowledge of any studies, tests or trials not described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus the results of which reasonably call into question in any material respect the results of the studies, tests and trials described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or Prospectus; and the Company has not received any notices or other correspondence from the FDA, EMEA, Health Canada or any other foreign, state or local governmental body exercising comparable authority or any Institutional Review Board or comparable authority requiring or threatening the termination, suspension or material modification of any studies, tests or preclinical or clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, the Company or in which the Company has participated, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no reasonable grounds for the same. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has not been any violation of law or regulation by the Company in its respective product development efforts, submissions or reports to any regulatory authority that could reasonably be expected to require investigation, corrective action or enforcement action.
Research Program 2.1 University will use reasonable efforts to conduct the Research Program described in Attachment A which is hereby incorporated in full by reference (“Research Program”), and will furnish the facilities necessary to carry out said Research Program. The Research Program will be under the direction of _____________________ (“Principal Investigator”), or his or her successor as mutually agreed to by the Parties and will be conducted by the Principal Investigator at the University.
