MASTER CLINICAL RESEARCH AGREEMENTMaster Clinical Research Agreement • March 29th, 2007 • NovaCardia Inc • New York
Contract Type FiledMarch 29th, 2007 Company JurisdictionThis Master Clinical Research Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into this 1st day of June, 2006 and is effective as of the 5th day of January, 2006, ("Effective Date") by and between NovaCardia, Inc. ("Sponsor"), a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business located at 12651 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92130, and Duke University, for and on behalf of its Duke Clinical Research Institute ("Duke"), a nonprofit, research, education and healthcare institution with offices at 2400 Pratt Street, Durham, North Carolina 27705 (individually, each a "Party" and together, the "Parties").