REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 15, 2022
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Non-financial Material Transfer Agreement with Hologic, Inc. for Provision of Material for Research
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a non-financial Material Transfer Agreement with Hologic, Inc. for the provision of the fetal fibronectin analyzer system, fetal fibronectin collection kits, and cassettes at no cost for research purposes, for the period of March 15, 2022 through March 14, 2024.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the agreement with Hologic, Inc. (Hologic) is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Obstetricians and gynecologists routinely use fetal fibronectin (fFN) swabs to predict pre-term labor. Researchers at ARMC wish to conduct research to see if the same fFN swabs can also be used to predict responders for inductions. Hologic, who manufactures the fFN swabs, is willing to provide ARMC researchers with swabs and analyzers (collectively, "Materials") for the research at no cost. However, Hologic is requesting the execution of a Material Transfer Agreement. Approval of this agreement will allow researchers at ARMC to conduct this research with the Materials Hologic would provide at no cost to the County.
The Material Transfer Agreement is Hologic's standard Material Transfer Agreement, negotiated by the parties, with the following non-standard terms that differ from the standard County contract terms:
1. The County is required to defend and indemnify Hologic for claims that arise out of ARMC's use of the Materials or any products ma...
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