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Managing Conflicts

13 of Interest (COI)

Additional rules applicable to Legacy of invention at

Institutional Officials continued Mass General Brigham
Time commitment. Full-time employees on the HMS faculty may spend up
to a maximum of 20% of working time, not to exceed one day a week in the
aggregate, on outside activities. Supervisors have the discretion to limit the
time to less than 20%.
Non-full-time employees on the HMS faculty may spend a limited amount
of time for outside research, teaching, and other activities as determined
by the supervisor.
Gifts | Purchasing activity. Other provisions in the Mass General Brigham
Policy for Interactions with Industry and Other Outside Entities prohibit
the acceptance of gifts from vendors or potential vendors and restrict
participation in purchasing discussions and decisions if an individual holds “Taking the time to study prior art on your idea,
financial interests in potential vendors. which can be hard work, is a valuable way

OII is happy to help you work through these matters and others relating to augment a successful commercialization
to relationships with industry. Please contact OII with any questions at: journey and impact outcomes.”
PHSOII@partners.org.
For detailed information, please refer to the Conflicts of Interest Policy Nat Sims, MD
Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia,
Contact information for OII: PHSOII@partners.org Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General
Hospital; Associate Professor of Anesthesia,
Harvard Medical School