SCIEX Academic Partnership Program 2018 Rules and Application

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1 SCIEX Academic Partnership Program 2018 Rules and Application Introduction SCIEX manufactures analytical tools, including instruments for research in the life science and clinical research communities, and is providing partnership discounts to support research at universities, colleges, and related institutions that employ Liquid Chromatography (LC), Capillary Electrophoresis (CE or CESI) and Mass Spectrometry (mass spec or MS) for research in the life sciences. The SCIEX Academic Partnership Program has been established to provide discounts that can be used towards the purchase of select SCIEX MS, CESI-MS, LC-MS, or CE Systems intended for use in one of the three major Omics research fields: Proteomics, Metabolomics, Lipidomics; or other applicable academic research. These partnership discounts do not cover facilities, administrative, overhead or other indirect costs. Application Process Applicants must complete an Academic Partnership Application Form and submit it, along with a CV/resumé by to MSGrants@sciex.com. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the proposal meets all university or other institutional and administrative criteria for approval. Applications received prior to one of four annual deadlines (currently scheduled for January 30, 2018, March 15, 2018, June 30, 2018, and September 15, 2018) will be reviewed within thirty days (the review period ) of each deadline. Approved partners will be notified of a decision within two weeks of the close of each review period. Only one proposal per applicant will be considered in any review period. Applications will be reviewed by our Academic Partnership Committee, consisting of SCIEX professionals with expertise in the applicable area of research. Approved discount amounts will vary depending on the proposal and instrumentation required to address the research proposed. An initial reply from SCIEX acknowledging receipt of an application and, if necessary, requesting additional information, will be sent within 10 working days after receipt of your application. Each proposal will be scored within the review period, and a written response will be provided by to all applicants within days of the decision deadline. In accepting any partnership discount, the applicant s institution must agree not to charge facilities, personnel, administrative, overhead or other indirect costs against the discount amount. This is a discount off the retail price of an instrument. Partnership discounts must be used within 180 days of being issued, and are only for use in transactions that include a SCIEX mass spectrometer, CE or CESI. Any partnership discount or portion thereof not exercised by the expiration date will be withdrawn; however, requests for extensions of individual expiration dates will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Eligibility and Description of Partnership Discounts The program is open to universities, colleges, and affiliated research facilities in North America, Central America, and South America where academic research is being conducted under the guidance of tenure-track or equivalent, principal investigators who have been conducting academic research, except where prohibited by law. Third party consultants, as well as employees of SCIEX, SCIEX Academic Partnership Program 2018 RUO-MKT B Page 1 of 6

2 or any other Danaher operating company, and their family members are ineligible. Partnership discounts will be assigned to the degree-granting institutions or a collaborating partner s institution where the applicant is employed rather than to the individual scientist/applicant. No restrictions are put on the configuration of the requested system, but should generally conform to a SCIEX mass spectrometer, an Exion or SCIEX LC, or CESI-MS system, and associated application-specific software and data system. Stand-alone MS and CE systems are also appropriate configurations. The Academic Partnership Discount consists of a monetary discount off a complete MS, LC-MS, CESI-MS, or CE instrumentation package. As such, the monetary value of these partnerships will vary. Partnership distribution is entirely at the discretion of the committee and SCIEX, and there is no minimum or maximum number of awards to be distributed in any single review period, or over the life of the program. Four Academic Partnership Discount levels are applied as follows: Diamond level partnerships of $100,000 or more are reserved for packages that include new 6500, 6500+, TripleTOF 6600, or Lipidyzer systems (including a separation device). Platinum level partnerships of $50,000 are for any new LC-MS or CESI-MS system, including all Diamond level packages. Gold level partnerships of $25,000 are for any new LC-MS, CESI-MS, or standalone MS system. Silver CE level partnerships of $10,000 are for any new standalone CE system or CESI system installed on a SCIEX mass spectrometer. Research carried out in the development and deployment of clinical diagnostic assays falls outside the scope of this program and are not eligible for the Academic Partnership Discounts. Refurbished and service-certified systems are not covered as part of this program. In addition, trade-in of used equipment toward purchase will not be allowed in combination with an Academic Partnership discount. Conditions and Program Termination Acceptance and use of an Academic Partnership constitutes consent from the recipient to use their name, photograph, and institution name where permitted in subsequent marketing materials related to the program. Award recipients may be honored and promoted on our Academic Partnership webpage with a small photo, brief research description, Partnership level, and link to a related website of their choice. Recipients may also be asked to participate in various SCIEX marketing activities, such as coauthoring application notes, journal articles, or speaking on behalf of SCIEX at conferences; however participation in any of these activities is strictly voluntary and is not a condition of applying for or accepting an Academic Partnership. SCIEX reserves the right to modify or terminate this program for any reason, at any time and without any prior notification, and reserves the right to withhold Academic Partnerships without explanation. SCIEX Academic Partnership Program 2018 RUO-MKT C Page 2 of 6

3 SCIEX Academic Partnership Program Application Form Introduction SCIEX is providing partnership discounts to support Omics and other academic research programs utilizing or wishing to utilize MS, LC-MS, CESI-MS, or CE technology. It is our intention to encourage new investigators and breakthrough research in areas that may be of interest to SCIEX as well as the research community at large. Academic Partnership discounts will be assigned to the degree-granting institution where the applicant is employed (rather than to the individual) and may be used to reduce the acquisition price of these systems. Academic Partnership discounts may be applied to the quoted academic price of the SCIEX instruments to be purchased. Instructions Please complete each of the text boxes on the attached form. Each box will expand to allow room for longer answers. When finished, print out a copy of the form for your records and have your institution s research office the MS Word document to: MSGrants@sciex.com 1. Date of Request: 2. SCIEX Reference # (FOR INTERNAL USE: To be filled in by SCIEX upon receipt of completed application.) APPLICANT INFORMATION 3. Requesting Researcher (Please attach CV/resumé and list of current sponsorships.) Last Name: First Name: Title: Number of years in academia / current position: / Tenure status: 4. College, University, Educational Facility or Organization (Enter complete organization name.) 5. Department 6. Street Address 7. Mail Stop SCIEX Academic Partnership Program 2018 RUO-MKT C Page 3 of 6

4 8. City, State, Country and Zip/Postal Code 9. Telephone 10. Address 11. SCIEX Contact (Optional.) Is there someone at SCIEX familiar with your proposal? If so, please provide name, phone, and address. RESEARCH PROPOSAL 13. Research Program Area: Please check the descriptors that best describe the application of the instrument(s) proposed or researcher to be supported. Omics Strategy: Proteomics Metabolomics Lipidomics Other Branch of Life Sciences: Biology Biochemistry Pharmacology Toxicology Other: 14. Equipment Requested: Please list the major hardware and software components of the system in your proposal. 15. Proposal Abstract: (Please provide a brief overview, in a single paragraph, only. Full details may be provided in sections 16 & 17.) 16. Proposal Details: Please describe your proposed research in detail addressing the following questions, where appropriate. a. What SCIEX instrument(s) will be required or used for your research? b. What will be the primary use or most frequent application of the instrument(s)? c. How will the instrument(s) be used to meet the specific goals of the proposal? d. Will any other equipment or instruments (existing or new) be used to accomplish your research? If so, please describe. e. Indicate how you plan to support the cost of ownership of the instrument(s) including installation, training, maintenance, consumables, support materials, auxiliary materials, and demonstrate current funds available by other grants SCIEX Academic Partnership Program 2018 RUO-MKT C Page 4 of 6

5 received for instrumentation. f. Describe the other users (if any) of the proposed instrument and their scientific qualifications. g. What are your goals for this research? (Please limit your response to two pages.) 17. Potential Benefits to SCIEX: SCIEX considers the following factors in assigning Academic Partnerships under this program. Please describe how your proposal addresses the following points. (Please do NOT restate the primary research objectives already covered in sections 15 & 16.) a. Application. How is the research topic of interest to SCIEX? How will the application be of interest to other SCIEX customers? In what ways could your research be described as groundbreaking? Why is a SCIEX mass spectrometer the system of choice for your work? b. Potential commercial use of Research. Does your proposal include any topics of potential commercial interest, such as potentially patentable inventions or other intellectual property? Are you and your institution seeking an industrial partner for such efforts? c. Core Facilities. Is your laboratory considered a core facility? If so, please describe the volume of samples and university departments expected to be served by this instrument or research. d. Teaching Use. In addition to research use of LC-MS, CESI-MS, CE, and MS, consideration will also be given to organizations which will use the instrument for teaching or student familiarization, especially in graduate level programs. (Please limit your response to two pages.) 18. Previous Experience with SCIEX: Please describe any previous experience the applicant has with SCIEX or SCIEX instrumentation. a. Previous partnership or award from SCIEX b. User of SCIEX instruments (either at present facility or elsewhere) c. Invited speaker at SCIEX-sponsored function d. Co-author of a peer-reviewed publication or SCIEX-published application note with a SCIEX scientist e. Other SCIEX Academic Partnership Program 2018 RUO-MKT C Page 5 of 6

6 INSTITUTION INFORMATION 19. Department & University information: Please answer each of the following where applicable: Approximate number of students and faculty in department or group who will use the instrument(s) per year Total department enrollment Approximate university enrollment (including all fields) Is your research institute a government agency? Is your research institute non-profit or not-for-profit? The following four items are to be filled out by your office of sponsored research, grant administrative office or other authorized personnel. 20. Academic Partnership Requirements: Use this section to describe any additional departmental or university-specific requirements for a partnership to be acceptable to your organization. Include any specific wording or language that may be required, any other matching grants or other funding that may be contingent, and any timing requirements for the instrumentation to be available. Please include the name and address of the official to be contacted upon selection for an Academic Partnership (if different from item 19). 21. Authorizing University Official and Title 22. Authorizing Official Contact info 23. Signature of Applicant Please print your completed application. Then sign, scan, and to SCIEX at MSGrants@sciex.com. SCIEX Academic Partnership Program 2018 RUO-MKT C Page 6 of 6