Members of the Vanderbilt University community, including all staff, faculty, executive administration and trustees, must fulfill the education, research, patient care and public service missions to which Vanderbilt University is dedicated. All members of the Vanderbilt community have a clear obligation to conduct the affairs of Vanderbilt University and to make decisions based upon the desire to promote the best interests of Vanderbilt in a manner consistent with these goals. The purpose of the Vanderbilt University Conflicts of Interest Policy is to set forth a policy statement regarding conflict situations and to provide guidelines to protect the University and its mission.
*If you are a faculty member, industry partner or entrepreneur involved in licensing Vanderbilt intellectual property, please ask your CTTC representative how the Conflicts of Interest (COI) policy applies to your particular situation.