Institutional Conflict of Interest (COI)

Situations where a potential or existing financial interest relationship between the University and an external entity comprises the integrity of the institutional decision-making. For research, an Institutional COI review generally occurs when:

• University licensed Intellectual Property is being used in a human treatment study.
• The University is manufacturing the drug or device being used in a human study.
• An entity in which the University owns equity or has a financial interest is the sponsor, particularly for a human study.
• The donor sponsoring a gift supporting a study also has an interest in the data results.

UNC-Chapel Hill COI: COI Definitions