Office of Industry Engagement and Conflicts of Interest (“COI Office”) – The office that supports academia-industry collaborations through development and implementation of policies, processes, and oversight plans that safeguard Mount Sinai research, education, and clinical care. The COI Office provides administrative support to both the Financial Conflict of Interest in Research Committee and the Faculty Business Conflicts Committee.
Financial Conflict of Interest in Research Committee (“FCOIRC”): A faculty committee that provides a forum for review and approval of policies related to faculty engagement with external entities (both domestic and foreign) as well as a forum for the review and approval of financial conflicts of interest in research management plans. The FCOIRC provides guidance on managing the projects of faculty members with complex, external financial relationships as well as projects involving institutional officials and institutional interests. In addition to senior faculty who are voting members, the committee includes ex officio representation from the Office of Industry Engagement and Conflicts of Interest (“COI Office”), Mount Sinai Innovation Partners (MSIP), the Program for the Protection of Human Subjects (PPHS), Legal, and Compliance.
Faculty Business Conflicts Committee (“FBCC”): A faculty committee that provides a multidisciplinary forum to oversee faculty engagement with external entities (both domestic and foreign) as well as a forum for the review and approval of faculty business conflicts management plans. The FBCC provides guidance on the approach to manage complex business conflicts arising from faculty requests to be a founder, board of director, or hold senior executive leadership positions in external entities.