An industry sponsored/funded research contract is a contract between KUMC and an industry party or institution party to conduct industry sponsored/funded research at KUMC. Examples include Clinical Trial Agreements, Investigator Initiated Study/Trial Agreements, Collaborative Research Agreements, Industry Funded Subcontracts and Expanded Access Program Agreements. KUMC is a signatory to the Accelerated Clinical Trial Agreement (ACTA).

A Master Agreement is an umbrella agreement where the parties agree on certain terms and conditions for future studies. They remove the need to negotiate terms and conditions for individual studies, with only the scope of work and individual study budgets needing review and negotiation. A Master Agreement can greatly improve the turnaround time of negotiations for individual studies.