>       Re:  Company Policy
>
>       Hi Sandra!
>
>       We actually have discussed this issue with the feds.  We charge
>       clinical trials 25% TDC.  If we were to apply the total federal MTDC
>       rate, we would be killed because of the exclusion of patient costs.
>       We did do an anaylsis at one point and discovered that it comes out
>       fairly even, with us receiving a bit more from the TDC formula for the
>       companies.  The expenses of the negotiations, however, far outway the
>       costs of any federally-sponsored clinical trials, and, therefore, the
>       companies should pay more.  In total dollars spent on indirect cost,
>       one cannot charge the feds more than the companies.
>
>       Diane Gilbert
>       Spaulding
>

Dear Diane,

Thank y ou for information.  Good to hear from you.  Hope to see you in Chicago.

Sandy
Sandra Mann, MPA  xxxxxx@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu
Assistant Director, University Research
University of Florida
219 Grinter Hall
Gainesville, Florida 32611