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Once a text approved by all parties becomes available, the SGI-OTRI solicits a report by the department\/institute director where the investigator is assigned.<\/p>\n
The text is then sent to the Vice Rector for Research and Innovation for its approval.<\/p>\n
Once it is approved, the signature collection process begins. This usually begins with the third-party contractor, continues on to the responsible investigator, and then finishes with the signature of the Vice Rector for Research and Innovation.<\/p>\n
When all parties have signed the contract\/agreement, the SGI-OTRI proceeds by entering it into a database, compiling its basic information and assigning it a cost center. One of the originals is sent to the third-party contractor while the University retains the other, and copies of it are sent to the department\/institute director, the responsible investigator and the administrative assistant. The latter two are furthermore notified about its assigned cost center.<\/p>\n