The research partnership principles listed below and publicly unveiled on June 16, 2015 provide a framework to establish and operate public-private partnerships for food and nutrition research.The principles resulted from a December 2014 working meeting that focused on public-private partnerships for research and reflect the consensus of participants, acting as individuals, who brought the widespread perspectives of a range of government agencies, professional societies, research organizations, industry, and academia.
These principles are focused on collaborative relationships involving partners from government, industry, and academia all coming together to address food and nutrition-related research challenges that will ultimately benefit the public health.The principles help organizations understand when it is appropriate to use a research public-private partnership, since public-private partnerships are not always the best approach to address certain areas of food and nutrition research.The principles also outline conditions needed to operate agreements among the parties interested in conducting and sponsoring such research.
The principles have been approved by the American Society for Nutrition, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Institute of Food Technologists, International Association for Food Protection, and International Life Sciences Institute North America, collectively representing approximately 97,000 scientists.
The research partnership principles are publicly available for all interested parties to reference and use.The intention is to promote these principles as a common way to spur development of credible and transparent public-private partnerships for the public good.
