Common use of Responsibilities of the Alliance Managers Clause in Contracts

Responsibilities of the Alliance Managers. The Alliance Managers shall have the responsibility of creating and maintaining a constructive work environment between the Parties during the Research Program Term, and a constructive communication pathway thereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Alliance Manager shall: (a) identify and bring disputes and issues that may result in disputes (including any asserted occurrence of a material breach by a Party) to the attention of the Committee (for so long as it exists) or of the other Party’s Alliance Manager thereafter in a timely manner, and function as the point of first referral in all matters of conflict resolution; (b) provide a single point of communication for seeking consensus both internally within the Parties’ respective organizations and between the Parties; (c) plan and coordinate cooperative efforts, internal communications and external communications between the Parties with respect to this Agreement; and (d) take responsibility for ensuring that meetings and the production of meeting agendas and minutes occur as set forth in this Agreement, and that relevant action items resulting from such meetings are appropriately carried out or otherwise addressed.