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How to Join the Circle of Experts
To join the Nitron
Circle of Experts,
please email
a brief biography which contains all of the
following information. Your submission of an application indicates your
acceptance of the Terms and Conditions below.
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Name
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Institution (university, company,
other)
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Contact Information (email, cellphone,
land line, website, mailing address)
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Hourly consulting rate (You determine
the rate. We suggest that you choose a reasonable rate, as we are more likely
to call those Experts who charge a more reasonable rate. Please specify
an exact number, not a range.)
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Best hours and days of availability for consulting
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Areas of deepest expertise
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Degrees (list school, degree, and area
of study)
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Board certifications or other
professional certifications, if any
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Text biography, in the following
format:
Jonathan Ploni, MD,
is Chief of Surgery at Oxvard Medical School. Dr. Ploni is one of the
industry's leading experts in craniofacial plastic surgery. Dr. Ploni has
consulted for such firms as Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson. He holds a Harvard
MD and BA.
Terms and Conditions
Following are the terms and Conditions to join the Nitron Advisors Circle of
Experts. By submitting your
application form, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
You should carefully read the Terms and Conditions, which may only be
changed by written agreement of the
parties. By clicking the "I agree" button, you agree to be bound
by the Terms and Conditions and are indicating that you are at least eighteen
years old and have the legal authority to accept the Terms and Conditions. This
is a legally binding agreement.
Background
The
Nitron Advisors Circle of Experts is a network of practitioners and industry
members in medicine, biomedical research, and healthcare services (along with
professionals in non-healthcare related fields). Members include practicing
physicians and surgeons, research scientists, professors, hospital
administrators, research nurses and coordinators, industry executives, product
developers, purchasers and managers, and FDA and patent attorneys.
Our
clients are investment managers and firms who are performing research in the
health care industry. Based on our clients' needs, Nitron will contact
appropriate members of the Circle of Experts to ascertain whether such member is
available for a consulting project (i.e., telephone conversations, online
surveys, discussion groups.) All consulting projects with Nitron’s clients are
at member’s discretion. Members of the Circle of Healthcare Experts are never
obligated to accept a consulting project and may refuse to participate.
Guidelines
Violation by you of the following guidelines set forth below may result in
immediate termination of your consulting relationship with Nitron. If in the
course of a consultation you believe that a Nitron client may be causing you to
violate a guideline set forth below, you must stop the consultation and
immediately inform Nitron.
Confidentiality
Nitron agrees not to disclose to unknown parties the names or contact
information of members of the Circle of Experts, unless a member provides
consent. You must agree to maintain all “confidential information” of Nitron and
Nitron’s clients confidential. "Confidential Information" includes, but is not
limited to: the contents of any consultations, surveys or other projects
performed for Nitron clients and the name of the client or the client’s
employer. You also agree not to communicate or divulge the confidential
information of any consultations, surveys or other projects to any third party.
Conflicts of Interest
You must decline to
participate in any consultation or any other activity that presents a conflict
of interest or a perceived conflict of interest or cause you to breach any
agreement with another entity. You must also decline to continue to participate
in any consultation or any other activity if continuing would present a conflict
of interest or a perceived conflict of interest. If you are unsure if you are
violating an existing agreement, you must check with the party with whom you
have the agreement that provokes the conflict of interest. In accordance with
Federal securities laws, members must not disclose or communicate any material
non-public information.
Consultations
Members requested to
provide a consultation to our clients should either accept or decline the
consultation within 24 to 48 hours. Accepted consultations should be scheduled
within five business days. We expect that all consultations you provide shall be
performed in a timely, diligent and professional manner consistent with highest
industry practice.
Payment
Members are paid based on their customary consulting fees. Our payment system
may accommodate consulting guidelines set forth by a member’s employer,
including joint payment to the expert and his or her employer, direct payment to
the expert's institution, or payment to a charity of the expert's choice.
Members will receive a U.S. I.R.S. Form 1099 for any payments. Payments will be
made within 15 days and should be requested through the Circle of Experts
website (www.circleofexperts.com), or by e-mail to payments
Independent Contractor
It is understood
and agreed that any services performed by you hereunder shall be performed as an
independent contractor and consultant. You shall not be deemed to be an employee
of Nitron or any Nitron client and you shall not be entitled to any benefits
provided by either Nitron or a Nitron client. You agree that you shall be
personally responsible for any and all taxes and other payments due on payments
received by you hereunder.
Copyright
All
material on Nitron’s Website, whether explicitly marked or not, is protected by
copyright. By posting material (i.e., surveys), members expressly grant Nitron
the non-exclusive right to publish, broadcast, copy, distribute, and make
available for download such material, whether alone or in combination with other
materials. Members may download material from Nitron's Web site for their
personal, noncommercial Use. Nitron owns the copyright on any text, which a
Member mails to Nitron, unless such content is explicitly labeled as having been
previously published in a publicly-accessible format and/or another party owns a
copyright to such text.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify,
defend, and hold the Company and its successors, officers, directors, agents and
employees harmless from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, demands,
cost, liabilities, expenses and damages (including attorneys' fees) arising out
of, or in connection with any breach of this Agreement by Contractor.
Arbitration
Any dispute,
controversy or claim relating to this Agreement shall be finally settled by an
arbitration held in New York City under the rules of the American Arbitration
Association (the "AAA") in effect from time to time. The arbitrator may grant
any remedy that he deems just and equitable within the scope of this Agreement.
The award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding and judgment thereon may
be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorney's fees) of the prevailing party shall be borne and paid by
the party that the arbitrator determines is the non-prevailing party.
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