M-Inform

Overview COI Staff COI Staff can update the Institutional Conflict of Interest (ICOI) flag in M-Inform for managed sponsors. The ICOI field is displayed on the COI Administrative Record (CAR) workspace. Navigation COI Staff Dashboard > Manage Sponsors tab

Overview As a U-M employee, student, or trainee, you are expected to disclose your ownership of, or relationship with, any company you start in order to option, license, distribute, or commercialize the intellectual property you developed at the University of Michigan. When a new company is identified (via the COI question on a PAF or by the U-M Office of Technology Transfer), the appropriate COI Office prompts the UM Company Contact Person to complete a Company P

Overview COI Staff After the COI Committee has approved the meeting minutes, COI staff must upload those minutes. At the next COI Committee Meeting, COI Staff can review, approve, and upload the previous meeting’s minutes. Navigation COI Staff Dashboard > Meetings tab

Overview This guide will assist users attempting to see the status of their disclosure without reopening it.  Note You do not need to use the "Reopen for Edits" activity in order to view this information.

Overview Department administrators and department reviewers can view and export Department Administrator reports in M-Inform. Navigation Department Dashboard > Reports 

Overview There are various reports available in M-Inform for COI Staff to view and export. Navigation Reports can be accessed from the COI Staff Dashboard or from the top Reports tab.

Overview COI Staff A COI Administrative Record (CAR) is automatically created for Proposal Approval Forms (PAF) and Unfunded Agreements (UFA) that require Conflict of Interest (COI) review; e.g., sponsored by a PHS agency, the PI has answered "Yes" to the COI question, or where ORSP has indicated a potential conflict of interest. CARs are not automatically created for human subject research applications (HUM/AME) or subcontracts (SUBK). A CAR must be manually created for these projects, or the projects must be associated with an existing CAR.