Partner

A Partner is a legal entity which is a party to a major multi-partner research project. Partners may be jointly responsible for the performance of the project with all other Partners. Partners tend to be parties to Consortium agreements. A Partner should be distinguished from a Sub-contractor. In many jurisdictions a partnership has a specific legal meaning and can often be subject to specific legislation. It is normal in agreements for research that specific reference is made to ensure that legislative obligations relating to Partnerships do not apply simply because the term Partner is used. In EU also known as Beneficiary or participant.

(Synonym: Collaborator)