Must both parties sign a quality agreement in drug cooperative development?

There is no need to sign an agreement. In the cooperative development of drugs, the two sides can negotiate and sign a quality agreement according to the specific situation to ensure the quality and safety of drugs. Quality agreement is the requirements and regulations on production process, equipment, personnel, raw materials, etc. Both parties need to abide by it. Drug cooperative development is the cooperation between pharmaceutical companies and scientific research institutions or other pharmaceutical companies, which usually involves intellectual property rights, technology transfer, capital investment and other issues.