Issues around publication of results are relevant to MTAs. For example, is there a requirement or expectation that the results of permitted activities are made publicly available? What review provisions need to be in place? What timeframes are reasonable?
This issue may also be separated from other mechanisms for the dissemination of data an results.
Some MTAs differentiate between academic and commercial partners - where the results produced may be fed into very different processes and yield different benefits.
In the context of data sharing in a public health emergency, it might also be necessary to consider how the results generated by permitted activities can be best shared with those that have a need to know, whether that be, inter alia, researchers, medical personnel, public health officials, policy makers, affected communities. These results could be important for updating standards or procedures, or even affect practical measures to control the outbreak. In the context of a public health emergency, it may be desirable, and is increasingly normal, for such results to be shared with these communities prior to publication. This issue is connected with the Dissemination of Data and Results.