definiens: shall mean allscientific, technical, trade or business information of either Party ( the ) disclosed to the other Party(the ), whether or not in writing, and regardless of whether it is marked as confidential, including any portionof analyses, compilations, forecasts, studies or other documents prepared by Recipient which contains suchinformation . By way of illustration, but not limitation, Confidential Information may include inventions, Know - how, processes, methods, techniques, assays, formulas, compositions, compounds, projects, developments, plans, research data, clinical data, financial data, personnel data, computer programs, customer and supplier lists andcontacts at or knowledge of customers or prospective customers of the Disclosing Party.15 10.2 Disclosure of Confidential Information . Except as expressly permitted in this Section 10, during the Term ofthis Agreement and for a period of five ( 5 ) years thereafter, the Recipient shall hold in confidence and shall not directlyor indirectly disclose, communicate or in any way divulge to any person any Confidential Information, without the priorwritten consent of the Disclosing Party . The Recipient shall use such Confidential Information solely for the purposesof this Agreement . The Recipient shall not provide or grant access to the Confidential Information to any Third Party, except the Recipient may disclose Confidential Information received by it under this Agreement only to those of itsdirectors, officers, employees, agents and consultants, and the directors, officers, employees, agents andconsultants of its Affiliates, who have a need to know such Confidential Information in the course of the performanceof their duties and who are bound by a written agreement to protect the confidentiality of such ConfidentialInformation