definiens: means the equivalent of a full time person, worki ng for a minimum of [ * ] hours per year, conducting activities under a Research Plan, techno logy transfer activities, regulatory support activi ties, or other activities requested by Kite . In the case that any individual works partially on such activities under this Agreement and partially on other work in a given year, then t he full - time equivalent to be attributed to such in dividual ’s work hereunder shall be equal to the percentage of such individual ’s total work time in such year that such individual spent working on such activities under this Agreeme nt . In no event shall ( a ) any one individual be cou nted as more than one ( 1 ) FTE ; or ( b ) indirect personnel ( includ ing support functions such as managerial, financial, legal or business development ) constitute FTEs, except for r esearch, development, regulatory and technical oper ations managers, in each case, who conduct activities unde r a Research Plan, technology transfer activities, regulatory support activities, or other activities requested b y Kite . Alliance managers and project managers will constitute FTEs solely to the extent included in a budget unde r a JSC approved Research Plan