Material Transfer Agreements
New Online Incoming MTA Submission Process Starting Friday, August 17, 2007
Overview
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MTA Questionnaire - Incoming Materials MTA Questionnaire - Outgoing Materials |
| Sample Agreements |
Sample Material Transfer Agreement PDF |
Research materials (such as cell lines, plasmids, proteins, transgenic animals, and other materials) are often exchanged between The Ohio State University and other non-profit research institutions and commercial entities. Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) define the legal rights of the entity donating the material as well as those of the recipient with respect to the material and any derivatives.
OSU’s Technology Licensing & Commercialization is responsible for the negotiation and review of MTAs to ensure conformity with institutional policies and proper handling of intellectual property rights. University researchers who plan to exchange materials with outside entities should contact the Technology Licensing & Commercialization for assistance in preparing and executing these documents and for the signing of these documents. Every MTA must be signed by an authorized signatory for the university. There are two people with this authority, and they are both located at the Technology Licensing & Commercialization.
Materials Coming into the University
Generally, transfers between academic institutions are fairly straightforward, as OSU and most other institutions are signatories to the Uniform Biological Materials Transfer Agreement (UBMTA), which provides standard terms for material transfers. Copies of the UBMTA may be found at the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) web site (click on the “Agreements” button found at the top of the AUTM page, and then the “UBMTA” button) http://www.autm.net or may also be obtained from OSU’s Technology Licensing & Commercialization.
Transfers involving commercial entities or foreign institutions/entities generally require case-specific review of any documents to ensure that the University’s and the faculty member’s interests are adequately protected.
Materials Leaving the University
Collaborators wishing to obtain materials from OSU, or faculty members wishing to transfer materials to commercial entities, should contact the Technology Licensing & Commercialization to initiate the necessary documents.
Faculty members wishing to transfer materials to another academic institution may obtain a simple UBMTA letter agreement from the link at the AUTM web site http://www.autm.net (Click on “Agreements,” then “UBMTA,” then “Simple Letter Agreement”) or from OSU’s Technology Licensing & Commercialization to facilitate the movement. After the PI has completed the necessary information, the Simple Letter Agreement should be sent to the Technology Licensing & Commercialization, attention: MTA specialist, or e-mailed to mta-cda@osu.edu to be signed by an authorized representative of The Ohio State University.
If you have any questions, please call the Technology Licensing & Commercialization's Materials Transfer specialists at 247-6633.