How does UT Southwestern handle technologies that are still confidential but available for licensing?
If a technology is proprietary , the staff attempts to share appropriate confidential information under the protection of a confidential disclosure and limited use agreement or CDA (see copy of agreement) which protects the intellectual property rights of the inventor(s) and the university. This is a standard tool of the trade, and many companies are amenable to having access to a technology under the terms of this agreement. Only authorized individuals can sign a CDA on behalf of the university. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY. If an investigator is contacted by a company, and it wishes to see confidential information, the investigator should contact Ray Wheatley, Director for Technology Development, at (214) 648-1888 or email him.
