What are material transfer agreements (MTAs)?
MTAs are documents that are executed when you are receiving materials from colleagues in academics or a for-profit setting, or when you are sending materials to an academic colleague. (Materials transferred to a for-profit entity should be done via a license agreement through our office.) Primary contact for MTAs is Barbara Cochran in OOR 713-798-5184 2- What are Sponsored Research Agreements (SRAs)? SRAs are documents that are executed with a commercial partner that wishes to sponsor research in your lab. Primary contacts for SRAs are, Paul Kendall and Barbara Cochran in OOR 713-798-5184 3- What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual Property can be any patentable or non-patentable invention, for example; devices (surgical, medical or laboratory), compounds, diagnostic tests, software, cell lines, animal models, or clones. 4- What clauses in an MTA impact Intellectual Property? • The definition and ownership of the “Material”. Material and any derivatives or modifications of that Mate
