What is an MTA?
A Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) is an agreement between two or more parties for the transfer of mutants and/or samples. MTAs generally cover issues pertaining to the ownership, restrictions of use, intellectual property and commercialization of the exchanged mutants and/or samples. MTAs are legally binding documents and must be signed by either the investigator or his/her institution, whosoever has the legal authority to sign such documents. The CMMR uses MTAs as the formal agreement for transferring mouse strains from Depositing Investigators/Institutions (DIs) to the CMMR and from the CMMR to Withdrawing Investigators/Institutions ( WIs). MTAs must be fully executed prior to sample deposition or withdrawal.
