Material Transfer Agreements
Material transfer agreements (MTAs) are agreements that establish the terms and conditions upon which proprietary materials are transferred by BU to outside parties, or received by BU from outside parties, for use by designated persons in specified and approved research protocols. Why are MTAs important? MTAs protect the intellectual property rights of Boston University, Boston […]
Patents, Licensing & Entrepreneurship
BU is committed to getting our researchers’ ideas and technology into the world to benefit […]
John Turi
John joined the Technology Development office at Boston University in 2011 and is currently responsible for all transactional work related to the physical sciences intellectual property portfolio. Prior to joining Boston University, John worked as a Project Manager for Edgewater Technology, an innovative technology management consulting firm where he led custom development, integration and implementation […]
Michael Pratt
Mr. Pratt joined Boston University Technology Development in May 2000. He worked in Technology Transfer, responsible for the transfer of technologies from the fields of physical, engineering, and computer sciences, as Director of the Office of Corporate Business Development, responsible for building long term partnerships with a special focus on technology development between Boston University/Boston […]