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.<\/p>\n
MTAs protect the intellectual property rights of Boston University, Boston University Medical Schools and\/or Boston Medical Center in unique materials you have created. An MTA may also provide important protections against liability for the University and\/or BMC with respect to the materials transferred.<\/p>\n
MTA requests are reviewed and negotiated in close coordination with Export Control<\/a> and the Institutional Biosafety Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n MTAs address both the manner and the scope in the following areas:<\/p>\n These are some materials often transferred under an MTA:<\/p>\n All agreements by BU with outside parties must be signed by an authorized (BU) institutional signatory. As a general matter, BU faculty members are not authorized signatories for BU.<\/p>\n Researchers generally initiate an incoming transfer by obtaining a standard form from the transferring institution. The Sponsored Programs team handles incoming MTAs. As with other agreements, an authorized institutional signature is required in addition to the signature of the PI\/PD. Where possible, the federally developed MTAs are used.<\/p>\n For some biological materials, there are generic terms that have been accepted by numerous Universities and other third parties. If the criteria are met, these transfers can be processed fairly quickly.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/p>\n *The <\/span>University Principal Investigator<\/b>, per the Responsible Conduct of Research Policy, is responsible for the compliance with the legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements established by the University, regulatory agencies, funding sources and professional organizations including with respect to MTAs:<\/span><\/p>\n The Industry Contracting Group and Technology Development rely upon the due diligence and written assurances provided by the University Principal Investigator as to all compliance matters, when drafting agreements.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Outgoing MTAs are generally initiated by OTD. OTD will determine the appropriate form of MTA.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nWhat do MTAs do?<\/h2>\n
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Incoming Material Transfer Agreements<\/h2>\n
Initiating an incoming material transfer agreement<\/h3>
Incoming MTAs Instructions<\/h3>
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Other documents\/information that may be required include:<\/h4>\n
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For Addgene MTAs<\/h3>
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Outgoing Material Transfer Agreements<\/h2>\n
Do I need an outgoing MTA?<\/h3>
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Outgoing MTA Instructions<\/h3>
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