Category Archives: For Industry

When do I need an MTA?

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  • When you receive a request for Material from outside OSU.
  • When you are obtaining Material from outside OSU.
  • When you are bringing material to OSU from outside e.g. when you migrate to OSU from another institution.
  • When you leave OSU to work at another institution and wish to take materials with you.

What are Materials Transfer Agreements and what do they do?

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Commonly referred to as MTA’s there are two basic types: outgoing (sending materials out of OSU) & incoming (receiving materials from another institution/company.

There is also what is known as the UBMTA (Universal Biological Materials Transfer Agreement). Many universities (including OSU) use these agreements to exchange biological research materials, but most companies will not use them.

MTA’s:

  • Govern permitted use, restrictions, further distribution of Material.
  • Define and protects the providing party’s Material.
  • Sometime grant options/rights in resulting inventions, discoveries, improvements made with Material.
  • Define and protect publication rights.

How do I request an MTA?

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  1. Contact TCO.
  2. Provide PI’s name, other party’s contact names & numbers, e-mail addresses.
  3. Complete & send MTA questionnaire to TCO.
  4. For outgoing, may provide MTA form yourself & notify TCO. We will then see that it gets signed by both sides.
  5. TCO will sign on behalf of OSU.

How do I request a CDA?

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  1. Contact TCO.
  2. Provide PI’s name, other party’s contact names & numbers, e-mail addresses.
  3. Provide short statement of what will be disclosed and by whom.
  4. TCO will review and negotiate terms of CDA.
  5. TCO will sign on behalf of OSU.
  6. TCO will contact you when executed & provide you with a copy for your records.