Material Transfer Agreement - Ramot for Inventors

How Should the Transfer of Materials be Handled?

Outgoing material
Biological and in some cases other materials may be proprietary. In order to protect both your publication and potential patent rights, the sharing, transmittal and use of such materials should be governed by an agreement. Researchers who intend to transfer materials from their laboratory at TAU to others, whether at other academic institutions, research institutes or for-profit organizations, are urged to consult with Ramot. If the materials you wish to transfer are not proprietary (i.e. no patent application has been or will be filed with respect to the materials) and are not being used in any project in which Ramot is involved, you may use the following document: Simple Form Material Transfer Agreement. In other cases, please approach Ramot. We will make every effort to put in place an appropriate material transfer agreement in the most expeditious manner possible, thereby ensuring that your research and that of your collaborator(s) can proceed without delay.
Incoming material
When you request materials from other organizations, whether other academic institutions, research institutes or for-profit organizations, you will usually be requested to sign (and have TAU sign) an MTA sent by such organization. These MTAs contain provisions limiting your right to use the material and may contain provisions limiting your right to publish the results of your research and/or granting rights in the results of your research to the other organization. Therefore, whenever an MTA is received for materials to be provided to TAU researchers by a third party (whether another non-profit or a for-profit institution), the receiving researcher should forward the MTA to the office of the Vice President of Research and Development of TAU for review, negotiation and signature.