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Material Transfer Agreements
What is a Material Transfer Agreement?
MTAs are short contracts governing the transfer of tangible research property (most often biological materials) for research use.
Who Should I Contact about MTAs?
Complete an MTA Questionnaire and send it to Nancy Carr via email, preferably, or to MSC09 5220.
For incoming materials, send the providing institution's MTA, preferably in MS Word format.
Who signs MTAs?
For the Health Science Center, Dr. Richard Larson, M.D., Ph.D., VP Translational Research is the authorized signatory.
Why is an MTA important?
MTAs are important because they protect the rights of both parties. They govern issues such as:
- Ownership of materials and ownership of any modifications or derivatives made by the recipient.
- Limits on the use of the materials by the recipient and related liability.
- Rights to inventions resulting from the use of the materials.
- Rights to publish research obtained through the use of the materials.
Incoming MTAs
- Incoming MTA Questionnaire
- Understanding the Incoming MTA Questionnaire
Incoming MTAs govern the transfer of material from another organization to UNM HSC. Many companies and non-profit organizations ("providers") require an MTA before they will share their materials. Incoming MTAs, especially from companies, are getting more complex and require negotiation
of IP terms, publication delays, etc.
Outgoing MTAs
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Outgoing MTA Questionnaire
- Simple letter Agreement
- Understanding the Outgoing MTA Questionnaire
Outgoing MTAs govern the transfer of material from UNMHSC to another organization.
Whenever apropriate, UNMHSC uses the Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement (UBMTA),
published by the National Institutes of Health NIH on March 8, 1995
