A-11) Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)

Review date:

February 08, 2018

Responsible office:

Office of Sponsored Research

Definition

A written agreement entered into by a provider and a recipient of tangible research material, including biological materials or mice to transfer the material while protecting the intellectual and other property rights of the provider, so that the research with the material may proceed.
Incoming MTAs govern the transfer of material from another organization to UCSF.
Outgoing MTAs govern the transfer of materials from UCSF to an outside entity; payment is limited to shipping and handling costs only. Tissue transfer agreements are a sub-set of material transfer agreements.

Examples

Overhead Consideration

Policy

Review Department/Signature Authority

Final review and signature by Office of Sponsored Research, Industry Contracts Division (OSR, ICD).
If the material is proprietary to UCSF and is not a human specimen, then review and approval is required by the Office of Technology Management (OTM). The OSR ICD will contact OTM as needed.
If primary sponsor is a government or non-profit entity, review and approval is by: Office of Sponsored Research (GBC)
If primary sponsor is a for-profit entity, review and approval is by: Office of Sponsored Research (ICD)

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