When you wish to receive tangible research materials from or send such materials to an external entity, you should work through the Agreements Team to arrange a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA). The agreement addresses ownership of the transferred materials as well as any modifications or derivatives. The agreement also addresses limitations on the use of the material, confidentiality of information related to the materials, liability, publication rights, rights to inventions and research results, and other conditions of receipt or use.
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Tangible research materials include
- Cultures
- Cell lines
- Plasmids
- Nucleotides
- Proteins
- Bacteria
- Animal models
- Pharmaceuticals
- Other Chemicals
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Intangible research materials include
The transfer of standalone data and/or software that is not otherwise associated with tangible materials is generally facilitated through a Data Use Agreement (DUA) or a Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement (CDA), which are also processed by the Agreements Team, unless the transfer involves materials covered by an Intellectual Property Disclosure (IPD) that has been filed with the UAB Research Foundation (UABRF).
The Agreements Team will process terms and conditions for the use of any data associated with such materials within the MTA itself to the extent they are included in the MTA.
You can find additional information about transferring materials, including how the Agreements Team processes transfer requests, your responsibilities as the sender or recipient of such materials, and using myUABResearch, from the links on the left of this page.