Material Transfer Agreements

Researchers in the biological sciences frequently develop useful biological materials, including transgenic animals, genes, DNA fragments, cell lines, antibodies, plasmids, expression vectors, etc.  It is common practice for scientists at different institutions to exchange these materials with each other.  In fact, many journals insist that the person who first publishes such a material must share it with other investigators.

Such exchanges can pose problems, as the materials may contain commercially valuable intellectual property. This may be true even if the material itself is not patentable.

All material transfer agreements are handled by the TTO. Should you have the need to ship material to a colleague at another institution or industrial partner, or should you need to have a colleague ship material to OHIO , please contact the TTO office to generate an agreement that will protect your interests.


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