Materials Transfer Agreement

On occasion, our research laboratories provide other investigators with research material, developed in a Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Laboratory. It is common practice in research laboratories to have the recipient sign a “materials transfer agreement”. The purpose of this is to document ownership of the material in the event that it should become commercially valuable. This would be beneficial for the CHEO Research Institute in regards to materials generated from the endeavours of our Institute which may have the potential of Intellectual Property proponent.

At the May 24, 2001 meeting of the Research Coordinating Committee (RCC) the Materials Transfer Agreement Form (MTA) below, was approved for use by the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Researchers.

These MTA forms are available in the CHEO Research Institute office and also from Ms. Jane Earle, Molecular Genetics Lab Manager. Any questions/concerns regarding what constitutes a material transfer can be addressed directly to Ms. Jane Earle (738-3215).

Materials Transfer Agreement Form (PDF, 72KB)