An MTA formalises the transfer of tangible material (which may include, but is not limited to biological material such as reagents, software, chemicals or other research tools) from one party to another.

An MTA governs the rights, obligations, and restrictions of both the providing and receiving parties regarding the ownership, publication, intellectual property rights and permitted uses and liabilities

Outgoing Material

When other organisations request material from you, an MTA must be put in place to govern the terms and conditions of the use of the material by the recipient

Download our MTA Request Form and submit it to us here

Incoming Material

When you request material from another organisation, you will usually be requested to sign an MTA provided by such organisation.

Download our MTA Questionnaire and submit it together with the MTA draft of the external party (if available) to us here

Intellectual Property and Commercialisation Agrenments

To safeguard the interests and rights of the University in its IP, TTI undertakes the negotiation, drafting and finalisation of IP Management Agreements with the University’s collaborators and IP joint owners and License Agreements and Options to Evaluate with companies for the commercialisation of University IP. TTI will also put in place the necessary non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to help facilitate the discussions on IP management and commercialisation when confidentiality of the subject matter under discussion is required. If you have previously submitted an Invention Disclosure (ID), do approach the relevant Technology Manager assigned to manage your ID if there is any interest by a company in commercialising the invention.