Ideally, all transfers of materials into or outside of JHU should be facilitated under an MTA. It is in this way that use and transfer of these materials into and outside of the institution can be managed consistent with JHU policy, scientific custom and the host of state, federal and international regulations.
You may download the JHU one-page MTA, CLICK HERE for the JHU Non-Profit MTA OUT.
Outgoing JHU Materials Transfers to for-profit entities are best completed using the JHU Corporate Outgoing Materials Transfer Agreement.
UBMTA Implementing Letter or the Uniform Biological Materials Transfer Agreement may be used to facilitate transfers incoming and outgoing wherein both JHU and the other party have signed the UBMTA master agreement. Use of this MTA greatly reduces processing time for the agreements.
Unless the UBMTA is used, Incoming Materials Transfers are effected via review and negotiation of the provider’s MTA. Because the MTAs control the use of the materials and results, to name a few restrictions, these MTAs take the greatest degree of analysis. Presenting JHU Standard Terms For Material Transfer Agreements to companies at the first contact may reduce turnaround time. MTAs with for-profit, or corporate, or commerical entities may take as long as 60 -90 days to complete, depending upon the responsiveness of the company and terms at issue.
The JHTT MTA Review Process
JHTT processes MTAs in response to a researcher’s request once the agreement and the MTA questionnaire is received by the MTA Team.
Either the Incoming MTA Questionnaire or the Outgoing MTA Questionnaire must be completed and sent to JHTT along with your request and a copy of the agreement to be reviewed. Users of the eMTA need not fill out questionnaires unless there will be changes to the template agreement. Questionnaires may be sent via email, fax or regular mail. Electronic signatures are acceptable.
CLICK HERE For a review of MTA Issues associated with processing these agreements. Submit questions including status of pending MTAs, to mta@jhmi.edu . Receipt of your email will be confirmed within 24-48 hours. With 1800 or so MTAs annually, emails will be triaged and answered as soon as possible. MTA Fax: 410-516-6499.
The MTA Team:
Deborah Hill
Senior Technology Licensing Assistant
debhill@jhmi.edu
Roslyn Chew
Technology Licensing Assistant
richew@jhmi.edu.
Julia M. Brill, Esq.
Materials Transfer, Copyright Officer and
Small Agreements Manager
100 N. Charles Street, 5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21212.
Tel 410-516-4971
Fax 410-516-6499
jbrill7@jhmi.edu
