Material transfer agreement

A material transfer agreement (MTA) is a contract that governs the transfer of tangible research materials between two organizations when the recipient intends to use it for his or her own research purposes. The MTA defines the rights of the provider and the rights and obligations of the recipient with respect to the materials and any progeny, derivatives, or modifications.

The material can be of any kind, from chemicals, electronics, biological, or any other material. Biological materials, such as cell lines, plasmids, and vectors, are the most frequently transferred materials. But MTAs are also used for other types of materials, such as chemical compounds, reagents, mouse models, and even some types of software.

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