A Material Transfer Agreement is a contract between two organizations for the transfer
of materials. If you have completed the Initial Application and received notice that
your request is approved, an MTA will be necessary in order for the samples to be
processed and shipped to you. Please obtain, review, fill out and return the template
MTA from our Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships c/o MTA@binghamton.edu. The MTA as signed by your institution and recipient investigator will become part
of the Final Application.
By entering into an agreement with our facility, you are agreeing to the following
conditions:
1. Compliance with provisions of an IRB-approved protocol for human subjects research.
2. Specimens received by a contracting researcher will remain in the custody of that
researcher, and will be used for teaching or non-profit research purposes only.
3. You will reimburse the Biospecimen Archive Facility for sample cost and shipping.
4. Because our facility does not screen samples for infectious diseases, researchers
and laboratory staff should observe universal precautions and adhere to the necessary
regulations for biohazardous materials.
5. You agree to acknowledge the contributions of the Biospecimen Archive in publications
related to the use of these samples, and provide a copy of the publication in either
digital or print form in order for our facility to maintain a publication record
for the samples. You may use the following statement for acknowledgement: "The authors
acknowledge the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for
contributing the samples to Binghamton University through a material transfer agreement,
and to the Binghamton University Biospecimen Archive Facility and the Graduate Program
in Biomedical Anthropology for the archiving and preparation of samples used in this
study."
Other terms and conditions apply as part of a standard Material Transfer Agreement.