Requesting UHN Materials

Research materials developed at UHN are transferred to non-profit research institutes with a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) in place.

MTAs are important because they:

• Establish terms for the use of research materials.
• Monitor users and deter unauthorized transfer of materials to third parties.
• Regulate ownership of further intellectual property generated from use of the material.
• Warn about the use of material and have users assume liabilities for their use of the material.

Any request for materials should be submitted directly to our office at:

Material will be sent based on availability and consent of the UHN investigator.

Biological Material Transfer Agreement

Biological Material Transfer Agreement - Tsao

Tissue Transfer Agreement

Clinical Trial Tissue Transfer Agreement

Note:  These templates are not applicable for for-profit institutes/companies.  Please contact the the TDC office at tdc@uhnresearch.ca for more information.

Accessing UHN Confidential Information

Research Institutes and Companies that wishes to discuss with a UHN investigator his/her work, should contact the TDC office to prepare and execute a Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA) on behalf of UHN.

CDAs are important because they:

• Establish terms for sharing confidential materials, knowledge, or information in order to protect disclosure of any type of proprietary information.
• Outline the scope of the confidential information that the parties wish to share.
• Protect patentability.

UHN's standard CDA ensures that disclosures in either direction, intended or otherwise, are covered by confidentiality.

Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement

Forms

UHN Invention Disclosure Form

Biological Material Transfer Agreement

Biological Material Transfer Agreement - Tsao

Tissue Transfer Agreement

Clinical Trial Tissue Transfer Agreement

Frequently Asked Questions

I'm about to publish a paper on a novel discovery, what do I need to do to protect my ideas?

I have been contacted by a company requesting my material, what next?

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