The National Institutes of Health has launched the Transfer Agreement Dashboard, or TAD, to streamline the transfer of NIH-developed research materials to the biomedical research community.
The system reduces dramatically the transaction time for transferring NIH-developed materials, addressing a Presidential directive to better facilitate technology transfer and commercialization activities. The more than 6,000 researchers who conduct research in NIH laboratories help to drive the nation's research and discovery process partly through the generation of these valuable research materials, such as cell lines or specially bred research animals.
The TAD works in conjunction with Materials Transfer Agreements, or MTAs. MTAs govern the transfer of tangible research materials between two organizations, and they define the rights of the material provider and the recipient with respect to the materials.
To read the full, original article click on this link: NIH eases tech transfer with online material transfer agreements, December 15, 2011 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
