Research agreements

This type of arrangement is often co-funded by both government and industry for strategic research or technology development.

Typical features are the same as those of a research contract except for the following:

• Background or underlying intellectual property and ownership are clearly defined.
• Researcher/University retains ownership of new intellectual property, however
• If collective inventor(s) from industry of government, all share inventorship.
• Researcher/University retains rights to use results for research and education (non-commercial) purposes.
• Equipment purchased under the contract is owned by the University, unless otherwise stipulated.
• Indirect cost assessment is a minimum 40% of the industry portion (unless prohibited by government co-sponsor). 

A Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) is a legal contract that defines the basis upon which you may have access to, or grant access to, biological or chemical materials. This may range from specific molecules, such as pharmaceuticals, nucleotides or proteins, to biological research tools such as cell cultures, cell lines, plasmids, transgenic plants or animals. The MTA controls the use of the transferred materials when it is sent or received by uOttawa. MTAs involving transgenic animals must be provided to the Director, Animal Care and Veterinary Services to confirm that all constraints on the use of the transgenic animal can be addressed within ACVS.

Please note that while the investigator must co-sign as the responsible researcher, only ISS has the authority to sign MTAs on behalf of uOttawa.

A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a legal contract between the University of Ottawa and an external party that serves to protect the confidentiality of information exchanged between the parties. A uOttawa research discovery or technology may be disclosed to another person, organization or company provided there is an NDA between uOttawa and the organization (or person) to which the discovery or invention is disclosed. NDAs provide evidence of the receiving party’s obligation to keep the information in confidence. Critical to the effectiveness of these agreements is the definition of the scope of research or technology covered.

If an NDA is required it can be obtained from ISS. Sometimes the external party may provide its NDA. In either case, ISS will negotiate the terms directly with the other organization to finalize a mutually acceptable NDA. When the NDA is ready for execution, ISS will circulate the NDA for signatures and authorize the exchange of the confidential information.

Note

Please note that while the investigator may be required to co-sign as the responsible researcher, only ISS has the authority to sign NDAs on behalf of uOttawa.

This is a contract agreement that facilitates the delivery of specialized services, the use of University equipment and reporting of results back to the sponsor. If this is used to access a researchers’ expertise only, and no new research is performed, this may be a consulting agreement.

Typical Features:

This is a funding agreement, often from a government department or from industry. Research is more applied in nature and is normally directed at answering questions that are of interest to the Sponsor.

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