Industry Partnerships

A Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) is a legal contract which designates the terms to be followed for the transfer of experimental materials (biological, mechanical, electronic, etc.) coming into or going out of the University.

The University of Mississippi Office of Sponsored Research Administration (ORED-SPA) manages MTAs.

Please see the following link to complete your request:

ARC – Agreements and Research Contracts

Instructions for requesting an MTA (incoming or outgoing) in the ARC form

Under the following fields, please select:

1. Type of Contract/Action Type
   1. Select: Material Transfer Agreement.
2. File Upload
   1. If you have been sent a draft agreement, please submit the document.

A Confidential Disclosure Agreement or CDA (also known as a Non-Disclosure Agreement or NDA) is a legal contract which protects the confidential information generated at UM and/or that of our outside collaborators. This includes information which is confidential in nature (i.e. patentable ideas) given at internal or external seminars, in discussions with visitors to the University, and in conversations with colleagues during professional meetings.

One of the most important reasons for a Confidential Disclosure Agreement is relevance for patent protection. Disclosure of a patentable idea without proper confidentiality agreements can negate patent filing rights.

The University of Mississippi Office of Sponsored Research Administration (ORED-SPA) manages CDAs/NDAs

Please see the following link to complete your request:

ARC – Agreements and Research Contracts

Instructions for requesting CDA/NDA in ARC form

Under the following fields, please select:

1. Type of Contract/Action Type
   1. Select: CDA / NDA
2. File Upload
   1. If you have been sent a draft agreement, please submit the document.

Our office negotiates all license and option agreements related to the commercialization of University-owned technologies.

Standard terms for licensing UM technologies may involve several different arrangements. For example, upfront license fees, running royalties, and/or equity. Because each technology has a different market value and industry standards vary by technology, the exact arrangements are negotiated through the Director of Technology Commercialization.

Additional information about UM’s Technologies Available for Licensing including Non-Confidential Summaries, Confidential Summaries and complete Technical Brochures can be requested through our office.

If you are interested in discussing licensing any of these technologies, please contact:
Allyson M. Best, M.B.A.
Director, Office of Technology Commercialization
amilhous@olemiss.edu
662-915-7188

If you are interested in licensing the use of University licensing marks including, but not limited to, all logos, scripts, images, etc. trademarked or copyrighted by the university for the purpose of furthering the University of Mississippi brand, you may contact Contractual Services Management:
P.O. Box 1848
1111 Jackson Ave Center
University, MS 38677
662-915-7445

Department of Licensing

If you are interested in discussing opportunities for collaboration or licensing of any technologies at UMMC, please contact:

Angela J. Grayson (she/her)

Director Technology Transfer

University of Mississippi Medical Center

e: agrayson@umc.edu | p: 601.815.2616

a: 2500 North State Street Room TR 325 Jackson, MS 39216