Third-party funding has become an essential component of research funding for universities. Therefore, the Rectorate of the Medical University of Innsbruck (MUI) is committed to providing its employees with the best possible organizational, legal and commercial-administrative support in the acquisition of third-party funds and the handling of these projects. The third-party funding guideline of 19.12.2014 and supplement of 11.07.2024 regulates the handling of all third-party funding activities at the Medical University of Innsbruck.

directive dated 19.12.2014 supplement dated 11.07.2024

A collection of interesting information on the topic of IPR can be found on the website of the Knowledge Transfer Center WEST (WTZ West). The WTZ West is a joint project of the western Austrian universities (6 universities and 4 universities of applied sciences)
to the directive of 19.12.2014 to the supplement of 11.07.2024

to the IPR Toolkit

As a medical research and educational institution, the Medical University of Innsbruck (MUI) stands for outstanding achievements in the fields of science, research, teaching and patient care. In this context, it is an important concern of the MUI to further expand the scientific location and to support innovative fields of research and development.

To the guideline

From Idea to Market

To the course

Short videos with basic information on IP and entrepreneurship. The videos were created as part of the WTZ West (joint project of universities in Western Austria)

To the videos

About the Material Transfer Agreement (MTA):
An MTA regulates the transfer of generally unpatented material. This is particularly important for university MTAs, as research and teaching are the main focus. In the case of MTAs with industry partners, care must be taken to ensure that the university does not transfer its property for less than it is worth or free of charge. Biological materials such as antibodies or cell lines can be of considerable value, which is why appropriate remuneration is often part of the agreement. The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) will be happy to advise you!

Procedure for preparing an MTA:
Contact:Scientists who wish to transfer material (incoming or outgoing) should contact the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) at an early stage.
Submission of documents: Please complete the relevant questionnaire to prepare the preparation of the MTA. Based on the complete information, the TTO will draw up the contract for you and support you in completing the questionnaire.

1. Contact: Scientists who wish to transfer material (incoming or outgoing) should contact the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) at an early stage.
2. Submission of documents: Please complete the relevant questionnaire to prepare for the preparation of the MTA. Based on the complete information provided, the TTO will draw up the contract for you and assist you in completing the questionnaire.
   Questionnaires:
   
   • MTA (in)
   • MTA (out)
   • MTA (Transfer von humanem Material)
3. Special case: Transfer of humanem material:  If human material is to be transferred, the completed MDTA-Checklist must be submitted in addition to the MTA questionnaire. This serves to check ethical and legal requirements.
4. Review by the TTO: The TTO checks that the documents are complete in terms of form and content.
5. Contract preparation by the Legal & Compliance department: After a positive review, the request for contract preparation is forwarded to the Legal & Compliance department.
6. Special case: Incoming material: In the case of incoming material, a draft contract from the material provider should ideally be available, which is then checked by the Legal & Compliance department.
   

If you have any questions or require assistance with the process, please contact the technology transfer department at technologietransfer@i-med.ac.at