Viral Sovereignty and Technology Transfer Book contents
- Viral Sovereignty and Technology Transfer
- Viral Sovereignty and Technology Transfer
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction Viral Sovereignty, Technology Transfer, and the Changing Global System for Sharing Pathogens for Public Health Research
- Part I The Geopolitical, Historical, and Scientific Context
- Part II Health Security, Research Ethics, and Human Rights Implications
- Part III Solutions: Standard Material Transfer Agreements, Repositories, and Specialized International Instruments
- 8 Material Transfer Agreements and the Regulation of the Collaborative Environment
- 9 Sharing of Biological Samples during Public Health Emergencies
- 10 Facilitating Material Transfer Agreements from a Practitioner’s Perspective
- 11 The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework as an Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism
- Conclusion
- Index
8 - Material Transfer Agreements and the Regulation of the Collaborative Environment
from Part III - Solutions: Standard Material Transfer Agreements, Repositories, and Specialized International Instruments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 May 2020
- Viral Sovereignty and Technology Transfer
- Viral Sovereignty and Technology Transfer
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction Viral Sovereignty, Technology Transfer, and the Changing Global System for Sharing Pathogens for Public Health Research
- Part I The Geopolitical, Historical, and Scientific Context
- Part II Health Security, Research Ethics, and Human Rights Implications
- Part III Solutions: Standard Material Transfer Agreements, Repositories, and Specialized International Instruments
- 8 Material Transfer Agreements and the Regulation of the Collaborative Environment
- 9 Sharing of Biological Samples during Public Health Emergencies
- 10 Facilitating Material Transfer Agreements from a Practitioner’s Perspective
- 11 The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework as an Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism
- Conclusion
- Index
Summary
Chapter 8 explores the mechanics of material transfer agreements that accompany transfers of pathogens. Material Transfer Agreements may seem abstract as a manifestation of changing norms in global infectious disease research. Yet, they are, fundamentally, legal agreements, contract, which must be negotiated and analyzed by both researchers and attorneys. Sherry Brett-Major, an attorney representing parties in technology transfer transactions, dissects material transfer agreements as contracts that regulated collaborative relationships. She identifies typologies of MTAs, areas of rights allocation where disputes are frequent, and key decisions that shed light on current MTA negotiation custom and practice. In addition to identify the critical components of MTAs that effectively facilitate collaboration, she provides some of the most significant decisions and disputes that may inform practices and pitfalls during the negotiation process.
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- Viral Sovereignty and Technology TransferThe Changing Global System for Sharing Pathogens for Public Health Research, pp. 137 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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