Bubela Tania, Guebert Jenilee, Mishra Amrita
School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
PLoS Biol. 2015 Feb 3;13(2):e1002060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002060. eCollection 2015 Feb.
Material transfer agreements exist to facilitate the exchange of materials and associated data between researchers as well as to protect the interests of the researchers and their institutions. But this dual mandate can be a source of frustration for researchers, creating administrative burdens and slowing down collaborations. We argue here that in most cases in pre-competitive research, a simple agreement would suffice; the more complex agreements and mechanisms for their negotiation should be reserved for cases where the risks posed to the institution and the potential commercial value of the research reagents is high.
材料转移协议的存在是为了促进研究人员之间材料及相关数据的交换，同时保护研究人员及其机构的利益。但这一双重任务可能会让研究人员感到沮丧，带来行政负担并减缓合作进程。我们在此认为，在大多数竞争前研究的情况下，一份简单的协议就足够了；更复杂的协议及其谈判机制应保留给那些对机构构成的风险和研究试剂的潜在商业价值较高的情况。
