We draft contracts.
The Office of Technology Transfer manages agreements for Principal Investigators in their engagments with external partners.
Who is this page for?
- Professors, Faculty Members
- Research Team Members
- Lab Administrators
Why does OTT need to be involved in agreements and contracts?
- OTT facilitates and administers University research contracts to ensure that the terms and conditions set out in research and innovation agreements or contracts are aligned with Rice University's research policies.
What do I need to do before I can begin?
- If you have identified a partner that you are interested in working with, contact OTT as early as possible in the agreement process.
Who signs?
- Research contracts or agreements are signed on behalf of Rice by the Director of the Office of Technology Transfer as a delegate of the Office of the President. Principal Investigators (PI) are not authorized to sign agreements on behalf of the university. Remember: contracts are binding.
Our goal in the Office of Technology Transfer is to help our faculty achieve their research goals. One of the ways in which we do this is to craft a variety of agreements to document and memorialize research relationships. As a scientist, you are focused on developing your projects and your students. With this, comes collaboration with other scientists around the world. Our group facilitates communication between Rice and the other entity to accurately define the parameters by which you can achieve your research goal.
We draft contracts.
The Office of Technology Transfer manages agreements for Principal Investigators in their engagments with external partners.
Who is this page for?
- Professors, Faculty Members
- Research Team Members
- Lab Administrators
Why does OTT need to be involved in agreements and contracts?
- OTT facilitates and administers University research contracts to ensure that the terms and conditions set out in research and innovation agreements or contracts are aligned with Rice University's research policies.
What do I need to do before I can begin?
- If you have identified a partner that you are interested in working with, contact OTT as early as possible in the agreement process.
Who signs?
- Research contracts or agreements are signed on behalf of Rice by the Director of the Office of Technology Transfer as a delegate of the Office of the President. Principal Investigators (PI) are not authorized to sign agreements on behalf of the university. Remember: contracts are binding.
Our goal in the Office of Technology Transfer is to help our faculty achieve their research goals. One of the ways in which we do this is to craft a variety of agreements to document and memorialize research relationships. As a scientist, you are focused on developing your projects and your students. With this, comes collaboration with other scientists around the world. Our group facilitates communication between Rice and the other entity to accurately define the parameters by which you can achieve your research goal.