Master Agreements

Master Agreements are ideal for sponsors wishing to build a long-term relationship with Penn State Individual projects are initiated by a Task Order which identifies the project scope, dates, and deliverables.  Sponsors select intellectual property clauses from a menu which offers options ranging from no intellectual property anticipated to licensable intellectual property anticipated. 

Penn State's Industrial Research Office is equipped to guide you through the process of beginning a collaborative research relationship with industry.

 

Master Agreements offer several benefits over the more traditional Industry/University Cooperative Agreement:

	Sets the conditions for cooperative projects upfront, reducing administrative  processing of Task Orders;
	Limits the risk of technology acquisition through a technology transfer  menu arrangement;
	Provides continuity between Faculty Liaison and Sponsor Technical Liaison;
	Encourages classroom and student interactions with industry sponsor's  personnel;
	Encourages sponsor presence on campus and offers opportunity for  continuous interaction.

 

Presently, Penn State has Master Agreements with:

	Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
	AGY
	Ameritech
	AMP
	Applied Materials Inc.
	Berg Electronics Inc.
	Cadbury Adams USA, LLC
	Canondale
	Cornerstone Technologies
	Corning Inc.
	Cyrano Sciences
	Dana Corporation
	ERA Power Company
	Ford Motor Company
	General Motors Corporation
	Gentex
	Guardian Industries Corporation
	Hershey Food Corporation
	Hyundai Motor Company & Kia Motors Corporation
	IQS, Inc.
	Kennamental, Inc.
	Life Sciences Greenhouse-Central PA
	Lockheed Martin Corporation
	Norit America's Inc.
	Northrup Grumman
	Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse
	Praxair
	Pratt & Whitney
	Raytheon
	Saronix
	Telebeam
	The Coca-Cola Company
	Toyota Manufacturing North America, Inc.

You can request additional information about Master Agreements by contacting: