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MTA/CLA

INCELL’s proprietary NCM460 and NCM356 cell lines are made available through two mechanisms:

  • Materials Transfer Agreement

  • Cell Licensing Agreement


Materials Transfer Agreement

Academic investigators and non-profit institutions may obtain the cells at no charge through a Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA). The MTA is a collaborative agreement that allows investigators to utilize the cell lines and receive a 20% discount for INCELL media. Please e-mail mtacla@incell.com for a standard copy of the agreement as a word document. Your institution’s Technology Transfer Office can assist with reviewing the terms of the agreement as well as obtaining appropriate signatures. The agreement has a term of three (3) years, with annual status reports due each year, by the anniversary of the final signature. A copy of any resultant publications from the use of the cell lines must also be forwarded to INCELL.

Cell Licensing Agreement
For-profit companies are permitted to use our cell lines through a Cell License Agreement (CLA). Please e-mail mtacla@incell.com to request a standard copy of the agreement as a word document. The CLA is $5000/year per cell line and has a term of three (3) years. Academic and non-profit organizations that do not wish to participate in the collaborative portion of the MTA may consider the Cell License Agreement.

Cell Medium

In order to maintain their phenotypic characteristics, the NCM460 and NCM356 cell lines must be maintained with M3™ medium, or one of its formulations, purchased from INCELL. Once an agreement is in place, INCELL will provide one vial of frozen cells and a 100ml sample bottle of M3™ medium at no cost, but we ask that you pay shipping expenses. For longer studies, additional medium may be ordered from INCELL.


Shipments

All shipments are made from our headquarters in San Antonio, TX, USA. Cells are usually shipped within 24-36 hours of approval of your MTA or CLA. They will be sent frozen on dry ice via FedEx Overnight Priority, and customer’s FedEx account number will be charged when INCELL prepares the waybill.


Shipments Outside the US
INCELL has collaborations with numerous investigators all over the globe and we welcome foreign inquiries. Due to shipping requirements, foreign investigators will receive one free 100 ml starter bottle of M3 Base™ medium and add their own percentages of FBS. All international customers must pay the shipping costs in advance. If you have an account with FedEx, World Courier or a comparable company, there should be no problem with shipment. Please e-mail mtacla@incell.com if you have questions.