Become a member
How to become a member
Would you like to take lead on the exciting journey of making Innovation happen in manufacturing?
Get Involved and join our unique Innovation community as a full Member Partner!
As of 2022, EIT Manufacturing proposes four member categories, in addition to activity partners. Fees vary depending of member category:
- Large enterprises, research institutes and universities
- Mid-size companies (more than 2,000 FTE)
- Small & Medium Companies (more than 250 FTE, turnover above 5 million euros or less than 43 million euros balance sheet)
- Young companies (less than 10 FTE, turnover below 4 million euros, incepted less than 6 years ago)
- Activity partners (no membership in EIT Manufacturing ABSL, only involved based on the activities)
Here is a step-by-step descrition of how to apply to join EIT Manufacturing as a Member-Partner:
1. Prospective members must approach the CLC Director of their local Co-location Centre and inform them of their intention to become a member. The geographical coverage of EIT Manufacturing CLCs is as follows:
CLC Central: Germany, Netherlands, Belgian, Poland, Ireland, and Luxemburg.
CLC East: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
CLC North: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, UK, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
CLC South: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Israel, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, and Switzerland.
CLC West: Spain, France, and Portugal.
2. The Co-location Centre Director and CLC Advisory Forum will make a first assessment of whether a prospective Member-Partner fits into the local eco-system.
3. The Co-location Centre Director informs the candidate about the requirements to become a Member-Partner, outlining the different phases of the whole process.
4. For prospective Member-Partners who are deemed eligible to join the partnership, the Co-Location Centre Director will discuss in detail all the conditions and provide the relevant documents (Statutes, Bylaws, Membership Criteria, etc.)
5. The prospective Member-Partner delivers a “Letter of Intent”, and the internal evaluation process follows.
6. Final approval is granted by the EIT Manufacturing Supervisory Board.
By submitting the application, the Member-Partner applicant acknowledges and accepts the Articles of Association and commits to adhere to the decisions of the Association’s bodies.
Membership in the Association is open and limited to entities with legal personality, meeting the following criteria:
- industrial and/or service companies or higher education or research institutions;
- incorporated in a member state of the European Union or in an Associated Country on the date of becoming a Member-Partner;
- directly or indirectly active in or for the Manufacturing sector, supporting the objectives of KIC EIT Manufacturing.
- act as institutions of innovation and excellence in fields impacting manufacturing within the Co-location Centre to which they are connected.
- having demonstrated the ability to adhere to the overall objectives of EIT Manufacturing.
- pay an annual fee to the Association.
The obligation starts with the financial year in which the Member has been accepted. The amount of the annual payment will be decided by the Partner Assembly
In case a member or Network Partner wants to cancel the membership at EIT Manufacturing, it is important that in accordance with the Statutes and By-laws a letter is send at least 3 months prior to the end of the year. The letter should be addressed to the CLC Director of the applicable CLC copying the Chief Operation Officer of EIT Manufacturing. The letter should also contain the reason why the Partner wants to leave EIT Manufacturing. The termination will be performed on December 31st of the year in which the valid termination was provided. It is not possible to terminate during the year.
EIT Manufacturing can unilaterally terminate the membership of any Partner with immediate effect on grounds of one severe or repeated small breaches of the EIT Manufacturing Statutes and/or By-Laws or for acting in a manner injurious to the EIT Manufacturing reputation or against its interests or the interest of its Partners.