Membership Types
Full Member
A Full Member is one which is entitled to be
included in the patent and all scientific papers
published on the variety developed. This,
because it is making a direct contribution with
either expertise on DNA, sugarcane, and energy
canes in general, or because it is offering free
laboratory and research space. Please NOTE that
research and lab centers which are not directly
related to DNA research are NOT eligible here.
Because of that, the full member is not required to make a financial contribution, since it is contributing directly and positively in the project.
Associate Member
An associate member is one which is not entitled
to be part of either the patent nor the
scientific papers published on the variety
created. It is meant to companies, research
centers, universities, NGO's, etc which cannot
make a direct contribution to the project due to
their lack of proven expertise on the
technologies involved, namely DNA, sugarcane,
and energy canes.
Still, the associate member can participate in
all steps of the research and development,
receive confidential douments regarding the
technologies used, and thus learn quite a good
deal on technlogies still largely unknown in
Europe.
To this end, the associate member is expected to contribute financially to the project. The size of the contribution depends on the size of the company: the fee for SME's is EUR 3000, and for large companies ranges from EUR 20.000 to 100.000 depending on their involvement and expectations.
Register your organization
Membership was open until March 2015 and now the
consortium is complete. Thank you for your
interest.