What is VIRAN and what does it do?

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History

 
VIRAN was established in 1996 when members of the industrial advisory council of the catalysis research school NIOK realized the need for a separate forum for the exchange of information and ideas within the catalysis industry and for the coordination of industrial influence on catalytic education and university research.
 

Venues

In addition to providing members with valuable networking possibilities and close contacts with the forefront of Dutch catalysis research, VIRAN holds an annual plenary meeting, to coincide with the Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Congress, and a summer meeting. The VIRAN Board meets several times each year.

Members

 
Currently VIRAN consists of 12 members
 

Newsletter

A regular newsletter will be published, together with NIOK and other catalysis organizations.

 

Membership benefits

 

  • Influence on the future of catalytic research in The Netherlands.
  • The right to one free consultancy day each year by a NIOK staff member.
  • The opportunity to have university graduate students detached to their own research laboratories as trainees.
  • Access to specialized university apparatus at a reduced rate.
  • The right to send one employee of a member company’s own staff on any NIOK course at a reduced rate (reduced fees around € 600).
  • The possibility for member companies to have their own staff training and education executed by NIOK staff members at a reduced rate.
  • Free access to lectures by NIOK guest lecturers.

 

Membership

Membership of VIRAN is open to companies related to all aspects of catalysis and is not related to the nationality of the companies.
The annual membership contribution depends on the size of the member company. Tariffs for year 2008:

  • small NL-companies € 1,750
  • medium sized NL-companies € 3,500
  • large NL-companies € 7,000
  • non-NL-companies with small-medium operations in EU € 3,500
  • non-NL companies with large operations in EU € 7,000