The founding members are: Central European University Budapest; Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CERIC-ERIC); Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A; Fondazione Edmund Mach; ; Technical University of Vienna; and the Association of universities in the Netherlands (VSNU).
Selle asutajaliikmed on Budapesti Kesk-Euroopa Ülikool, Kesk-Euroopa teadustaristu konsortsium (CERIC-ERIC), Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Itaalia tehnoloogiainstituut ; Viini Tehnikaülikool ja Madalmaade ülikoolide liit (the Association of universities in the Netherlands (VSNU)).