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Industrial Technology Research Institute

Taiwanese applied science nonprofit

Industrial Technology Research Institute
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Taiwanese applied science nonprofit

FieldValue
nameIndustrial Technology Research Institute
工業技術硏究院
logoITRI eng logo.png
logo_size259px
typeNot-for-profit research institute
foundation5 July 1973
locationChutung, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
key_peopleWu Tsung-tsong (Chairman)
Edwin Liu (President)
industryResearch and development
num_employees6000+
website

工業技術硏究院 Edwin Liu (President)

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI; ) is a technology research and development institution in Taiwan. It was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan, with branch offices in the US., Europe, and Japan.

Since 1973, ITRI has been part of Taiwan's economy, especially its tech industry, having contributed to moving Taiwan's industries from labor-intensive to innovation-driven. Its open lab and incubator have fostered emerging industries and startups including UMC and TSMC.

In 2020, ITRI launched the 2030 Technology Strategy & Roadmap, which focuses on the development of technology to meet industrial and societal needs by working with domestic and international partners in academia, industry, and the government.

History

ITRI Headquarters main plaza
ITRI Headquarters
Secondary Hsinchu campus
Central Taiwan Innovation Campus

In 1982, the new Materials Research Laboratories (MRL) was established under ITRI and Otto C.C. Lin was appointed Founding Director.

In 2002, ITRI partnered with Apex Medical and started the development of respiratory therapy product series. This was one of Apex Medical's first major collaborations.

In 2019, ITRI banned all smartphones and computers made by China's Huawei from their internal network for security reasons. China's Taiwan Affairs Office reacted negatively to the decision with their spokesperson saying that the decision "jeopardizes the mainland and Taiwan's regular economic cooperation for political purposes".

In summer 2025 ITRI ceased its involvement in the Taiwan Space Agency's 5G LEO communications satellite project saying that they had realized that satellites were outside of their area of expertise. ITRI was replaced by private firms.

Innovations and applications

ITRI Intelligent Seawater Desalination System
CPCCT]] Li-Ion batteries

Self-driving cars

As of 2019, self-driving cars designed by ITRI had accumulated more than 2,000 km of testing in the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park.

StarFab

StarFab is a tech accelerator founded by ITRI focusing on innovation in the fields of smart manufacturing, smart medical care, smart finance and smart agriculture. It is headquartered in Taipei with an office in the Tainan Science Park.

R&D focus

  • Smart Living involves efforts to integrate technologies in information and communication technologies (ICT), cloud services, big data, etc., to develop smart services, logistics, and next-generation handheld devices.
  • Quality Health focuses on the development of innovative therapeutic biologics, composite medical materials and instruments along with healthcare assistance technologies.
  • Sustainable Environment centers on green energy, smart transportation, biomass, advanced green manufacturing, and disaster relief technologies.
  • Intelligentization Enabling Technology includes AI, semiconductor, communications, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies to support technology breakthrough, and ensure data privacy and information safety.

References

References

  1. "Company Overview of Industrial Technology Research Institute". Bloomberg L.P..
  2. "ITRI – INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE". EBN.
  3. (5 July 2019). "ITRI celebrates 46th year as driver of Taiwan tech innovation". Taiwan News.
  4. (February 2025). "Assuring Taiwan's Innovation Future".
  5. "ITRI 2030 and Post-Pandemic Trends".
  6. (15 January 2019). "Taiwan's ITRI bans Huawei smartphones from network today". Taiwan News.
  7. (14 January 2019). "ITRI to ban Huawei product users' access to internal network". Focus Taiwan.
  8. "Beijing Responds to Taiwan Tech Institute's Restrictions on Huawei Devices". Caixing Global.
  9. (21 June 2025). "Taiwan shifts to private firms after ITRI exits stalled B5G project". Digitimes.
  10. (25 April 2019). "Self-driving vehicle by mTARC to be tested in Hsinchu". Taipei Times.
  11. (11 July 2019). "UK accelerator The Bakery sets up Asia operations center in Taiwan". Digital Times.
  12. "FAQ". StarFab.
  13. "Personalized Devices & Services（舊）-Smart Living-Innovations & Applications-Industrial Technology Research Institute".
  14. "Smart Medtech-Quality Health-Innovations & Applications-Industrial Technology Research Institute".
  15. "Smart Medtech-Quality Health-Innovations & Applications-Industrial Technology Research Institute".
  16. "Smart Medtech-Quality Health-Innovations & Applications-Industrial Technology Research Institute".
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