工業技術研究院 The Industrial Technology Research Institute ITRI
財團法人工業技術研究院(簡稱工研院,英文簡寫:ITRI),總院位于臺灣新竹縣竹東鎮,為中華民國經濟部成立的財團法人,在臺北市、新竹市、新竹縣、臺中市、臺南市、高雄市等地皆設有院區或辦事處,是臺灣科技發展的重鎮。工業技術研究院是國際級的應用科技研發機構,1973年成立,培育超過70位CEO、育成171家新創公司、并累積超過1萬件專利。工研院擁有5千多位科技研發人員。
The Industrial Technology Research Institute 工業技術研究院, abbreviated 工研院; ITRI) is a non-profit research institute located in Taiwan under the supervision of the Republic of China Ministry of Economic Affairs. It conducts research and development in applied technologies to advance private sector growth. Founded in 1973, it gave birth to numerous key technologies now employed by the companies at the nearby Hsinchu Science Park and was instrumental in fostering the "Taiwan Miracle" and propelling Taiwan to become one of the "Four Asian Tigers".