ITRI is a world-leading applied technology research institute with more than 6,000 outstanding employees. Its mission is to drive industrial development, create economic value, and enhance social well-being through technology R&D. Founded in 1973, it pioneered in IC development and started to nurture new tech ventures and deliver its R&D results to industries. ITRI has set up and incubated companies such as TSMC, UMC, Taiwan Mask Corp., Epistar Corp., Mirle Automation Corp., and Taiwan Biomaterial Co.
Material and Chemical Research Laboratories
MCL, based on key industrial demands and value chains and integrating
with domestic and foreign academia, strengthens cooperation with the
industrial community. MCL focuses research in the development of specialty chemicals and a suitable business model to develop new companies with materials enabled technologies, which will from a unique global innovative specialty chemicals/materials enterprises system.
Based on the circular economy ecological chain thinking, construct innovative high-value / high-recycled materials, processes, software / hardware, and application to guide Taiwan's materials and chemical industry to transform into a circular industry with sustainable use of resources.