Industrial Technology Research Institute

ITRI on October 15th held the 2019 ITRI Laureate Ceremony to recognize its newly named laureates. ROC President Tsai Ing-wen attended the event to extend her congratulations and to bestow badges and certificates to the five laureates that were selected for their outstanding leadership as they have led enterprises to become globally competent, bringing great impact to the industry growth.

The No.98 Issue of ITRI TODAY features ITRI’s 46th anniversary, covers the startup story of DreamVok, and reports on some eco-friendly innovations in wood adhesives, plasticizers and metal surface coating. This issue also reveals our efforts in promoting circular economy. Recent events such as ITRI-Stanford International Foresight Forum, BIO Asia-Taiwan, and ITRI ICT TechDay are included to share our ideas and novelties.

The workshop called on experts from local and foreign industry, academia, and power companies to share what they see as successful factors in the development of renewable energies in the US, UK, and Japan.

ITRI and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering announced a research collaboration to develop AI in robotics. This collaboration, scheduled to commence in September, will focus on cultivating top talent to develop state-of-the-art research based on a future AI robotics blueprint. The objective is to accelerate AI industrialization to meet market demand.

ITRI held its 46th anniversary celebration, in which the Minister of Economic Affairs Jong-Chin Shen, American Institute in Taiwan Director William Brent Christensen, and Executive Yuan Board of Science and Technology Executive Secretary Zse-Hong Tsai, were present at the ceremony, affirming ITRI’s achievements in developing innovative technology, nurturing outstanding talents, and driving industrial transformation.

ITRI was named among the Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators 2018-19 by Clarivate Analytics early this year and was presented with the award on April 12th in Taipei. It is the third time since 2014 that ITRI has been honored, making it the most awarded research institute for the Top 100 Global Innovators in Asia.

ITRI has won the 2019 Edison Awards™ in the Transportation & Logistics category with its V2X system solution iRoadSafe. ITRI representatives accepted the award in New York, NY on April 4, 2019.