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ITRI Receives Three 2018 R&D 100 AwardsHSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan’s largest and one of the world’s leading high-tech applied research institutions, received three 2018 R&D 100 Awards on November 16 in Orlando, Florida. ITRI’s technologies were selected as winners for innovation in the Software/Services, IT/Electrical, and Mechanical Devices/Materials categories. This year’s winners are as follows.
Tim Studt, Panel Judge and Consulting Editor of R&D 100 Awards, commented that ITRI keeps improving the technologies it submitted and is looking into different areas that it did not even thought about five years ago. Laura Panjwani, Editor of R&D 100 Awards, was also impressed that ITRI continues to show great R&D and was delighted to see ITRI’s presence at the Awards. “You guys have a lot of innovative stuff coming down the pipeline, and you are really trying to make things that are cutting edge and bring them to this competition,” she said. “We are thrilled to win at R&D 100 Awards once again. I believe these winning technologies will provide a new force for the transformation of Taiwan’s industry,” said ITRI President Edwin Liu. “Through our efforts in promoting startups and upgrading industries, we hope these innovative R&D results can be successfully delivered from lab to market, contributing to economic growth,” he stressed. Since 2008, ITRI has received 39 R&D 100 Awards for its outstanding contributions toward innovating a better future for society and pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Many of ITRI’s winning technologies have been licensed and commercialized through industry partners. Other R&D 100 Awards recipients this year include MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Dow Chemical, and NASA. About ITRI Over the years, ITRI has incubated over 270 innovative companies, including well-known names such as UMC and TSMC. In addition to its headquarters in Taiwan, ITRI has branch offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan in an effort to extend its R&D scope and promote opportunities for international cooperation around the world. For more information, please visit https://www.itri.org/eng. Media Contact A photo accompanying this announcement is available at //www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/27b9e8d7-eba2-4e06-bba4-7c26138cc090 |