The Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) is an

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

government entity responsible for shaping advanced

research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, and improving existi ...

(R&D) for technology in

, the capital of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. The current ATRC Secretary-General is

Faisal Al Bannai Faisal Al Bannai is an Emirati business executive who is known as a leader in defence technology and advanced research. He also serves as Secretary General of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) and Chairman of the Board of Directors o ...

Organization

ATRC has three entities that manage the council's research areas: *

Technology Innovation Institute The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is an Abu Dhabi government funded research institution that operates in the areas of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, autonomous robotics, cryptography, advanced materials, digital science, dir ...

- This is the applied research technology pillar and global research and development institution. * ASPIRE - This is the technology and business solutions pillar. * VentureOne - This is the commercialization arm that facilitates the transition of prototypes from lab to market. ATRC was established in May 2020 by former UAE President

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar,  خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving from ...

. ATRC is responsible for defining policies and procedures for R&D in Abu Dhabi

Research Centers

ATRC's

(TII) comprises 10 dedicated research centers * Advanced Materials Research Center (AMRC) * Autonomous Robotics Research Center (ARRC) * Cryptography Research Center (CRC) * AI and Digital Science Research Center (AIDRC) * Directed Energy Research Center (DERC) * Quantum Research Center (QRC) * Secure Systems Research Center (SSRC) * Propulsion and Space Research Center (PSRC) * Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research Center (RSERC) * Biotechnology Research Center (BRC)

External links

Official Website
* https://www.tii.ae/ * https://www.tii.ae/biotech/our-research * https://thebusinessyear.com/interviews/

References

{{Reflist Research institutes in the United Arab Emirates Research institutes established in 2020 Organisations based in Abu Dhabi 2020 establishments in the United Arab Emirates