National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

産業技術総合研究所
AIST Tokyo Waterfront in Odaiba
Research institute overview
Formed	2001
Preceding Research institute	Agency of Industrial Science and Technology
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan 36°03′37″N 140°07′59″E / 36.06024°N 140.13310°E / 36.06024; 140.13310
Employees	2,949
Research institute executive	Ishimura Kazuhiko, President
Parent department	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Website	aist.go.jp

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (産業技術総合研究所, Sangyō Gijutsu Sōgō Kenkyū-sho), or AIST, is a Japanese research facility headquartered in Tokyo, and most of the workforce is located in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki, and in several cities throughout Japan. The institute is managed to integrate scientific and engineering knowledge to address socio-economic needs. It became a newly designed legal body of Independent Administrative Institution in 2001, remaining under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.