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Health, safety and the environment are given first priority in SINTEF. The safety of our employees always comes ahead of other considerations.
For more than 70 years, SINTEF has developed solutions and innovation for society and customers all over the world. This is how we have become a world-leading research institute.
SINTEF is a broad, multidisciplinary research organisation with international top-level expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences, medicine and the social sciences. We conduct contract R&D as a partner for the private and public sectors, and we are one of the largest contract research institutions in Europe.
Our vision is Technology for a better society.
In 2016, SINTEF carried out 5700 research projects for 4000 customers. Our multidisciplinary approach enables us to create teams with the broad range of expertise our customers and projects often demand.
The commercialisation of our research results is part of SINTEF's role in society. We achieve this by means of licensing and creating new companies based on technologies developed as part of our research activities.
We are active shareholders in our spin off companies and assist them in their ongoing development. Sales of our ownership interests in successful spin off companies release funds which are invested in new knowledge development. Spin-off companies from SINTEF generated a combined revenue of nearly four billion Norwegian kroner in 2015.
We offer world-leading laboratory and test facilities in a wide range of technological fields. Our advanced laboratories range from microelectronics and nanoscale technologies, to the world's largest laboratory for the multiphase transport of oil and gas, and the world's largest marine laboratory.
SINTEF is an independent, not-for-profit organisation. None of its owners receive any form of dividend. Any financial surplus is invested in scientific equipment, skills and expertise.
SINTEF was established in 1950 by the former Norwegian Institute of Technology, which today is a part of NTNU. As a result of its own growth and mergers with other institutes, SINTEF has developed into one of Europe's largest independent research organisation.
High scientific quality combined with the application of research results is the basis of SINTEF's operations.
In order to add value and innovation to our customers and society, our researchers must be at the forefront of international research. Scientific quality is documented through scientific publications and citations.
SINTEF has a partnership with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. The collaboration between SINTEF and NTNU is a key component of the Norwegian research system, which has produced high levels of innovation for the benefit of Norwegian industry and communities. Our collaboration includes extensive use of laboratories and equipment.
NTNU personnel work on SINTEF projects, and SINTEF employees have teaching assignments at NTNU. Our partnership also includes almost 30 long-term research centres and the sharing of about 200 laboratories. We also work together with the University of Oslo and other leading research centres in Norway and worldwide.
We work extensively with other research organisations in Europe. SINTEF has an office in Brussels and is by far the largest Norwegian participant in the EU's research programmes. This strengthens our position at the global forefront of many key scientific research disciplines.
SINTEF is organised as an enterprise group consisting of six research institutes. In addition, SINTEF Holding manages SINTEF's ownership in start-up companies and other enterprises.
SINTEF is located in Trondheim in mid-Norway (1400 employees) and in Oslo (400 employees). We also have personnel in offices and subsidiary companies in Bergen, Tromsø, Ålesund, Raufoss, Mo i Rana, Porsgrunn, Brussels and Hirtshals (Denmark). SINTEF also operates a research station in Svalbard.
Being close to our clients is important to us, and for this reason we are represented in all regions in Norway. Regardless of where our clients are based, they have easy access to experts throughout the entire SINTEF organisation.
Health, safety and the environment are given first priority in SINTEF. The safety of our employees always comes ahead of other considerations.