Type Private Products Research projects Headquarters Trondheim, Norway Number of employees 2,100 (2010) | Industry Research Website www.sintef.no Founded 1950 | |
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CEO Alexandra Bech Gjørv (2 Jan 2016–) Parent organizations Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norwegian Institute of Technology Subsidiaries SINTEF Holding AS, SINTEF Fiskeri Og Havbruk AS Profiles | ||
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SINTEF (Norwegian: Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning), headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia. Every year, SINTEF supports research and development at 2,000 or so Norwegian and overseas companies via its research and development activity.
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- Sintef new drill bit homes in on small oil reservoirs an almost untapped source of income
- Technoport 2016 alexandra bech gj rv president and ceo of sintef
- Locations
- Some key figures
- Partners
- International activities
- Organisation
- New enterprises
- References
The acronym SINTEF means "The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research". SINTEF was established at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) in Trondheim in 1950 and expanded rapidly in the following years. The largest expansion came in 1993 when the "Centre for Industrial Research" in Oslo merged with SINTEF and created the SINTEF Oslo campus.
Technoport 2016 alexandra bech gj rv president and ceo of sintef
Locations
SINTEF has approximately 2000 (2015) employees, most of whom are located in Trondheim, and approximately 350 of whom are in Oslo. There are also offices in Bergen, Stavanger, Tromsø, Raufoss and Ålesund, and Hirtshals, Denmark (the Hirtshals location being a laboratory installation).
Some key figures
Partners
SINTEF works in close cooperation with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim and with the University of Oslo (UiO). The cooperation with NTNU involves personnel from NTNU working on SINTEF projects while SINTEF staff teaches at NTNU. In addition, there is extensive use of shared laboratories and equipment. More than 500 persons are employed both by NTNU and SINTEF.
International activities
In 2015, 16 per cent of SINTEF's turnover came from commissions outside of Norway. Approximately 40 percent of the international turnover comes from research programmes in the EU. These projects have a high priority as SINTEF recognize the necessity of participating in multi-national knowledge development, and because the projects provide access to important networks. SINTEF had in 2015 employees from 70 different countries and customers in 54 countries.
SINTEF has a 25% share of the NATMIG consortium which participates in SESAR Joint Undertaking.
Organisation
The SINTEF Group consists of the SINTEF Foundation and limited companies. The newest research division, SINTEF Building and Infrastructure, became a part of SINTEF on 1 January 2007 when the Norwegian Building Research Institute formally merged with SINTEF.
The limited company SINTEF Holding was established to separate SINTEF's commercial activity from the core activities of research and development. SINTEF Holding is a taxable entity, which comprises strategic ownership and newly established companies.
New enterprises
SINTEF considers the development of new enterprises as a part of its social responsibility, and promote the commercialization of technology and ideas developed in SINTEF. Over the years, a large number of spin-offs, patents and licencees have originated at SINTEF.