Niro Profile

	Name:	The New Industry Research Organization (NIRO)
	Chairman:	Dr. Minoru Makimura
	President:	Dr. Takamasa Ogata
	Established:	March 18 , 1997
	Funds in trust:	200,000,000 yen
	Number of Staffs:	53
	Board of Councilors Members from:	Hyogo Prefecture,  Kobe City,  University of Hyogo Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hyogo Science & Technology Association Advanced Material Processing Institute.  Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. Kinki Industry Co., Ltd.  Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
	Board of Directors Members from:	Hyogo Prefecture Institute of Industrial Research The Hyogo Corporation for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprise Kobe City Industrial Promotion Foundation The Hyogo Industrial Association, Kobe University Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.  Kobe Steel, Ltd.  Shinko Seiki Co.Ltd.
	History:	1995.1 The Hanshin-Awaji Great Earthquake 1997.3 Establishment of NIRO 1998.3 Move into the Kobe Kimec Center building 1998.4 Establishment of TTC 2000.3 Establishment of TLO Hyogo 2002.6 Establishment of The Kobe Institute of Robot Technology 2008.4 Establishment of Hyogo Manufachuring Technology Support Center 2011.4 shift to public interest incorporated foundation 2014.8 Move into The Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry

　NIRO　The New Industry Research Organization

　　　[Headquater]　6-1 Minatojima Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0046, Japan
　　　　　　　　　 　 tel.078-306-6800　fax.078-306-6811