Technological Topinstitute

A Technological Top Institute (TTI) (Dutch: Technologisch topinstituut) is a special type of research institute at a Dutch research university. A TTI carries out scientific research in areas that:

The concept of the TTI was first developed in 1997, when the Ministry of Economic Affairs was empowered by the Dutch government to identify key areas of national, economic interest and set up funding programs to stimulate those areas, improve Dutch knowledge of them and establish and/or maintain a leading, international position in them. Knowledge valorisation is also a leading goal of the concept.

The research themes of each TTI are selected in a cooperative effort of Dutch industry and the government management organization. That organization was originally SenterNovem, but the responsibility is being transferred to Agentschap.NL (as is all of SenterNovem).

As of 2010 there are nine active TTIs:

The Materials innovation institute (M2i) does research into high-tech materials (but not polymer based). M2i is hosted by the Delft University of Technology.

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