Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute

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Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI)

Native name	香港應用科技研究院
Company type	public research institute
Industry	information and communication technology
Founded	2000
Founder	Government of Hong Kong
Headquarters	Hong Kong
Area served	Hong Kong South China
Website	www.astri.org

The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited (ASTRI) was founded by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research. ASTRI’s core R&D competence in various areas is grouped under five Technology Divisions: Advanced Electronic Components and Systems; Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies; Communications Technologies; Innovative Mind, and IoT Sensing and AI Technologies. It is applied across six core areas which are Smart City, Financial Technologies, New-Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Digital Health, Application Specific Integrated Circuits and Metaverse.

Over the years, ASTRI has nurtured a pool of research, I&T talents and received numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations as well as outstanding business and community contributions. ASTRI has transferred 1,500 technologies to the industry and has been granted over 1,100 patents in the Mainland, the United States, and other countries.