The Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) is the overarching advanced technology research body in Abu Dhabi and the UAE. The Council was established to shape research and development for transformative technology outcomes. Today, we are responsible for consolidating funds for efficient investment and driving policy and regulation for agile decision-making.
Cultivating a Collaborative Scientific Community
Position Abu Dhabi as a world-leading R&D hub by attracting & retaining global talent in priority research areas.
Create a dynamic R&D ecosystem that provides opportunities and solves tomorrow’s challenges today.
Attract national research talent and support its development across the R&D ecosystem.
Contribute to Abu Dhabi’s knowledge economy through commercialization of R&D outputs locally & globally.
Develop local & global partnerships that reinforce social & economic impact.
Our Research Areas
We invest significantly in the development of our exceptional research facilities and centers. We access substantial funding in order to ensure that our team has the best advanced technology work environment.
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Sustainability , Environment and Energy
Food and Agriculture
Aerospace and Space
Safety and Security
Transport
Our Pillars
We ask the questions that drive creation of future transformative technologies. We frame use-inspired research statements that solve tomorrow’s challenges, today, and set grand challenges and international competitions that bring together the best of advanced technology ideation. Responsible for programme management of R&D projects under ATRC, we ensure there is a clear innovation path from ‘lab to market’ for our clients and affiliates.
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As ATRC's programme management pillar, ASPIRE drives the creation of future transformative technologies.
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The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), is our knowledge driver and principal research body. It is home to a diverse community of leading multi-disciplinary scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
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VentureOne is the commercialization arm of Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), the overarching entity mandated to shape Abu Dhabi’s advanced technology R&D ecosystem and drive the research priorities of the UAE.
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Advanced Technology Research Council Announces New Commercialization Arm, Three New Specialized Research Centers to Coincide with One-year Anniversary Milestone• VentureOne, ATRC’s New Commercialization Arm to Facilitate IP C... Read more
Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed chairs Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) board meeting His Highness toured Technology Innovation Institute (TII) and ASPIRE premises in Masdar City... Read more
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Technology Innovation Institute Appoints Eminent Technologist Dr Ray O. Johnson as CEO With industry-leading experience spanning more than four decades, Dr Johnson will shape the Instit... Read more
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Bringing the future to life in Abu Dhabi A cluster of shipping containers in a city center is about the last place you’d expect to find salad gr... Read more
Inspiring Ambition. Guiding Innovation.
What should tomorrow look like? And how will we get there together?
At the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), we play a pioneering role in responding to the most pressing questions of our age – and have a unique place in shaping our future.
Discover more about us, our work and our ambitions for Abu Dhabi and the UAE.