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Brief History of SwRI

	Through the SwRI Internal Research and Development Program, an interdisciplinary project team developed an orthopaedic device to detect undesired motion after spinal fusion surgery. US Patent No. 6,656,135
	This off-chip MEMS mechanical relay was developed using the internal research and development program.

A unique corporate philosophy allows Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to offer contract research and development with appealing business features.

• SwRI is independent and impartial. It is not affiliated with any government agency, educational institution, or corporate entity, nor does it endorse products or services.

• SwRI is nonprofit. There are no stockholders.

• SwRI performs applied contract research and development and encourages technology transfer.

• As part of a long-held tradition, patent rights arising from sponsored research at the Institute are often assigned to the client. SwRI generally retains the rights to Institute-funded advancements.

• Eighty-five percent of our clients are repeat customers.

• SwRI has a wide range of technical competencies and breadth. Its 3,000 staff members in 11 technical divisions have expertise in such areas as chemistry, space sciences, nondestructive evaluation, automation, engine design, mechanical engineering, electronics, and more. The Institute can assemble a multidisciplinary team of experts required by any technical project, giving SwRI a teaming flexibility difficult to find at other R&D organizations.

• SwRI has state-of-the-art equipment and facilities located on more than 1,200 acres in San Antonio, Texas. Almost two million square feet of laboratories, offices, and test facilities support work on nearly 2,000 client projects each year.

• With a more than 55-year history and $435 million in annual revenue, we can provide long-term continuity for your current and future project needs.

• Our internal research and development program gives our staff the opportunity to develop new technologies and conduct basic research. In FY2005, internal research projects were funded at a value of $4 million.

• Engineers and scientists write proposals and manage projects, enabling business decisions to consider technical concerns.

For more information about biomedical engineering capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please e-mail Keith Bartels, Ph.D., or call (210) 522-6062.

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Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11 technical divisions.

March 25, 2008