RIKEN

RIKEN (Japanese理 研as shorthand for理 化学 研究所Rikagaku Kenkyujo, Institute of Physical Chemistry ') is a research institute in the field of natural sciences in Japan. RIKEN was founded in 1917 on the basis of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of Science as a private research institute and in 2003 into an independent administrative unit (English for Dokuritsu Gyosei Hojin, by Japanese authorities translated as self -regulatory body in German ) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology converted. RIKEN was April 1, 2012 2765 staff. For this 2920 guest researchers and 920 student employees came in training. The budget was about 90 billion yen, the current exchange rate and almost 800 million euros.

RIKEN conducts research and development in many scientific fields, including physics, chemistry, medicine, biology and engineering, beginning with basic research to practical application. The central task of RIKEN is the comprehensive research in science and technology (excluding humanities and social sciences) and the public dissemination of the results is achieved.

The jointly developed supercomputer called K computer RIKEN and Fujitsu show in the published in June 2011, 37th edition of the TOP500, a list of 500 world's fastest computer system, the top spot. With SPring -8 RIKEN operates one of the world's most powerful synchrotrons.