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History


・ May  1949   
   Opning of Shikoku Branch of Government Industrial Research Institute,Osaka.
・June 1967   
   Establishment of Government Industrial Research Institute (GIRIS)
・April  1971 
   Research Department was set up.
・July  1973  
   Chemistry Department and Machinery and Metal Department were set up.
・April  1978  
  The Technical Advisory Office was set up in planning Section.
・October  1978  
  Marine Resources Laboratory and Marine Technology Development Laboratory were set up.
・July 1986  
   Divisions were reorganized into Material Science and System Engineering Departments,while Technical                 Advisory Office was renamed as the Technology Exchange Promotion Center.
・October  1993  
  GIRIS was renamed as Shikoku National Industrial Research Institute (SNIRI) and two existing Departments were           reorganized into Marine Resources Development Dept, and Processing Fundamentals Dept.
・July  1994 
   The facility moved to Kagawa Intelligent Park