About
An independent nonprofit R&D institute with deep roots in Silicon Valley
With a nearly 80-year legacy, our technologies, research, and ideas have had a profound impact on every one of our lives — at home, at work, at school, and at play. Our diverse teams work in locations from coast-to-coast and in Tokyo, collaborate across fields and disciplines, and take an integrated approach to supporting our government and commercial clients and addressing some of the world’s greatest challenges. Learn more.
Innovating in
“I invite you to learn more about SRI — about our extraordinary history, the values we bring to our work each day, and all we are doing today to build a better future.”
David Parekh Chief Executive Officer
13,000+ Patents filed
50+ Spin-off companies
500+ R&D projects per year
Real-world impact
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SRI research aims to make generative AI more trustworthy
Researchers have developed a new framework that reduces generative AI hallucinations by up to 32%.
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Transforming matter: Researchers create perfect crystals from amorphous blobs
SRI aims to create a new electronic device class made of two or more semiconductors.
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2024 at SRI: A year of breakthroughs
Delivering world-changing solutions for a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future.
From ideas to applications
Founded in 1946 as Stanford Research Institute, and independent since 1970, we acquired Sarnoff Corp. (formerly RCA Labs) in 1987 and the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in 2023. Today, our 1,500 researchers and professional staff work with government and commercial customers and collaborators to solve some of the world’s hardest problems.
As a key part of our mission, we emphasize the transition of our solutions to impactful commercial use. We work alongside companies, governments, nonprofits, and foundations to bring emerging technologies, ideas, research, and innovations to the market, to ensure they get to the people and communities that will benefit from them.
Most important, we invest in the future. Revenue from our R&D projects, commercialization activities, and marketplace solutions are invested in enhancing SRI capabilities, facilities, and staff to advance our mission and meet the needs of tomorrow.
We believe in …
At SRI, you’d be part of a close-knit community that inspires, motivates, and supports one another to do their very best work. Learn more about the values we bring to work each and every day.