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Southwest Research Institute
Applied research and development nonprofit organization in Texas, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"SWRI" redirects here. For the charity, see Scottish Women's Rural Institutes.
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is an independent and nonprofit applied research and development (R&D) organization. Founded in 1947 by oil businessman Tom Slick,[1] it provides contract research and development services to government and industrial clients.
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Abbreviation | SwRI |
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Formation | 1947; 77 years ago (1947) |
Founders | Thomas Slick, Jr. |
Type | Independent research and development |
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Official language | English |
Revenue | Nearly $726 million (FY 2021) |
Employees | Nearly 3,000 (FY 2021) |
Website | swri |
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