PUTTING IDEAS INTO ACTION

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELDS OF ENGINEERING, PRODUCT AND PROCESS MANUFACTURING, METALWORKING, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, AND RELATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR USE IN BUSINESS METHODS OPTIMIZATION, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE UTILIZATION, LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, WEB-BASED CONTENT MANAGEMENT, AND HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY; TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF CHEMICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, THERMO PHYSICAL, AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ITEMS; TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH PRESSURE, HIGH STRAIN OR HIGH STRESS CONDITIONS; METALLOGRAPHY AND MATERIALS CLASSIFICATION; TESTING OF LABORATORIES AND INSTRUMENTS FOR ACCURACY, PRECISION, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS; CALIBRATION OF TESTING AND ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS; SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH CONSULTATION SERVICES REGARDING METHODS OF TESTING AND ANALYSIS, AND OPERATION OF LABORATORIES