About WAITRO
The Global Innovation Family
The World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations is an independent, non-governmental and not-for-profit association founded in 1970 under the auspices of the United Nations. WAITRO brings together science, technology and innovation stakeholders, including research and technology organizations and research universities, on an international scale and provides a mechanism for its members and partners to connect, partner, share, inspire, and multiply their contributions to solve global challenges and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Facts & Figures
Legal Status & Management
WAITRO is registered as a not-for-profit corporation in Canada. Secretariat Offices are currently located in Sankt Augustin, Germany, and Nanjing, China. The WAITRO Office Germany is hosted by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.
The WAITRO Office China is hosted by Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI). WAITRO is financed by grants from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology.