TNO - Definition and Overview

This article is about a Dutch science organization. TNO can also be an acronym for Trans-Neptunian Object.

Acronym of Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research) is a not-for-profit organisation in The Netherlands that focuses on applied science. The main office of TNO is located in Delft. Other locations of TNO are: The Hague, Rijswijk, Leiden, Groningen, Apeldoorn, Hoofddorp and Eindhoven.

Its core areas of activity are:

• Quality of Life
• Defense, Security and Safety
• Science and Industry
• Environment and Geosciences environment
• Information and Communication Technology

In 1994, the TNO primate center in Rijswijk became a independent organisation, the Biomedical Primate Research Centre.

There are also a number of TNO ventures.

External link

• TNO website (http://www.tno.nl/homepage.html)