Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

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Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek
New Babylon [nl] in The Hague, head office of TNO since 2015
Abbreviation	TNO
Formation	1932
Headquarters	The Hague, Netherlands
Employees	3,900
Website	https://www.tno.nl/en/

The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research^[1] (Dutch: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek, abbreviated TNO, literally "Dutch Organisation for Applied Scientific Research") is an independent statutory research organisation in the Netherlands that focuses on applied science. It conducts contract research, offers specialist consulting services, and grants licenses for patents and specialist software. TNO also sets up new companies to market innovations.