13 Facts About IBM Research

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IBM Research is the research and development division for IBM, an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 170 countries.

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IBM Research is the largest industrial research organization in the world and has twelve labs on six continents.

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Roots of today's IBM Research began with the 1945 opening of the Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory at Columbia University.

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Major undertakings at IBM Research have included the invention of innovative materials and structures, high-performance microprocessors and computers, analytical methods and tools, algorithms, software architectures, methods for managing, searching and deriving meaning from data and in turning IBM's advanced services methodologies into reusable assets.

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In 2017, IBM Research invested $240 million to create the MIT–IBM Research Watson AI Lab.

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Scientists at IBM Research Almaden have contributed to several scientific discoveries such as the development of photoresists and the quantum mirage effect.

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IBM Research – Australia is a research and development laboratory established by IBM Research in 2009 in Melbourne.

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IBM Research focuses on Industrial Technology and Science, Systems of Engagement and Insight, Social Data Analytics and Natural Resources Solutions.

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In collaboration with Brazil's government, it will help IBM Research to develop technology systems around natural resource development and large-scale events such as the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory was established in 1982 as the Japan Science Institute in Sanbancho, Tokyo.

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IBM Research projects are being executed today in areas such as artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud, quantum computing, blockchain, IoT, quality, cybersecurity, and industry domains such as healthcare.

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In 2014, IBM Research announced the Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Beer Sheva in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

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In 1956, IBM opened their first European research laboratory in Adliswil, Switzerland, near Zurich.

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