Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering (NIMTE)

CNITECH was established in 2004 by the Chinese Academy of Sciences as the first state-owned research and development institute.

In 2014, CNITECH has been upgraded to a comprehensive research and development institution, which consists of four institutes named as: the Institute of Materials Technology, which mainly engages in research on magnetic, polymer, composite and functional materials, nano-tools and surface engineering; the Institute of Advanced Manufacturing, which involves exploration on composite manufacturing and equipment, computer vision and virtual manufacturing, intelligent measurement and control, laser and energy area manufacturing, and photoelectric ceramic materials and devices; the Institute of New Energy Technology, which covers the main research areas of solar energy and photovoltaic technology, fuel cells and technology, energy storage technology, photobiology, hydrogen technology and basic exploration of comprehensive technology; and the Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, which is the latest built institute and still under construction hopefully devoting to the development of material technology and engineering in medical filed.