The Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) is mandated by the UAE Government to shape a vibrant research and development (R&D) ecosystem in Abu Dhabi and to support the country’s transformation into a knowledge-based economy.
Through our three subsidiaries, we are responsible for driving strategic research priorities and the commercialization of advanced technology.
ATRC's mandate extends across a diverse range of critical sectors, including healthcare, sustainability, aerospace, food and agriculture, safety and security, and transport – all vital to the UAE's economic diversification goals.
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ATRC’s achievements up to date
2020
- The UAE establishes the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC)
- Launch of Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
- Launch of ASPIRE
2021
- TII launches UAE’s first postquantum cryptography library
- ASPIRE launches The Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC)
- ATRC awards AED40 million in research funding to 53 successful R&D projects across eight key sectors
2022
- Launch of VentureOne
- TII launches MENA’s first Impact Lab in Abu Dhabi
- TII launches NOOR, world’s first Arabic NLP model
2023
- TII launches Falcon Large Language Model (LLM)
- ASPIRE launches the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League(A2RL)
- TII’s Falcon 40B LLM becomes open source for research and commercial use
- TII launches first in-region hardware security research labs
- TII launches Falcon 180B LLM
- ATRC launches new AI company, AI71
- UAE Government tests the first platform using Falcon LLMs023
2024
- ATRC launches US$200m Global Tech R&D Platform
- TII launches the Falcon Foundation
- AI71 partners with Abu Dhabi Department of Health to advance healthcare innovation
- Sao Paulo State, Serbia and Uzbekistan sign with ATRC to encourage adoption of
- Falcon AI models during World Government Summit (WGS)
- ASPIRE hosts inaugural A2RL event
- TII launches Falcon 2 LLM, outperforming Meta’s Llama 3
- 1st and largest in MENA region, Quantum Optical Groundstation
- ATRC launched UAE Research map
- TII launches Falcon 3
- VentureOne launches ventures QuantumGate, SteerAI and Nabat
2025
- TII, ASPIRE and ADNOC sign R&D agreement to advance sustainable energy solutions
- TII launches Falcon H-1 and Falcon Arabic
- ASPIRE, together with A2RL and DCL, host the inaugural Abu Dhabi Autonomous Drone Racing Championship
- ATRC hosts inaugural Governance of Emerging Technologies Summit (GETS)
- VentureOne, QuantumGate, SteerAI, and Nabat announce new partnerships across security, autonomous systems, and environmental tech