Founded in 1972, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center (MRC), keeps on working in Kocaeli, in “TÜBİTAK Gebze Campus". Within the body of the Centre, this aims at becoming World leader in science and technology manufacturing using its research, development and innovation capabilities seven Institutes exist, each with broad area of competence. These Institutes are; Environment and Clean Production Institute, Energy Institute, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute , Food Institute , Chemistry Institute, Materials Institute and Earth and Marine Sciences Institute. Having the research capability and capacity, research infrastructure, world – class managerial and operating processes and advanced technologies of the world leading organization, TÜBİTAK MRC, with its customer – focused approach serves for the public , defense and private sector institutions and organizations and academic institutions and offer unique solutions to them . TÜBİTAK MRC executes these solutions with the help its abilities on basic research applications, applied researches and development, technology transfer, innovation, building systems and facilities, determining national standards and norms and professional consulting and training.