NIMS is Japan's sole National Research and Development Agency specializing in materials science.
NIMS promotes research that is at the leading edge of the world’s materials science and has covered materials encompassing not only metals or ceramics but also organic materials and biomaterials. Activities related thereto has led to the development of a new field that uses Nanotechnology and of new materials that have resulted in innovations.
NIMS has led to entire materials science as a core international organization — promoting technology transfer that uses our research results, shared facilities and equipment, in addition to encouraging human resource development.