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TIAX LLC is a laboratory-based technology development company that takes early stage inventions, and in its labs, transforms them into technology-enabled products ready for spin-out and commercialization.〔("The World Economic Forum Designates TIAX President Kenan Sahin As Technology Pioneer for 2003" ) "BNET: CBS Business Network", November 21, 2002, Accessed July 11,2011〕 TIAX is headquartered in Lexington, MA with non-laboratory offices in Cupertino and Irvine, CA. In its CA offices, TIAX provides technical advisory services and technology development support to government agencies and industry in alternative and advanced fuels and vehicles. ==History== In 2002, Kenan Sahin formed TIAX LLC, which acquired the assets, contracts, and staff of Arthur D. Little's Technology & Innovation business for $16.5 million.〔Feder, Barnaby J. ("Private Sector; A Father of Invention Is Retooling", 'The New York TImes", February 23, 2003, accessed July 8, 2011. )〕 A Turkish-born MIT professor turned technologist, Kenan Sahin is the founder and President of TIAX.〔Weisman, Robert ("Taking R&D projects and running them to market is a TIAX specialty" ), "Boston Globe", October 27, 200, accessed July 8, 2011.〕 TIAX is ISO 9001 certified and maintains a US Government Contract Audit Agency compliant financial accounting system.〔("TIAX's ISO 9001 certified" )〕 TIAX actively participates in the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program and is a successful commercialization entity in the U. S. SBIR community.〔("An Interview with the 2004 Chairman of the ASTM International Board Arthur D. Schwope" ) "Standardization News", January 2004, accessed July 8, 2011.〕 TIAX has received patents for its lithium-ion battery technology.〔("TIAX receives patents for lithium-ion battery technology" )"AutomotiveWorld.com", June 21, 2007, accessed July 8, 2011.〕 TIAX’s advanced lithium-ion battery and battery component development facility is one of the largest independent development environments in the United States. In 2009, TIAX was selected for negotiation of an award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for up to $2.36 million〔Blanco, Sebastian ("DOE announces $11 million in battery vehicle awards" )"autobloggreen", Jun 16, 2009, accessed July 8, 2011.〕 for a project "aimed at understanding and preventing internal short circuits in lithium ion cells."〔("DOE Announces Nearly $11 Million in Projects for Research, Development, and Demonstration of Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Technologies" )"EERE News", June 16, 2009, accessed July 8, 2011.〕 In 2002, TIAX was the recipient of two prestigious Good Design Awards from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Design and Architecture.〔("Winners Good Design Awards" )"Businessweek", July 8, 2002.〕 The awards recognize TIAX's innovation in product design for its clients, Nuvera Fuel Cells and Tandem Medical. For Nuvera, TIAX designed the shell for the company's 1 kW Hydrogen Power Module (H2PM), a fuel cell-based power source that uses proprietary technology to generate electricity.〔Derby, Robert ("Nuvera Hydrogen Power Module Receives Prestigious Design Award From Chicago Athenaeum" ) February 28, 2003.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TIAX」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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