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Southwest Research Institute
AbbreviationSwRI
Formation1947; 77 years ago (1947)
FoundersThomas Slick, Jr.
TypeIndependent research and development
Location
  • San Antonio, Texas, United States
Official language
English
Revenue
Nearly $726 million (FY 2021)
Employees
Nearly 3,000 (FY 2021)
Websiteswri.org

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is an independent and nonprofit applied research and development (R&D) organization. Founded in 1947 by oil businessman Tom Slick,[1] it provides contract research and development services to government and industrial clients.

  1. ^ "History". Southwest Research Institute. 2016-07-17. Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2019-12-08.

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