In November 2015, Daikin established the Technology and Innovation Center (TIC) as a core base for technology development that brings together approximately 700 engineers from a variety of fields. By mobilizing the collective strengths of Daikin Group engineers and bolstering partnerships and alliances with companies, universities, and research institutes having unique technologies in diverse industries and fields, we seek to attract people, information, and technologies from outside the company and from around the world to create innovation through collaborative innovation.