Central Institute for Research and Development

The Central Institute for Research and Development (Arvorian: Центральный институт исследований и разработок, Hallisised: Tsentral'nyy institut issledovaniy i razrabotok), also known by its acronym TsIIR, is the national, government-funded research and development organisation of the Arvorian Democratic Republic.

Overview

Founded in 7568 RH from the merger of several previously independent research agencies, TsIIR's purpose is to "expound upon the pursuit of scientific endeavours in fields deemed to be in the national interest." Its founding was meant to unify the critical national R&D establishment with the intent of keeping the fledgling republic at the forefront of science, technology, and engineering.

Headquarters

The Lake Zelerino Research and Development Centre, also known as Facility 4125, is the main research site and headquarters of TsIIR. It is the only such site within the Institute's network to have facilities for all sixteen of the constituent research bureaus.

Bureaus

TsIIR's R&D operations are divided between sixteen research bureaus, each focusing on a specific sphere of interest and named after a prominent and highly respected Arvorian scientist who worked within that discipline. These names include ten men and six women.

• Alexandrova Research Bureau
• Andronova Research Bureau
• Barsukova Research Bureau
• Chelomey Research Bureau
• Derevyanko Research Bureau
• Leonov Research Bureau
• Lysenko Research Bureau
• Mendeleev Research Bureau
• Orlova Research Bureau
• Pavlov Research Bureau
• Petrovskaya Research Bureau
• Sechenov Research Bureau
• Tupolev Research Bureau
• Vavilov Research Bureau
• Yershova Research Bureau
• Zeldovich Research Bureau