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Aygaz R&D Center, Aygaz is also a corporate member of in an entrepreneurial enterprise
the first in the the Mobility/ Internet of Things Vertical maturity assessment to measure the
industry, operates at the Istanbul Office of Plug and Play, level of innovation culture within the
organization in 2021 and received a
the largest global innovation platform
with a team of 29 for startups and companies of Silicon score above the Turkey average.
researchers as of Valley. With this cooperation, we aim
2021. to create opportunities for projects, R&D Center
partnerships, and investment by Aygaz R&D Center, launched in 2018
accelerating information and experience and certified by the Ministry of Industry
exchange within the ecosystem. We and Technology, continued to carry out
have already signed the first agreement activities to expand the usage areas of
for a pilot project with Plug and Play. We LPG and improve its efficiency in 2020
will remain focused on exploring new and 2021.
ideas and initiatives, seeking creative
solutions, and offering technology in Aygaz R&D Center, the first in the
the sectors where the company and our industry, operates with a team of 29
affiliates operate. researchers as of 2021. The R&D Center
houses an Engine and Fuel Technologies
Aygaz employees are the key Laboratory, a Chemicals Laboratory,
stakeholders of the innovation culture. an Automation and Design Laboratory,
Therefore, we engage in continued an Embedded Systems Laboratory, a
communication activities and build Manufacturing Workshop, and Prototype
on Aygaz’s innovation culture. As and Test Lines. With the addition of
part of these efforts, we participated a Valve and Regulator Laboratory, a