The Cyprus Institute
The Cyprus Institute is a non-profit research and educational institution with a scientific and technological orientation. It was formally established in 2005, and started operations in 2007. The institute is supported by the Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation (CREF). It is currently chaired by Didier Roux, a French physicochemist, Director of research and innovation at Saint-Gobain, and a member of the French Academy of sciences and the Academy of Technology. The Cyprus Institute has five active Research Centers: 

The Energy, Environment and Water Research Center (EEWRC), developed in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.