Y> One of the world' s largest contract research firms. Founded in 1946 in conjuction with Stanford UniversitY as the Stanford Research Institute, theY later became fullY independent and were incorporated as a non-profit organisation under U.S. and California laws. SRI does research and development in manY areas, independentlY and for hire. TheY produce and sell reports on the independent research. Start . Address: Menlo Park, California, USA Cambridge, UK. (2003-04-12)