The policy of RISE is "contributing to development of science technology and human welfare with basic and advanced research of science and engineering including interdisciplinary research, having cope to society" such as mentioned in the Regulation of the Institute. This spirit still lives on among todayﾕs professors. RISE is currently structured by approximately 1000 researchers (23 full-time professors (including research associates), 270 internal concurrent professors, 100 visiting professors and 600 external researchers), and they have made great contributions to more than 100 research projects supported by external funds. These projects are classified into 3 sections: Scientific Research Section, Technological Research Section and Environmental Research Section. The main research point was moved to Building 55 in Okubo campus, and Kikui-cho Campus and Honjo Campus have been developed as satellite institutes. These campuses are supported by research grants from ﾔHi-Tech Research Center Projectﾕ and ﾔ Science Frontier Promotion Instituteﾕ in the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. A new satellite laboratory has started from April 2001 in Kita-Kyushu Science and Research Park in Fukuoka based on cooperation with companies in Kyushu district as well as with Asian research institutions.

　Recently, RISE in close cooperation with the Intellectual Property Center is actively reacting to the demands of collaboration between industries and educational institutions, and the transfers of the research results to the industrial world.