D.I. Mendeleyev Institute for Metrology (VNIIM)

General Director: Dr. Nikolay Khanov

Address: 19 Moscovsky Prospect, 190005 Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Telephone: +7 812 251 76 01

Fax: +7 812 713 01 14

Web-site: www.vniim.ru

E-mail: info(at)vniim.ru

The institute is a successor of the Central Chamber of Measures and Weights, which was the first and one of the oldest world metrology institutions. It is also the biggest world research centre of metrology and leading Russian research organisation in the field of metrology that maintains national measurement standards and has an official status of the State Research Centre of the Russian Federation.

Being subdued to Rosstandart, VNIIM is:

- the main centre keeping state measuring standards in Russia;

- head organization for fundamental research in the field of metrology and developing of measuring standards base of Russia;

- state centre for testing of measuring instruments;

- accreditation body in the Russian calibration system;

- headquarter organization of Metrology Academy.