Hikvision is a world leading IoT solution provider with video as its core competency. Hikvision has more than 40,000 employees, over 19,000 of which are R&D engineers. The company annually invests over 9% of its annual sales revenue to research and development for continued product innovation. Hikvision has established a complete, multi-level R&D system that includes every operation from research to design, development, testing, technical support, and service. The R&D teams operate globally, including R&D centers in Montreal, Canada and London, the UK, as well as eight cities in China.