Shinigami Research and Development Institute

The Shinigami Research and Development Institute is an organisation within Soul Society. The current President is Mayuri Kurotsuchi

Current
President
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi

Mayuri is the current President of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute as well as the Captain of the 12th Division.

Vice-President
 * Nemu Kurotsuchi

Nemu is the both the Vice-President of the SRDI and the Lieutenat of the 12 Division.

Researchers
 * Akon

Akon is one of the researchers and has been one since he was a child


 * Hiyosu

Hiyosu is the top Gigai expert in the Institute


 * Rin Tsubokura

Rin is a Shinigami who has a high resemblence to Hanatarō Yamada a member of the 4th Division.

Former
President
 * Kisuke Urahara

Kisuke was the founder and first president of the Institute until he was exiled for being accused of Hollowification.

Vice-President
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi

After being released by Kisuke from imprisoment at the Maggot's Nest he became the Vice-President.

Researcher
 * Hiyori Sarugaki

Hiyori was the head researcher of and resented having her position being lower than Mayuri whom she outranked in the 12th Division.

Special Duties
The Institute is behind the development of many of the Technologies that aid the Shinigami, and is currently headed by Mayuri Kurotsuchi. It was founded by Kisuke Urahara, during the time when he and the Vizard were Captains.

The Shinigami Research and Development Institute has performed extensive research into the modification of souls; the results of this research were artificial souls, both in the form of "soul candy" and Project Spearhead. The SRDI also tracks spirit activity in the real world, maintains gigais, and developed Kenpachi Zaraki's reiatsu-absorbing eyepatch.

The SRDI has close ties with the Twelfth Division of the Gotei 13 and both presidents of the Institute have also served as captains of that division.

Trivia
The SRDI was not involved with Ran'Tao's creation of the Bount, its establishment postdating the Bount's creation by some centuries.