Budapest, Hungary: innovation profile

Budapest is number 106 in the 311 Innovation Cities Index, with an innovation score of 51. It is home to 45 R&D labs, 2 startups and 2 investors in the 311 Institute directories.

Part of the 311 Innovation Cities Index (311institute.com). Last updated 7 October 2026.

Startups

• BinX
• PPCnetwork

Investors

• Széchenyi Funds Ltd.
• Vespucci General Partners, Kft.

R&D labs

Agrárközgazdasági Intézet, Central Environmental and Food Science Research Institute, Centre for Social Sciences, ELTE Research Centre for Linguistics, ELTE Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd University, European Union, Frédéric Joliot-Curie National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Gottsegen National Cardiovascular Center, Government of Hungary, Government of Hungary, HÉTFA Research Institute, HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics, HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Arts Research Institute of Art Theory and Methodology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Astronomical Association, Hungarian Demographic Research Institute, Hungarian Institute of Occupational Health, Hungarian Research Network, Hungarian Research Network, Hungarian Research Network, Hungarian Research Network, Hungarian Research Network, Hungarian Research Network, Hungarian Research Network, Hungary government, Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Montavid Thermodynamic Research Group, Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Syreon Research Institute (Hungary).