R&D labs in Belarus
The 311 Institute tracks 25 R&D labs in Belarus: 21 research institutes and 4 government. Most are in Minsk, Homyel and Vitebsk, and the leading organisations include Department of Physical and Technical Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences and Department of Physics, Mathematics and Informatics. Their main focus areas are electronic, optical and magnetic materials, aerospace engineering, polymers and plastics and organic chemistry.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
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| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental ResearchBelarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research | Minsk, Belarus | Government Chemicals and materials | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Sociology and Political Science, Management of Technology and Innovation | 1991 |
| Belarusian State Institute for MetrologyBelarusian State Institute for Metrology | Minsk, Belarus | Government Public policy and analysis | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1924 |
| National Academy of Sciences of BelarusNational Academy of Sciences of Belarus | Minsk, Belarus | Government Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | 1928 |
| State Committee on Science and TechnologyState Committee on Science and Technology | Minsk, Belarus | Government Public policy and analysis | Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1993 |
| Institute of Solid State Physics and SemiconductorsB.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 1963 |
| Institute of Biophysics and Cell EngineeringDepartment of Biological Sciences | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Polymers and Plastics, Plant Science | 1973 |
| Institute of Bioorganic ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry | 1974 |
| Institute of Nature ManagementDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Pollution | 1932 |
| Institute of Physical and Organic ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics | 1929 |
| Institute of Applied PhysicsDepartment of Physical and Technical Sciences | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanics of Materials | 1980 |
| Institute of Mechanics of Metal-Polymer SystemsDepartment of Physical and Technical Sciences | Homyel, Belarus | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics | 1956 |
| Institute of Technical AcousticsDepartment of Physical and Technical Sciences | Vitebsk, Belarus | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Spectroscopy | 1975 |
| Powder Metallurgy InstituteDepartment of Physical and Technical Sciences | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Ceramics and Composites, Aerospace Engineering | 1957 |
| B.I. Stepanov Institute of PhysicsDepartment of Physics, Mathematics and Informatics | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1959 |
| Institute of MathematicsDepartment of Physics, Mathematics and Informatics | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Basic science | Control and Systems Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Physics | |
| United Institute of Informatics ProblemsDepartment of Physics, Mathematics and Informatics | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Management Science and Operations Research | 1965 |
| Republican Research and Practical Center for Epidemiology and MicrobiologyInternational Science and Technology Center | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Organic Chemistry, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases | |
| Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear ResearchJoint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Aerospace Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation | 1965 |
| Belarusian Research Center For Pediatric Oncology and HematologyMinistry of Health | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine | 1997 |
| N.N. Alexandrov National Cancer CentreN.N. Alexandrov National Cancer Centre | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2006 |
| Department of Biological SciencesNational Academy of Sciences of Belarus | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Oceanography, Ecology | 1947 |
| Department of Medical SciencesNational Academy of Sciences of Belarus | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Nephrology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 2003 |
| Republican Research Center for Radiation Medicine and Human EcologyRepublican Research Center for Radiation Medicine and Human Ecology | Homyel, Belarus | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Global and Planetary Change, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 1992 |
| Republican Scientific and Practical Centre of Pulmonology and TuberculosisRepublican Scientific and Practical Centre of Pulmonology and Tuberculosis | Minsk, Belarus | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Surgery, Epidemiology | 1928 |
| Research Institute of RadiologyResearch Institute of Radiology | Homyel, Belarus | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Global and Planetary Change, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology | 1992 |
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Questions and answers
How many R&D labs are there in Belarus?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 25 active R&D labs in Belarus as of October 2026: 21 research institutes and 4 government.
Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Belarus?
In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Belarus are Department of Physical and Technical Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences and Department of Physics, Mathematics and Informatics.
Where are R&D labs concentrated in Belarus?
They cluster around Minsk, Homyel and Vitebsk. The largest R&D ecosystem is Minsk.
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