R&D labs in Brazil
The 311 Institute tracks 114 R&D labs in Brazil: 53 research institutes, 42 government, 12 corporate, 6 university and 1 military. Most are in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Campinas, and the leading organisations include Institutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia, Brazil government and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Their main focus areas are public health, environmental and occupational health, plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics and epidemiology.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inovaBra habitatBradesco | São Paulo, Brazil | Corporate Financial services | Start-up hub | 2018 |
| Centre for Research and Development in Telecommunications (Brazil)Centre for Research and Development in Telecommunications (Brazil) | Campinas, Brazil | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications | 1976 |
| Embraer Engineering and Technology CenterEmbraer | São José dos Campos, Brazil | Corporate Aerospace and defence | Aircraft, eVTOL | 1969 |
| IBM Research BrazilIBM | São Paulo, Brazil | Corporate Technology | AI, Natural resources | 2010 |
| Cubo ItaúItaú Unibanco | São Paulo, Brazil | Corporate Financial services | Start-up hub | 2015 |
| Natura Innovation CentreNatura &Co | Cajamar, Brazil | Corporate Consumer and retail | Biodiversity, Cosmetics science | |
| CENPES Research CentrePetrobras | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Corporate Energy and resources | Energy transition, Subsea, Materials | 1963 |
| Samsung R&D Institute BrazilSamsung | Campinas, Brazil | Corporate Technology | Software, AI | |
| Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil) | Piracicaba, Brazil | Corporate Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, Soil Science | 1969 |
| Instituto Tecnológico ValeVale | Belém, Brazil | Corporate Energy and resources | Mining, Sustainability | 2010 |
| Vale Technology Institute (ITV)Vale | Belém, Brazil | Corporate Mining and materials | Mining technology, Sustainability | 2009 |
| WEG Research and InnovationWEG | Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil | Corporate Energy and resources | Electric motors, Energy | 1961 |
| Agronomical Institute of CampinasAgência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios | Campinas, Brazil | Government Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Soil Science, Insect Science | 1887 |
| Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)Brazil government | Campinas, Brazil | Government Basic science | Synchrotron, Materials, Nanotech | 1997 |
| CTI Renato ArcherBrazil government | Campinas, Brazil | Government Technology | Microelectronics, Robotics | 1982 |
| EmbrapaBrazil government | Brasília, Brazil | Government Agriculture and food | Tropical agriculture, Biotech | 1973 |
| National Institute for Space Research (INPE)Brazil government | São José dos Campos, Brazil | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Earth observation, Climate | 1961 |
| National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC)Brazil government | Petrópolis, Brazil | Government Science and research | Supercomputing | 1980 |
| Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)Brazil government | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Vaccines, Public health | 1900 |
| Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrazilian Agricultural Research Corporation | Brasília, Brazil | Government Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Insect Science, Soil Science | 1972 |
| CNPEM and Sirius synchrotronBrazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials | Campinas, Brazil | Government Science and research | Synchrotron science, Materials | 1987 |
| Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural ResourcesBrazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources | Brasília, Brazil | Government Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 1989 |
| Brazilian Institute of Geography and StatisticsBrazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Government Environment and climate | Water Science and Technology, Urban Studies, Aerospace Engineering | 1967 |
| Institutos Nacionais de Ciência e TecnologiaConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico | Brasília, Brazil | Government Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Biomedical Engineering | 2008 |
| Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de JaneiroFundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | Niterói, Brazil | Government Agriculture and food | Aquatic Science, Immunology, Physiology | |
| Instituto de SaúdeGoverno do Estado de São Paulo | São Paulo, Brazil | Government Healthcare and life sciences | General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science | 1969 |
| Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA)IMPA | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Government Science and research | Mathematics | 1952 |
| Institute for Technological Research (IPT)Institute for Technological Research | São Paulo, Brazil | Government Technology | Engineering, Materials | 1899 |
| Institute of Applied Economic ResearchInstitute of Applied Economic Research | Brasília, Brazil | Government Public policy and analysis | General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations | 1964 |
| Instituto Adolfo LutzInstituto Adolfo Lutz | São Paulo, Brazil | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Food Science, Microbiology | 1892 |
| Instituto Brasileiro de MuseusInstituto Brasileiro de Museus | Brasília, Brazil | Government Social sciences and humanities | Museology, Information Systems, Law | 2009 |
| Instituto ButantanInstituto Butantan | São Paulo, Brazil | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Vaccines, Biologics | 1901 |
| Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da BiodiversidadeInstituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade | Brasília, Brazil | Government Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, Global and Planetary Change | 2007 |
| Instituto de Defesa Agropecuária e Florestal do Espírito SantoInstituto de Defesa Agropecuária e Florestal do Espírito Santo | Vitória, Brazil | Government Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science | 1996 |
| Instituto de Economia AgrícolaInstituto de Economia Agrícola | São Paulo, Brazil | Government Agriculture and food | Safety Research, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | 1942 |
| Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo MoreiraInstituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira | Arraial do Cabo, Brazil | Government Environment and climate | Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change | 1984 |
| Instituto de Medicina Física e ReabilitaçãoInstituto de Medicina Física e Reabilitação | São Paulo, Brazil | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Neurology | 1975 |
| Instituto de Pesquisa e Estratégia Econômica do CearáInstituto de Pesquisa e Estratégia Econômica do Ceará | Fortaleza, Brazil | Government Public policy and analysis | Water Science and Technology, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics | 2003 |
| Instituto de Pesquisas Científicas e Tecnológicas do Estado do AmapáInstituto de Pesquisas Científicas e Tecnológicas do Estado do Amapá | Macapá, Brazil | Government Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology | |
| Instituto de Terras do ParáInstituto de Terras do Pará | Belém, Brazil | Government Environment and climate | Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Water Science and Technology | 1975 |
| Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do CearáInstituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará | Fortaleza, Brazil | Government Social sciences and humanities | Education, Applied Mathematics, Plant Science | 2008 |
| Instituto Federal do Espírito SantoInstituto Federal do Espírito Santo | Vitória, Brazil | Government Social sciences and humanities | Education, Plant Science, Applied Mathematics | 2008 |
| Instituto Federal do Rio de JaneiroInstituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Government Social sciences and humanities | Education, Food Science, Pharmacology | 2008 |
| Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma AgráriaInstituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária | Brasília, Brazil | Government Agriculture and food | Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Soil Science | 1970 |
| Instituto Nacional de Energia ElétricaInstituto Nacional de Energia Elétrica | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | Government Social sciences and humanities | Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science, Marketing | |
| Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio TeixeiraInstituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira | Brasília, Brazil | Government Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Education, Information Systems and Management | 1937 |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa do PantanalInstituto Nacional de Pesquisa do Pantanal | Cuiabá, Brazil | Government Agriculture and food | Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology | 2022 |
| Instituto Nacional da Propriedade IndustrialMinistério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Government Public policy and analysis | Management of Technology and Innovation, Law, Demography | 1970 |
| Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e TecnologiaMinistério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Government Public policy and analysis | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | 1973 |
| Instituto Nacional de Educação de SurdosMinistry of Education | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Government Social sciences and humanities | Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, Language and Linguistics | 1856 |
| Instituto Nacional de TecnologiaMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Government Chemicals and materials | Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering | 1921 |
| Ministry of Science, Technology and InnovationMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Brasília, Brazil | Government Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Global and Planetary Change | 1985 |
| Sciences and Education Research CouncilSciences and Education Research Council | São Paulo, Brazil | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Media Technology, Architecture, Development | 1994 |
| Instituto Estadual de Diabetes e Endocrinologia Luiz CapriglioneSecretaria de Estado de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1967 |
| Aeronautics Institute of Technology and DCTABrazil government | São José dos Campos, Brazil | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Aerospace | 1950 |
| Instituto do Coração - HCFMUSPHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo | São Paulo, Brazil | University Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | 1963 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Medicina MolecularUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | University Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, Physiology | 2008 |
| Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas FilhoUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | University Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | |
| Valongo ObservatoryUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | University Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering | 1881 |
| University of Campinas (UNICAMP)Universities in Brazil | Campinas, Brazil | University Multidisciplinary research | Engineering, Agriculture | 1966 |
| University of São PauloUniversities in Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | University Multidisciplinary research | Multidisciplinary | 1934 |
| AndrofertAndrofert | Campinas, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Reproductive Medicine, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1996 |
| Centro de Pesquisas OncológicasCentro de Pesquisas Oncológicas | Florianópolis, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Hematology | 2000 |
| Centro Panamericano de Fiebre AftosaCentro Panamericano de Fiebre Aftosa | Duque de Caxias, Brazil | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Virology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1951 |
| Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard SantosComplexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard Santos | Salvador, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Immunology | 1948 |
| Instituto Nacional da Mata AtlânticaFederal Government of Brazil | Santa Teresa, Brazil | Research institute Agriculture and food | Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science | 1949 |
| Fundação André ToselloFundação André Tosello | Campinas, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pollution, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology | |
| Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de JaneiroFundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Literature and Literary Theory | 1980 |
| Gastro Obeso CenterGastro Obeso Center | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Surgery, Pharmacology, Gastroenterology | 2002 |
| Institut Pasteur de São PauloInstitut Pasteur de São Paulo | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Virology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1903 |
| Instituto Agronômico de PernambucoInstituto Agronômico de Pernambuco | Recife, Brazil | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Cell Biology | 1935 |
| Instituto Agronômico do ParanáInstituto Agronômico do Paraná | Londrina, Brazil | Research institute Agriculture and food | Soil Science, Plant Science, Insect Science | 1986 |
| Instituto BiológicoInstituto Biológico | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Paleontology | 1924 |
| Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão RuralInstituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural | Vitória, Brazil | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Pharmacology, Plant Science | 1956 |
| Instituto de Biologia do ExércitoInstituto de Biologia do Exército | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Sociology and Political Science | 1943 |
| Instituto de Biologia Molecular do ParanáInstituto de Biologia Molecular do Paraná | Curitiba, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Biomedical Engineering | 2001 |
| Instituto de BotânicaInstituto de Botânica | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Agriculture and food | Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science | 1938 |
| Instituto de Cardiologia de Santa CatarinaInstituto de Cardiologia de Santa Catarina | São José, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Complementary and alternative medicine | 1963 |
| Instituto Evandro ChagasInstituto Evandro Chagas | Ananindeua, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology | 1936 |
| Instituto Federal CatarinenseInstituto Federal Catarinense | Blumenau, Brazil | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Education, Applied Mathematics, Animal Science and Zoology | 1954 |
| Instituto GeológicoInstituto Geológico | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Environment and climate | Earth-Surface Processes, Water Science and Technology, Paleontology | 1886 |
| Instituto Lauro de Souza LimaInstituto Lauro de Souza Lima | Bauru, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology | 1933 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de BioanalíticaInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica | Campinas, Brazil | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry | 2008 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Assistida por Computação CientíficaInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Assistida por Computação Científica | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Surgery | 2008 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Nano-BiofarmacêuticaInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Nano-Biofarmacêutica | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Genetics, Surgery | 2008 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em NeuroimunomodulaçãoInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Neuroimunomodulação | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Neurology | 2016 |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia | Manaus, Brazil | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 1952 |
| Instituto Nacional do SemiáridoInstituto Nacional do Semiárido | Campina Grande, Brazil | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science | 2004 |
| Instituto Rio Grandense do ArrozInstituto Rio Grandense do Arroz | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Soil Science, Pollution | 1938 |
| Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de JaneiroInstituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science | 1969 |
| Institutos LactecInstitutos Lactec | Curitiba, Brazil | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Materials Chemistry, Automotive Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering | 1959 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Catálise em Sistemas Moleculares e NanoestruturadosInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | Florianópolis, Brazil | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Doenças TropicaisInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | Salvador, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology | |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Investigação em ImunologiaInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology | 2001 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Neurociência TranslacionalInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience | |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sistemas ComplexosInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Basic science | Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Economics and Econometrics, Condensed Matter Physics | 2008 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Áreas ÚmidasInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | Cuiabá, Brazil | Research institute Environment and climate | Ocean Engineering, Ecology, Developmental Biology | 2009 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Entomologia MolecularInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Parasitology | |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Excitotoxicidade e NeuroproteçãoInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology | |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em ToxinasInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Pharmacology, Global and Planetary Change | |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciências dos Materiais em NanotecnologiaInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | Araraquara, Brazil | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Polymers and Plastics | 2009 |
| Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria do Desenvolvimento para Crianças e AdolescentesInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Genetics | 2009 |
| National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and BioimagingInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology | 1970 |
| National Institute on Population Medical GeneticsInstitutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Rheumatology, Clinical Biochemistry | |
| MendelicsMendelics | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Clinical Biochemistry | 2012 |
| Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas FísicasMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 1949 |
| Centro de Tecnologia MineralMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Pollution | 1978 |
| Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e AplicadaMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Basic science | Mathematical Physics, Geometry and Topology, Applied Mathematics | 1952 |
| Laboratório Nacional de AstrofísicaMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Itajubá, Brazil | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 1985 |
| Laboratório Nacional de NanotecnologiaMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Campinas, Brazil | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | 2011 |
| Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e NuclearesNational Nuclear Energy Commission | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Basic science | Radiation, Food Science, Materials Chemistry | 1982 |
| Nuclear Engineering InstituteNational Nuclear Energy Commission | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | 1962 |
| National ObservatoryNational Observatory | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 1827 |
| Unidade Integrada de Farmacologia e GastroenterologiaUnidade Integrada de Farmacologia e Gastroenterologia | São Paulo, Brazil | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Surgery, Biochemistry, Pharmacology | 1994 |
R&D ecosystems in Brazil
Organisations with labs in Brazil
- Brazil government
- IBM
- Institutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia
- Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
- Samsung
Other countries in South America
Questions and answers
How many R&D labs are there in Brazil?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 114 active R&D labs in Brazil as of October 2026: 53 research institutes, 42 government, 12 corporate, 6 university and 1 military.
Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Brazil?
In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Brazil are Institutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia, Brazil government and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
Where are R&D labs concentrated in Brazil?
They cluster around São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Campinas. The largest R&D ecosystem is São Paulo and Campinas.
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