R&D labs in Ecuador
The 311 Institute tracks 8 R&D labs in Ecuador: 5 research institutes and 3 government. Most are in Quito, Guayaquil and Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, and the leading organisations include Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios, Galapagos Science Center and Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas. Their main focus areas are global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, genetics and paleontology.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
All 8 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instituto Ecuatoriano de NormalizaciónInstituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización | Quito, Ecuador | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1970 |
| Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud PúblicaInstituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud Pública | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Medicine, Sociology and Political Science | 2012 |
| Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio CulturalInstituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural | Quito, Ecuador | Government Social sciences and humanities | Cultural Studies, Archeology, History | 1978 |
| Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de AnfibiosCentro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios | Quito, Ecuador | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, Paleontology | 2011 |
| Galapagos Science CenterGalapagos Science Center | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 2011 |
| Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades DigestivasInstituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Gastroenterology, Surgery | |
| Instituto Nacional de BiodiversidadInstituto Nacional de Biodiversidad | Quito, Ecuador | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Aquatic Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 2014 |
| Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones AgropecuariasInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias | Quito, Ecuador | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Horticulture, Agronomy and Crop Science | 1959 |
R&D ecosystems in Ecuador
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Questions and answers
How many R&D labs are there in Ecuador?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 8 active R&D labs in Ecuador as of October 2026: 5 research institutes and 3 government.
Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Ecuador?
In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Ecuador are Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios, Galapagos Science Center and Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas.
Where are R&D labs concentrated in Ecuador?
They cluster around Quito, Guayaquil and Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The largest R&D ecosystem is Quito.
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