R&D labs in Mexico
The 311 Institute tracks 68 R&D labs in Mexico: 32 research institutes, 25 government, 10 university and 1 intergovernmental. Most are in Mexico City, Aguascalientes and Querétaro City, and the leading organisations include Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación and Mexico government. Their main focus areas are infectious diseases, genetics, plant science and global and planetary change.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Social Security and Services for State WorkersInstitute for Social Security and Services for State Workers | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Surgery | 1959 |
| Instituto de Acuacultura del Estado de SonoraInstituto de Acuacultura del Estado de Sonora | Hermosillo, Mexico | Government Environment and climate | Aquatic Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology | |
| Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia del Distrito FederalInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia del Distrito Federal | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology | 2007 |
| Instituto de Educación de AguascalientesInstituto de Educación de Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Government Social sciences and humanities | Education, Social Psychology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | 1993 |
| Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de México y MunicipiosInstituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de México y Municipios | Toluca, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 1969 |
| Instituto de Servicios de Salud del Estado de AguascalientesInstituto de Servicios de Salud del Estado de Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Surgery | 2016 |
| Instituto Electoral del Estado de MéxicoInstituto Electoral del Estado de México | Toluca, Mexico | Government Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Gender Studies, Education | 1996 |
| Instituto Mexicano del TransporteInstituto Mexicano del Transporte | Pedro Escobedo, Mexico | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Building and Construction | 1987 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio ClimáticoInstituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering | |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesca y AcuaculturaInstituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 1968 |
| Mexican Institute of PetroleumMexican Institute of Petroleum | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Chemicals and materials | Analytical Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry | 1965 |
| Mexican Social Security InstituteMexican Social Security Institute | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Rheumatology | 1943 |
| Servicios de Salud del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social para el BienestarMexican Social Security Institute | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology | 2023 |
| CICESEMexico government | Ensenada, Mexico | Government Science and research | Oceanography, Earth science | 1973 |
| CinvestavMexico government | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Basic science | Physics, Biotech, Engineering | 1961 |
| Mexican Petroleum InstituteMexico government | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Energy and resources | Oil and gas | 1965 |
| Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP)Mexico government | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Energy and resources | Oil and gas technology | 1965 |
| National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE)Mexico government | Puebla, Mexico | Government Science and research | Astrophysics, Optics | 1971 |
| National Indigenous Languages InstituteNational Indigenous Languages Institute | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Social sciences and humanities | Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory | 2003 |
| National Institute of Statistics and GeographyNational Institute of Statistics and Geography | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Government Multidisciplinary research | Geography, Planning and Development, Aerospace Engineering, Plant Science | 1983 |
| Laboratorio Nacional de GeoInteligenciaSecretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Government Multidisciplinary research | Plant Science, Artificial Intelligence, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | |
| Instituto de Salud del Estado de MéxicoSecretaria de Salud | Toluca, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Biochemistry, Infectious Diseases | |
| Instituto Nacional de CancerologíaSecretaria de Salud | Tlalpan, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 1946 |
| Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaSecretaria de Salud | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Nutrition and Dietetics | 1987 |
| National Institute of Genomic MedicineSecretaria de Salud | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research | 2004 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Químico BiológicasUniversidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo | Morelia, Mexico | University Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology | |
| Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía AmbientalUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Morelia, Mexico | University Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Media Technology | |
| Centro Regional de Investigaciones MultidisciplinariasUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | University Social sciences and humanities | Global and Planetary Change, Cultural Studies, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | |
| Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio ClimáticoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | University Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | |
| Instituto de GeofísicaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico | University Environment and climate | Geology, Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1945 |
| Instituto de GeologíaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | University Environment and climate | Paleontology, Geophysics, Geology | |
| Instituto de IngenieríaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | University Industrials and manufacturing | Civil and Structural Engineering, Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes | 1956 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones FilosóficasUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | University Social sciences and humanities | Philosophy, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, History and Philosophy of Science | |
| Laboratoire franco-mexicain d'informatique et d'automatiqueUniversité de Technologie de Compiègne | Mexico City, Mexico | University Industrials and manufacturing | Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering | 2008 |
| National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)Universities in Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico | University Multidisciplinary research | Multidisciplinary | 1910 |
| International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)CGIAR | Texcoco, Mexico | Intergovernmental Agriculture and food | Maize, Wheat | 1966 |
| Center of Research and Technologic Development in ElectrochemistryCenter of Research and Technologic Development in Electrochemistry | Pedro Escobedo, Mexico | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Water Science and Technology | 1991 |
| Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Unidad QuerétaroCentro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Unidad Querétaro | Querétaro City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, Biomaterials | 1996 |
| Centro de Investigación en Materiales AvanzadosCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados | Chihuahua City, Mexico | Research institute Energy and resources | Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry | 1994 |
| Centro de Investigación en Química AplicadaCentro de Investigación en Química Aplicada | Saltillo, Mexico | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials | 1976 |
| Centro de Investigación y Docencia EconómicasCentro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration, Sociology and Political Science | 1974 |
| Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología SocialCentro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Demography, Cultural Studies, Visual Arts and Performing Arts | 1973 |
| Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C.Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C. | La Paz, Mexico | Research institute Agriculture and food | Aquatic Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics | 1975 |
| Centro de Investigaciones Cientifícas de las Huastecas 'Aguazarca'Centro de Investigaciones Cientifícas de las Huastecas 'Aguazarca' | Calnali, Mexico | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Plant Science | 2005 |
| Centro de Investigaciones en OpticaCentro de Investigaciones en Optica | León, Mexico | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 1980 |
| Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo TecnológicoCentro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Modeling and Simulation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering | 2008 |
| Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y LimnologíaInstituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1981 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Parasitology, Genetics | 1941 |
| Instituto Nacional de CardiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | 1944 |
| Instituto Nacional de Electricidad y Energías LimpiasInstituto Nacional de Electricidad y Energías Limpias | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry | 1975 |
| Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y PecuariasInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias | Coyoacán, Mexico | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation | |
| Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones NuclearesInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares | Ocoyoacac, Mexico | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Water Science and Technology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 1956 |
| Instituto Nacional de Neurología y NeurocirugíaInstituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology, Epidemiology | 1964 |
| Instituto Nacional de PediatriaInstituto Nacional de Pediatria | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Clinical Biochemistry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1970 |
| Instituto Nacional de PerinatologíaInstituto Nacional de Perinatología | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology | 1977 |
| Instituto Nacional de RehabilitaciónInstituto Nacional de Rehabilitación | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Rheumatology, Nephrology, Rehabilitation | 1973 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránInstituto Nacional de Salud Pública | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Rheumatology, Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 1946 |
| Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico NacionalInstituto Politécnico Nacional | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Control and Systems Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 1961 |
| Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia CosteraLaboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera | Mérida, Mexico | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | 2015 |
| Mathematics Research CenterMathematics Research Center | Guanajuato City, Mexico | Research institute Basic science | Statistics and Probability, Geometry and Topology, Mathematical Physics | 1980 |
| Centro Francés de Estudios Mexicanos y CentroamericanosMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Cultural Studies, History, Visual Arts and Performing Arts | 2019 |
| Regenerative Medicine InstituteRegenerative Medicine Institute | Tijuana, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Surgery, Rheumatology | 2009 |
| Center for Engineering and Industrial DevelopmentSecretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación | Querétaro City, Mexico | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering | 1984 |
| Centro de Innovación Aplicada en Tecnologías CompetitivasSecretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación | León, Mexico | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Control and Systems Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering | 1976 |
| CIATEQSecretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación | Querétaro City, Mexico | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering | 1978 |
| El Colegio de la Frontera NorteSecretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación | Tijuana, Mexico | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Demography, Health | 1982 |
| El Colegio de la Frontera SurSecretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación | Campeche, Mexico | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology | 1994 |
| Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades RespiratoriasSecretaria de Salud | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Infectious Diseases | 1936 |
R&D ecosystems in Mexico
Organisations with labs in Mexico
- CGIAR
- Mexico government
- Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación
- Secretaria de Salud
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Other countries in North America
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- United States
Questions and answers
How many R&D labs are there in Mexico?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 68 active R&D labs in Mexico as of October 2026: 32 research institutes, 25 government, 10 university and 1 intergovernmental.
Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Mexico?
In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Mexico are Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación and Mexico government.
Where are R&D labs concentrated in Mexico?
They cluster around Mexico City, Aguascalientes and Querétaro City. The largest R&D ecosystem is Mexico City.
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