R&D labs in Serbia
The 311 Institute tracks 43 R&D labs in Serbia: 21 research institutes, 12 government, 7 university and 3 military. Most are in Belgrade, Novi Sad and Smederevska Palanka, and the leading organisations include University of Belgrade, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Astronomical Observatory. Their main focus areas are plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, agronomy and crop science and animal science and zoology.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
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All 43 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade Centre for Security PolicyBelgrade Centre for Security Policy | Belgrade, Serbia | Government Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | 1997 |
| Innovation Fund of the Republic of SerbiaInnovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia | Belgrade, Serbia | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | 2011 |
| Institut za povrtarstvo Smederevska PalankaInstitut za povrtarstvo Smederevska Palanka | Smederevska Palanka, Serbia | Government Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science | 1946 |
| Institute for Medicinal Plants Research "dr Josif Pančić"Institute for Medicinal Plants Research "dr Josif Pančić" | Belgrade, Serbia | Government Agriculture and food | Food Science, Plant Science, Biochemistry | 1948 |
| Institute for Science Application in AgricultureInstitute for Science Application in Agriculture | Belgrade, Serbia | Government Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Safety Research | 1977 |
| Institute of Comparative LawInstitute of Comparative Law | Belgrade, Serbia | Government Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Law, Sociology and Political Science | 1955 |
| Institute of Public Health of SabacInstitute of Public Health of Sabac | Šabac, Serbia | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Gastroenterology, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 1921 |
| Ministry of Science and Environmental ProtectionMinistry of Science and Environmental Protection | Belgrade, Serbia | Government Environment and climate | Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | |
| Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and InnovationMinistry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation | Belgrade, Serbia | Government Agriculture and food | Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science | |
| Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research, Autonomous Province of VojvodinaProvincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina | Novi Sad, Serbia | Government Public policy and analysis | Finance, Strategy and Management, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | |
| Science Fund of the Republic of SerbiaScience Fund of the Republic of Serbia | Belgrade, Serbia | Government Social sciences and humanities | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Literature and Literary Theory | 2019 |
| Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsSerbian Academy of Sciences and Arts | Belgrade, Serbia | Government Multidisciplinary research | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cultural Studies, Classics | 1841 |
| Military Geographical InstituteMilitary Geographical Institute | Belgrade, Serbia | Military Social sciences and humanities | Geography, Planning and Development, Building and Construction, Ocean Engineering | 1876 |
| Military Technical InstituteMilitary Technical Institute | Belgrade, Serbia | Military Aerospace and defence | Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering | 1948 |
| University of Defence in Belgrade, Strategic Research InstituteUniversity of Defence | Belgrade, Serbia | Military Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Cultural Studies, Economics and Econometrics | 1984 |
| Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and MetabolismUniversity of Belgrade | Belgrade, Serbia | University Healthcare and life sciences | Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Biochemistry | |
| Institut Mihajlo PupinUniversity of Belgrade | Belgrade, Serbia | University Industrials and manufacturing | Control and Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics | 1946 |
| Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic EngineeringUniversity of Belgrade | Belgrade, Serbia | University Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Genetics, Hematology | 1986 |
| Institute of Physics BelgradeUniversity of Belgrade | Belgrade, Serbia | University Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1961 |
| The Nikola Tesla Institute of Electrical EngineeringUniversity of Belgrade | Belgrade, Serbia | University Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biophysics, Materials Chemistry | 1936 |
| Vinča Institute of Nuclear SciencesUniversity of Belgrade | Vinča, Serbia | University Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, Materials Chemistry | 1948 |
| Institute for Information Technologies KragujevacUniversity of Kragujevac | Kragujevac, Serbia | University Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Oncology, Oceanography | 2019 |
| Astronomical ObservatoryAstronomical Observatory | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Instrumentation | 1887 |
| BioSense InstituteBioSense Institute | Novi Sad, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Archeology | |
| Institut za higijenu i tehnologiju mesaInstitut za higijenu i tehnologiju mesa | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science, Biotechnology | 1955 |
| Institut za voćarstvo, ČačakInstitut za voćarstvo, Čačak | Čačak, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Soil Science, Molecular Biology | 1946 |
| Institut za zdravstvenu zaštitu majke i deteta Srbije "Dr Vukan Čupić"Institut za zdravstvenu zaštitu majke i deteta Srbije "Dr Vukan Čupić" | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology | 1950 |
| Institut za zemljišteInstitut za zemljište | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Soil Science, Pollution | 1853 |
| Institute for Animal HusbandryInstitute for Animal Husbandry | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science | 1948 |
| Institute for Plant Protection and EnvironmentInstitute for Plant Protection and Environment | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Cell Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1945 |
| Institute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw MaterialsInstitute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw Materials | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Water Science and Technology, Ceramics and Composites, Mechanical Engineering | 1948 |
| Institute of Criminological & Sociological ResearchInstitute of Criminological & Sociological Research | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Law, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology | 1960 |
| Institute of Field and Vegetable CropsInstitute of Field and Vegetable Crops | Novi Sad, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Soil Science | 1938 |
| Institute of General and Physical ChemistryInstitute of General and Physical Chemistry | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Biochemistry, Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics | |
| Institute of Lowland Forestry and EnvironmentInstitute of Lowland Forestry and Environment | Novi Sad, Serbia | Research institute Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science | 1958 |
| Institute of Pesticides and Environmental ProtectionInstitute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science | |
| Maize Research Institute Zemun PoljeMaize Research Institute Zemun Polje | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, Genetics | 1945 |
| Mining and Metallurgy Institute BorMining and Metallurgy Institute Bor | Bor, Serbia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Pollution | |
| Oncology Institute of VojvodinaOncology Institute of Vojvodina | Novi Sad, Serbia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Radiation, Obstetrics and Gynecology | 1963 |
| Scientific Institute for Veterinary Medicine of SerbiaScientific Institute for Veterinary Medicine of Serbia | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals | 1926 |
| Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad"Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad" | Novi Sad, Serbia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science | 1950 |
| Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASASerbian Academy of Sciences and Arts | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Demography, Cultural Studies | 1947 |
| Institute of Technical Sciences of SASASerbian Academy of Sciences and Arts | Belgrade, Serbia | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Ceramics and Composites, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1947 |
R&D ecosystems in Serbia
Organisations with labs in Serbia
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Questions and answers
How many R&D labs are there in Serbia?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 43 active R&D labs in Serbia as of October 2026: 21 research institutes, 12 government, 7 university and 3 military.
Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Serbia?
In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Serbia are University of Belgrade, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Astronomical Observatory.
Where are R&D labs concentrated in Serbia?
They cluster around Belgrade, Novi Sad and Smederevska Palanka. The largest R&D ecosystem is Belgrade region.
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