R&D labs in Slovakia
The 311 Institute tracks 58 R&D labs in Slovakia: 48 research institutes, 9 government and 1 military. Most are in Bratislava, Košice and Nitra, and the leading organisations include Slovak Academy of Sciences, Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Centre of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Their main focus areas are molecular biology, organic chemistry, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine and sociology and political science.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Research InstituteFood Research Institute | Bratislava, Slovakia | Government Agriculture and food | Food Science, Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics | 1950 |
| Slovak Youth InstituteMinistry of Education Youth and Sports | Bratislava, Slovakia | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | 1951 |
| Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak RepublicMinistry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic | Bratislava, Slovakia | Government Environment and climate | Water Science and Technology, Pollution, Information Systems | 2007 |
| Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Government Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering | 1942 |
| Slovak Hydrometeorological InstituteSlovak Hydrometeorological Institute | Bratislava, Slovakia | Government Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Atmospheric Science | 1969 |
| Slovak Innovation and Energy AgencySlovak Innovation and Energy Agency | Bratislava, Slovakia | Government Public policy and analysis | General Energy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Information Systems | 1989 |
| Slovak Research and Development AgencySlovak Research and Development Agency | Bratislava, Slovakia | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology | 2005 |
| State Geological Institute of Dionýz ŠtúrState Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr | Bratislava, Slovakia | Government Environment and climate | Geophysics, Paleontology, Geochemistry and Petrology | 1996 |
| State Institute for Drug ControlState Institute for Drug Control | Bratislava, Slovakia | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Economics and Econometrics, Physiology, Health Information Management | 1997 |
| The Institute of Military HistoryThe Institute of Military History | Bratislava, Slovakia | Military Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Cultural Studies | 1994 |
| Cancer Research Institute of the Slovak Academy of SciencesBiomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Genetics | 1997 |
| Institute of Clinical and Translational Research of the Slovak Academy of SciencesBiomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Genetics, Clinical Biochemistry | |
| Institute of Neurobiology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesBiomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Košice, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Institute of Virology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesBiomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Parasitology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases | 1953 |
| Institute of Animal Biochemistry and Genetics of the Slovak Academy of SciencesCentre of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Analytical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry | 1990 |
| Institute of Animal Physiology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesCentre of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Košice, Slovakia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Food Science | 1964 |
| Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics of the Slovak Academy of SciencesCentre of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Sensory Systems | |
| Institute for Heart Research of the Slovak Academy of SciencesCentre of Experimental Medicine of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology | |
| Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesCentre of Experimental Medicine of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Biochemistry | |
| Institute for Forecasting of the Slovak Academy of SciencesCentre of Social and Psychological Sciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, General Decision Sciences | 1989 |
| Institute of Experimental Psychology of the Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences of the Slovak Academy of SciencesCentre of Social and Psychological Sciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | General Decision Sciences, Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology | |
| Institute of Social Sciences of the Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences of the Slovak Academy of SciencesCentre of Social and Psychological Sciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Košice, Slovakia | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, Management Science and Operations Research | |
| International Laser CenterInternational Laser Center | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Condensed Matter Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1997 |
| Animal Production Research CentreMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic | Nitra, Slovakia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Animal Science and Zoology | 2009 |
| Water Research InstituteMinistry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Health Information Management, General Health Professions, Analytical Chemistry | 1951 |
| National Forest CentreNational Forest Centre | Zvolen, Slovakia | Research institute Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology | 2006 |
| National Institute of Rheumatic DiseasesNational Institute of Rheumatic Diseases | Piešťany, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Rheumatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology | 1952 |
| Plant Production Research InstitutePlant Production Research Institute | Piešťany, Slovakia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Biochemistry | 1951 |
| Institute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesPlant Science and Biodiversity Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Nitra, Slovakia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology | 1990 |
| Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Kežmarok, Slovakia | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering | 1953 |
| Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Parasitology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Infectious Diseases | 1953 |
| Centre for Advanced Material Application of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Organic Chemistry | |
| Centre of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Analytical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry | 2017 |
| Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, General Decision Sciences, Social Psychology | |
| Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Environment and climate | Paleontology, Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology | 1953 |
| Institute of Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Organic Chemistry, Plant Science, Food Science | 1953 |
| Institute of Construction and Architecture of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics, Civil and Structural Engineering | 1953 |
| Institute of Experimental Endocrinology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Behavioral Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 1954 |
| Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry | 1947 |
| Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Zvolen, Slovakia | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Cell Biology, Insect Science | |
| Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology | 1943 |
| Institute of Geotechnics of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Košice, Slovakia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology | 1954 |
| Institute of Hydrology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Environment and climate | Water Science and Technology, Civil and Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering | 1953 |
| Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Technology | Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems, Information Systems and Management | 1953 |
| Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Ceramics and Composites, Biomaterials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 1953 |
| Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials | 1980 |
| Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Košice, Slovakia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Ceramics and Composites, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering | 1955 |
| Institute of Measurement Science of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Spectroscopy | 1953 |
| Institute of Molecular Biology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Biotechnology, Materials Chemistry | 1976 |
| Institute of Neuroimmunology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology | 1996 |
| Institute of Parasitology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Košice, Slovakia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Small Animals, Ecology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine | 1953 |
| Institute of Physics of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence | 1955 |
| Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Parasitology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology | 1990 |
| Mathematical Institute of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Basic science | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Management Science and Operations Research, Mathematical Physics | 1959 |
| Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Molecular Biology | |
| Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovak Academy of Sciences | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Spectroscopy | 1967 |
| National Agricultural and Food CentreVýskumný Ústav Pôdoznalectva a Ochrany Pôdy | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Soil Science | 1991 |
| Výskumný Ústav Pôdoznalectva a Ochrany PôdyVýskumný Ústav Pôdoznalectva a Ochrany Pôdy | Bratislava, Slovakia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Soil Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics |
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Questions and answers
How many R&D labs are there in Slovakia?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 58 active R&D labs in Slovakia as of October 2026: 48 research institutes, 9 government and 1 military.
Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Slovakia?
In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Slovakia are Slovak Academy of Sciences, Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Centre of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.
Where are R&D labs concentrated in Slovakia?
They cluster around Bratislava, Košice and Nitra. The largest R&D ecosystem is Bratislava region.
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