R&D labs in Uruguay
The 311 Institute tracks 6 R&D labs in Uruguay: 4 government, 1 non-profit and 1 research institute. Most are in Montevideo and Tacuarembó, and the leading organisations include Institut Pasteur, Instituto Antártico Uruguayo and Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria. Their main focus areas are public health, environmental and occupational health, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, biomedicine and ecology.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
All 6 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instituto Antártico UruguayoInstituto Antártico Uruguayo | Montevideo, Uruguay | Government Environment and climate | Ecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Water Science and Technology | |
| Instituto Nacional de Investigación AgropecuariaInstituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria | Tacuarembó, Uruguay | Government Agriculture and food | Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Forestry | |
| Inter-American InstituteInter-American Institute | Montevideo, Uruguay | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Sociology and Political Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | 1992 |
| Laboratorio de TecnogestiónMinisterio de Industria, Energía y Minería | Montevideo, Uruguay | Government Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change | |
| Institut Pasteur de MontevideoInstitut Pasteur | Montevideo, Uruguay | Non-profit Healthcare and life sciences | Biomedicine | 2006 |
| Laboratorio Tecnológico del UruguayLaboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Food Science, Building and Construction | 1965 |
Organisations with labs in Uruguay
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Questions and answers
How many R&D labs are there in Uruguay?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 6 active R&D labs in Uruguay as of October 2026: 4 government, 1 non-profit and 1 research institute.
Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Uruguay?
In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Uruguay are Institut Pasteur, Instituto Antártico Uruguayo and Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria.
Where are R&D labs concentrated in Uruguay?
They cluster around Montevideo and Tacuarembó.
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