The Bengaluru R&D ecosystem
Bengaluru is ranked number 44 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 50 labs within about 120 kilometres: 19 research institutes, 12 corporate, 11 government, 7 military and 1 university. Leading organisations include DRDO, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Department of Science and Technology and Indian Council of Agricultural Research, focused on ai, materials chemistry, software and electrical and electronic engineering.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
#44world rank
50labs
39organisations
1country
Why these labs matter
Microsoft Research India: Shapes AI that works for billions of new users.
Indian Institute of Science: India's top science institute.
All 50 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture Labs BangaloreAccenture | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Professional services | AI, Software | |
| Biocon R&DBiocon | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Biologics | 1978 |
| Bosch Research BangaloreBosch | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Technology | Software | |
| Cellworks Research (India)Cellworks Research (India) | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Hematology, Cancer Research | 2005 |
| Google Research BangaloreGoogle | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Technology | AI | |
| Huawei Bangalore R&DHuawei | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Technology | Software | 1999 |
| IBM Research IndiaIBM | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Technology | AI, Hybrid cloud | |
| Infosys Center for Emerging Technology SolutionsInfosys | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Technology | AI, Blockchain, XR | |
| Intel India Development CenterIntel | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Technology | Chip design | |
| Microsoft Research IndiaMicrosoft | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Technology | AI, Systems, Society | 2005 |
| Samsung R&D Institute IndiaSamsung | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Technology | Software, AI | 1996 |
| Lab45Wipro | Bengaluru, India | Corporate Technology | AI, Design | |
| Central Manufacturing Technology InstituteCentral Manufacturing Technology Institute | Bengaluru, India | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering | 1960 |
| Central Power Research InstituteCentral Power Research Institute | Bengaluru, India | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering | 1960 |
| CSIR-4PI (Fourth Paradigm Institute)CSIR India | Bengaluru, India | Government Technology | Modelling, Supercomputing | 1988 |
| CSIR-NAL (National Aerospace Laboratories)CSIR India | Bengaluru, India | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Aerospace | 1959 |
| Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and TechnologyDepartment of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology | Bengaluru, India | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pollution, Molecular Biology | |
| Indian Academy of SciencesDepartment of Science and Technology | Bengaluru, India | Government Social sciences and humanities | Information Systems and Management, Education, History and Philosophy of Science | 1934 |
| Indian Space Research OrganisationDepartment of Space | Bengaluru, India | Government Environment and climate | Ecology, Aerospace Engineering, Media Technology | 1969 |
| Vision Group on Science and TechnologyGovernment of India | Bengaluru, India | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | 2008 |
| Karnataka State Council for Science and TechnologyGovernment of Karnataka | Bengaluru, India | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Education, Biomedical Engineering | 1975 |
| U R Rao Satellite CentreISRO | Bengaluru, India | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Satellites | 1972 |
| Karnataka Biotechnology and Information Technology ServicesKarnataka Biotechnology and Information Technology Services | Bengaluru, India | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | 2001 |
| Centre for Military Airworthiness and CertificationDefence Research and Development Organisation | Bengaluru, India | Military Aerospace and defence | Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials | 1995 |
| Defence Avionics Research EstablishmentDefence Research and Development Organisation | Bengaluru, India | Military Aerospace and defence | Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1986 |
| Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical LaboratoryDefence Research and Development Organisation | Bengaluru, India | Military Chemicals and materials | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Water Science and Technology | 1982 |
| Aeronautical Development EstablishmentDRDO | Bengaluru, India | Military Aerospace, defence and space | UAVs | 1959 |
| Centre for Artificial Intelligence and RoboticsDRDO | Bengaluru, India | Military Aerospace, defence and space | AI, Robotics | 1986 |
| Electronics and Radar Development EstablishmentDRDO | Bengaluru, India | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Radar | 1958 |
| Gas Turbine Research EstablishmentDRDO | Bengaluru, India | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Jet engines | 1959 |
| Indian Institute of ScienceUniversities in India | Bengaluru, India | University Multidisciplinary research | Multidisciplinary | 1909 |
| Maaruti College of Dental sciences & Research CenterAmrith Educational and Cultural Society | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Orthodontics, Periodontics, Oral Surgery | 1992 |
| Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the EnvironmentAshoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Oceanography | 1998 |
| Central Sericultural Germplasm Resources CentreCentral Sericultural Germplasm Resources Centre | Krishnagiri, India | Research institute Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Genetics, Plant Science | 1990 |
| Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative MedicineDepartment of Biotechnology | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 2009 |
| Centre for Nano and Soft Matter SciencesDepartment of Science and Technology | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials | 1991 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific ResearchDepartment of Science and Technology | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry | 1989 |
| National Bureau of Agricultural Insect ResourcesIndian Council of Agricultural Research | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Paleontology | 1957 |
| National Institute of Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyIndian Council of Agricultural Research | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1995 |
| National Institute Of Veterinary Epidemiology And Disease InformaticsIndian Council of Agricultural Research | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Microbiology, Virology | 2013 |
| Institute of Wood Science and TechnologyIndian Council of Forestry Research and Education | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Building and Construction, Polymers and Plastics, Plant Science | 1938 |
| Institute for Social and Economic ChangeIndian Council of Social Science Research | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1972 |
| Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary BiologicalsInstitute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Microbiology, Epidemiology | 1926 |
| Kidwai Memorial Institute of OncologyKidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Otorhinolaryngology, Radiation, Cancer Research | 1973 |
| Indo Korea Science and TechnologyKorea Institute of Science and Technology | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2010 |
| National Tuberculosis InstituteNational Tuberculosis Institute | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Surgery, General Social Sciences | 1959 |
| Raman Research InstituteRaman Research Institute | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Space | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 1948 |
| Sheikh Saqr LaboratorySheikh Saqr Laboratory | Jakkūr, India | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | |
| International Centre for Theoretical SciencesTata Institute of Fundamental Research | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2007 |
| National Centre for Biological SciencesTata Institute of Fundamental Research | Bengaluru, India | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology | 1992 |
Countries
Organisations
- Accenture
- Bosch
- CSIR India
- Defence Research and Development Organisation
- Department of Science and Technology
- DRDO
- Huawei
- IBM
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
- Indian Council of Social Science Research
- Intel
- ISRO
- Microsoft
- Samsung
- Universities in India
Other leading ecosystems
- Paris and Saclay
- Beijing and Tianjin
- Washington DC and Maryland
- Greater Tokyo and Tsukuba
- Moscow
- Grenoble
- London and the Golden Triangle
- Greater Bay Area (Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong)
- Shanghai and Suzhou
- Provence (ITER and Cadarache)
- Silicon Valley and the Bay Area
- Singapore
- Zurich, Basel and Aargau
- Randstad (Amsterdam, Delft, Leiden)
- Stuttgart and Karlsruhe
Questions and answers
How big is the Bengaluru R&D ecosystem?
It has 50 labs from 39 organisations, ranking number 44 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Bengaluru?
They include DRDO, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Department of Science and Technology and Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
What does the Bengaluru ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are ai, materials chemistry, software and electrical and electronic engineering.
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