The Bucharest region R&D ecosystem
Bucharest region is ranked number 56 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 43 labs within about 120 kilometres: 29 research institutes and 14 government. Leading organisations include Academia Oamenilor de Știință din România, Administraţia Naţională de Meteorologie, Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology and GeoEcoMar, focused on electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, global and planetary change and ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
#56world rank
43labs
43organisations
1country
All 43 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Diagnosis and Animal HealthInstitute for Diagnosis and Animal Health | Bucharest, Romania | Government Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Food Science | |
| Institute of Biology BucharestInstitute of Biology Bucharest | Bucharest, Romania | Government Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Parasitology, Plant Science | 1990 |
| Institutul de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în GenomicăInstitutul de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în Genomică | Bucharest, Romania | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology | 2021 |
| Institutul de Fizică AtomicăInstitutul de Fizică Atomică | Măgurele, Romania | Government Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry | 1956 |
| Institutul Naţional al PatrimoniuluiInstitutul Naţional al Patrimoniului | Bucharest, Romania | Government Social sciences and humanities | Information Systems, Literature and Literary Theory, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2009 |
| Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare in Construcţii Urbanism şi Dezvoltare Teritorială DurabilăInstitutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare in Construcţii Urbanism şi Dezvoltare Teritorială Durabilă | Bucharest, Romania | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction, Mechanical Engineering | 2002 |
| Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în TurismInstitutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în Turism | Bucharest, Romania | Government Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change, Geography, Planning and Development | 1971 |
| Institutul National de Sanatate PublicaInstitutul National de Sanatate Publica | Bucharest, Romania | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Health, Genetics, Oncology | 2009 |
| Institutul pentru Studii Politice de Apărare și Istorie MilitaraMinistry of National Defence | Bucharest, Romania | Government Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics, Aerospace Engineering | 1976 |
| National Council for Development and InnovationNational Council for Development and Innovation | Bucharest, Romania | Government Multidisciplinary research | Management of Technology and Innovation, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Aerospace Engineering | |
| National Institute for Research and Development in Environmental ProtectionNational Institute for Research and Development in Environmental Protection | Bucharest, Romania | Government Environment and climate | Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Civil and Structural Engineering, Atmospheric Science | 2009 |
| National Institute of Hydrology and Water ManagementNational Institute of Hydrology and Water Management | Bucharest, Romania | Government Environment and climate | Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | 1956 |
| National Institute of MetrologyNational Institute of Metrology | Bucharest, Romania | Government Public policy and analysis | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | 1951 |
| National Research CouncilNational Research Council | Bucharest, Romania | Government Multidisciplinary research | Information Systems and Management, Information Systems, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 1994 |
| Academia Oamenilor de Știință din RomâniaAcademia Oamenilor de Știință din România | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Basic science | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering | 1935 |
| Administraţia Naţională de MeteorologieAdministraţia Naţională de Meteorologie | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering | 1884 |
| Emil Racovita Institute of SpeleologyEmil Racovita Institute of Speleology | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Environment and climate | Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography | 1920 |
| GeoEcoMarGeoEcoMar | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology | 1993 |
| Horia Hulubei National Institute for R and D in Physics and Nuclear EngineeringHoria Hulubei National Institute for R and D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering | Măgurele, Romania | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1949 |
| Institute of National EconomyInstitute of National Economy | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics | 1953 |
| Institute of Solid MechanicsInstitute of Solid Mechanics | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Control and Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering | 1949 |
| Institute of Space Science - INFLPR SubsidiaryInstitute of Space Science - INFLPR Subsidiary | Măgurele, Romania | Research institute Basic science | Modeling and Simulation, Applied Mathematics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 1956 |
| Institutul CantacuzinoInstitutul Cantacuzino | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Microbiology, Molecular Medicine, Clinical Biochemistry | 1921 |
| Institutul Geologic al RomânieiInstitutul Geologic al României | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Environment and climate | Paleontology, Geophysics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1906 |
| Institutul Naţional de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si PetrochimieInstitutul Naţional de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials | 2004 |
| Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Inginerie Electrica ICPE-CAInstitutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Inginerie Electrica ICPE-CA | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | |
| Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Pedologie Agrochimie si Protectia MediuluiInstitutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Pedologie Agrochimie si Protectia Mediului | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Agriculture and food | Soil Science, Pollution | |
| Institutul de Economie AgraraInstitutul National de Cercetari Economice "Costin C. Kiritescu" | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Safety Research, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Chemistry | 1990 |
| Institutul Național de Endocrinologie C.I. ParhonInstitutul Național de Endocrinologie C.I. Parhon | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, Surgery | 1946 |
| Institutul National Victor BabesInstitutul National Victor Babes | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Immunology | 1887 |
| Institutul Oncologic BucurestiInstitutul Oncologic Bucuresti | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cancer Research, Oncology | 1949 |
| International Centre of BiodynamicsInternational Centre of Biodynamics | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Electrochemistry | |
| Institutul National de Cercetare si Dezvoltare pentru Fizica PamantuluiMinistry of Education | Măgurele, Romania | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Civil and Structural Engineering | 1977 |
| National Institute for Aerospace Research Elie CarafoliNational Institute for Aerospace Research Elie Carafoli | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Aerospace, defence and space | Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics of Materials | 1991 |
| National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry "Marin Drăcea"National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry "Marin Drăcea" | Voluntari, Romania | Research institute Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science | 1933 |
| National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics - ICI BucharestNational Institute for Research and Development in Informatics - ICI Bucharest | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Technology | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Computer Networks and Communications, Control and Systems Engineering | 1970 |
| National Institute for Research and Development in MicrotechnologiesNational Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry | 1993 |
| National Institute of Materials PhysicsNational Institute of Materials Physics | Măgurele, Romania | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering | 1949 |
| National Institute of Research and Development for Biological SciencesNational Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Agriculture and food | Biochemistry, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1996 |
| National Research & Development Institute for Food Bioresources ‒ IBA BucharestNational Research & Development Institute for Food Bioresources ‒ IBA Bucharest | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Agriculture and food | Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Biochemistry | 2000 |
| National Research & Development Institute for Textiles and LeatherNational Research & Development Institute for Textiles and Leather | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Building and Construction, Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics | 1996 |
| National Research Development Institute for Animal Biology and NutritionNational Research Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition | Baloteşti, Romania | Research institute Agriculture and food | Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Aquatic Science | 1970 |
| Romanian Research and Development Institute for Gas TurbinesRomanian Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines | Bucharest, Romania | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes | 1985 |
Countries
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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 Bucharest region R&D ecosystem?
It has 43 labs from 43 organisations, ranking number 56 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Bucharest region?
They include Academia Oamenilor de Știință din România, Administraţia Naţională de Meteorologie, Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology and GeoEcoMar.
What does the Bucharest region ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, global and planetary change and ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics.
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