The Dublin R&D ecosystem
Dublin is ranked number 90 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 25 labs within about 120 kilometres: 13 research institutes, 6 government, 3 corporate and 3 university. Leading organisations include University College Dublin, Accenture, ADAPT - Centre for Digital Content Technology and Boyne Research Institute, focused on artificial intelligence, epidemiology, information systems and computer vision and pattern recognition.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
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All 25 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dock (Accenture Labs Dublin)Accenture | Dublin, Ireland | Corporate Professional services | Applied research, AI | 2017 |
| Citi Innovation Lab DublinCiti | Dublin, Ireland | Corporate Financial services | Digital banking | 2012 |
| Mastercard Labs DublinMastercard | Dublin, Ireland | Corporate Financial services | Payments innovation | 2013 |
| Educational Research CentreEducational Research Centre | Dublin, Ireland | Government Social sciences and humanities | Education, Information Systems and Management, Political Science and International Relations | 1966 |
| Health Research BoardHealth Research Board | Dublin, Ireland | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Genetics | 1986 |
| Institute of Public HealthInstitute of Public Health | Dublin, Ireland | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Health, Analytical Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | |
| Radiological Protection Institute of IrelandRadiological Protection Institute of Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | 1992 |
| Sport Ireland InstituteSport Ireland Institute | Dublin, Ireland | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Biomedical Engineering | 2006 |
| Taighde Éireann - Research IrelandTaighde Éireann - Research Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Pharmaceutical Science, Materials Chemistry, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | 2024 |
| Advanced Materials and BioEngineering ResearchDublin City University | Dublin, Ireland | University Healthcare and life sciences | Surgery, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering | 2013 |
| Research Ireland Centre for Applied GeosciencesUniversity College Dublin | Dublin, Ireland | University Environment and climate | Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Earth-Surface Processes | 2015 |
| UCD Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk AnalysisUniversity College Dublin | Dublin, Ireland | University Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology | 1989 |
| ADAPT - Centre for Digital Content TechnologyADAPT - Centre for Digital Content Technology | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Law, Safety Research | 2015 |
| Boyne Research InstituteBoyne Research Institute | Drogheda, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1992 |
| Cancer Trials IrelandCancer Trials Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology | 1996 |
| Clarity Centre for Sensor Web TechnologiesClarity Centre for Sensor Web Technologies | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Technology | Information Systems, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Networks and Communications | 2008 |
| Dublin Institute For Advanced StudiesDublin Institute For Advanced Studies | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Space | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1940 |
| Food for Health IrelandFood for Health Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Food Science, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems | 2006 |
| I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research CentreI-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computational Mechanics | |
| IBM Research - IrelandIBM Research - Thomas J. Watson Research Center | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Hardware and Architecture | 2011 |
| Insight SFI Research Centre for Data AnalyticsInsight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Information Systems | 2013 |
| National Children’s Research CentreNational Children’s Research Centre | Crumlin, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Dermatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery | 1965 |
| National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and TrainingNational Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training | Dublin, Ireland | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy | 2006 |
| State LaboratoryState Laboratory | Kildare, Ireland | Research institute Agriculture and food | Food Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Analytical Chemistry | 1924 |
| Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development AuthorityTeagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority | Carlow, Ireland | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Food Science | 1988 |
Countries
Organisations
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 Dublin R&D ecosystem?
It has 25 labs from 24 organisations, ranking number 90 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Dublin?
They include University College Dublin, Accenture, ADAPT - Centre for Digital Content Technology and Boyne Research Institute.
What does the Dublin ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are artificial intelligence, epidemiology, information systems and computer vision and pattern recognition.
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