The Durham region R&D ecosystem
Durham region is ranked number 129 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 13 labs within about 120 kilometres: 7 research institutes, 2 corporate, 2 military, 1 government and 1 university. Leading organisations include Carolina Headache Institute, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse and INC Research (United States), focused on public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, epidemiology and atomic and molecular physics, and optics.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
All 13 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC Research (United States)INC Research (United States) | Raleigh, United States | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology | 1998 |
| Innovation Research and TrainingInnovation Research and Training | Durham, United States | Corporate Social sciences and humanities | General Health Professions, Literature and Literary Theory, Clinical Psychology | 1999 |
| Governor's Institute on Substance AbuseGovernor's Institute on Substance Abuse | Raleigh, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology | 1990 |
| United States Army Research OfficeDEVCOM Army Research Laboratory | Durham, United States | Military Basic science | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Economics and Econometrics | |
| Life Sciences Division, Army Research OfficeLife Sciences Division, Army Research Office | Durham, United States | Military Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology | |
| Carolina Institute for NanoMedicineUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, United States | University Healthcare and life sciences | Biomaterials, Pharmaceutical Science, Molecular Biology | 2005 |
| Carolina Headache InstituteCarolina Headache Institute | Durham, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Epidemiology, Neurology | 2009 |
| Institute for Advanced Learning and ResearchInstitute for Advanced Learning and Research | Danville, United States | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 2000 |
| Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc.Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc. | Durham, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Immunology, Small Animals | 1985 |
| MCNC Research and Development InstituteMCNC Research and Development Institute | Durham, United States | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Computational Mechanics | 2003 |
| National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesNational Institutes of Health | Durham, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology | 1966 |
| North Carolina Clinical ResearchNorth Carolina Clinical Research | Raleigh, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1986 |
| PRA Health SciencesPRA Health Sciences | Raleigh, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pharmacology | 1976 |
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 Durham region R&D ecosystem?
It has 13 labs from 13 organisations, ranking number 129 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Durham region?
They include Carolina Headache Institute, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse and INC Research (United States).
What does the Durham region ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, epidemiology and atomic and molecular physics, and optics.
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