The Madrid R&D ecosystem
Madrid is ranked number 19 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 81 labs within about 120 kilometres: 58 research institutes, 11 government, 7 university, 4 corporate and 1 intergovernmental. Leading organisations include Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, focused on genetics, molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health and physiology.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
#19world rank
81labs
40organisations
1country
All 81 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBVA Innovation CenterBBVA | Madrid, Spain | Corporate Financial services | Digital banking | 2011 |
| Repsol Technology LabRepsol | Móstoles, Spain | Corporate Energy and resources | Energy transition, Biofuels | |
| Telefónica InnovationTelefónica | Madrid, Spain | Corporate Telecommunications | Networks, AI | |
| WayraTelefónica | Madrid, Spain | Corporate Telecommunications | Startup partnerships | 2011 |
| Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras PúblicasCentro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas | Madrid, Spain | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | 1957 |
| Madrid Institute for Rural, Agrarian and Food Research and DevelopmentComunidad de Madrid | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | Government Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Pollution, Food Science | 1997 |
| Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y AlimentariaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1971 |
| Instituto de Estudios FiscalesInstituto de Estudios Fiscales | Madrid, Spain | Government Public policy and analysis | Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Accounting | 1960 |
| Instituto de Mayores y Servicios SocialesInstituto de Mayores y Servicios Sociales | Madrid, Spain | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, General Health Professions, Conservation | |
| Instituto Español de OceanografíaInstituto Español de Oceanografía | Madrid, Spain | Government Environment and climate | Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science | 1914 |
| Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el TrabajoInstituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo | Madrid, Spain | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Occupational Therapy, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Political Science and International Relations | 1982 |
| Instituto Nacional de Toxicología y Ciencias ForensesInstituto Nacional de Toxicología y Ciencias Forenses | Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Toxicology, Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | 1887 |
| CIEMATSpain government | Madrid, Spain | Government Energy and resources | Energy, Fusion | 1951 |
| National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA)Spain government | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Aerospace | 1942 |
| Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)Spain government | Madrid, Spain | Government Basic science | Multidisciplinary | 1939 |
| Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez DíazHospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz | Madrid, Spain | University Healthcare and life sciences | Nephrology, Physiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine | |
| Centro de Micro-Análisis de MaterialesUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | University Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2003 |
| Instituto de Física TeóricaUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | University Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 2003 |
| Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la AlimentaciónUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | University Healthcare and life sciences | Biochemistry, Food Science, Molecular Biology | 2011 |
| ORFEO-CINQA Research NetworkUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | University Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry | 2007 |
| Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación Avanzada sobre Evaluación de la Ciencia y la UniversidadUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | University Public policy and analysis | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Information Systems and Management, Political Science and International Relations | 2013 |
| Instituto de Investigación TecnológicaUniversidad Pontificia Comillas | Madrid, Spain | University Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Control and Systems Engineering | 1984 |
| ESACEuropean Space Agency | Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain | Intergovernmental Aerospace, defence and space | Space science | 1991 |
| Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative DiseasesBiomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology | 2003 |
| Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare DiseasesCentre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Clinical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology | 2006 |
| Centro de Física Miguel Antonio CatalánCentro de Física Miguel Antonio Catalán | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Space | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | |
| Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades RespiratoriasCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Infectious Diseases | 2006 |
| Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud PúblicaCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Genetics | 1996 |
| Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de CáncerCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Cancer Research, Pathology and Forensic Medicine | 2017 |
| Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y DigestivasCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Hepatology, Epidemiology | 2006 |
| Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades InfecciosasCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Infecciosas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | 2021 |
| Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades CardiovascularesCentro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Surgery | |
| Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y TecnológicasCentro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1951 |
| Centro Español de Investigación FarmacoepidemiológicaCentro Español de Investigación Farmacoepidemiológica | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pharmacology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Gastroenterology | 1994 |
| Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario de La PrincesaComunidad de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Rheumatology, Ophthalmology | 2009 |
| Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones MetalurgicasConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Biomaterials | 1963 |
| Centre for Automation and RoboticsConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Arganda, Spain | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, Automotive Engineering | 2009 |
| Centro de Biología Molecular Severo OchoaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology | 1975 |
| Centro de Ciencias Humanas y SocialesConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Paleontology, Archeology | 2007 |
| Centro de Investigación en Sanidad AnimalConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Valdeolmos, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Virology | |
| Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita SalasConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology | 1953 |
| Centro de Recursos Fitogenéticos y Agricultura SostenibleConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics | |
| Centro Nacional de BiotecnologíaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology | 1985 |
| Centro Química Orgánica "LORA-TAMAYO"Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry | 1966 |
| Instituto de Biología Funcional y GenómicaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Salamanca, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics | 1968 |
| Instituto de Cerámica y VidrioConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Ceramics and Composites, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering | 1997 |
| Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y NutriciónConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Agriculture and food | Biochemistry, Food Science, Animal Science and Zoology | 2010 |
| Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de PolímerosConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry | 1947 |
| Instituto de Ciencias AgrariasConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Soil Science, Ecology | 2004 |
| Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo TorrojaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction, Mechanical Engineering | 1934 |
| Instituto de Economía, Geografía y DemografíaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science | 1986 |
| Instituto de FilosofíaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Philosophy, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Political Science and International Relations | 1986 |
| Instituto de Física FundamentalConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Basic science | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy | 1992 |
| Instituto de GeocienciasConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science | 2011 |
| Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés"Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Epidemiology, Biomedical Engineering | 1946 |
| Instituto de Políticas y Bienes PúblicosConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Information Systems | 2004 |
| Instituto de Química Física Blas CabreraConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Environment and climate | Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Materials Chemistry | 1946 |
| Instituto de Química MédicaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry | 1973 |
| Instituto de Química Orgánica GeneralConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | 1966 |
| Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información “Leonardo Torres Quevedo”Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | |
| Foundation for the Research Development and Application of Composite MaterialsFoundation for the Research Development and Application of Composite Materials | Getafe, Spain | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, General Materials Science | 2006 |
| Fundación Española de la NutriciónFundación Española de la Nutrición | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology | 1984 |
| Spanish Clinical Research NetworkGovernment of Spain | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pharmacology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases | 2013 |
| Hospital La Paz Institute for Health ResearchHospital La Paz Institute for Health Research | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology | 2009 |
| Instituto de Estructura de la MateriaInstituto de Estructura de la Materia | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Spectroscopy, Polymers and Plastics | 1976 |
| Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio MarañónInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Infectious Diseases, Psychiatry and Mental health | 2011 |
| Centro de Investigación Biomédica en RedInstituto de Salud Carlos III | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychiatry and Mental health | 2006 |
| Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud MentalInstituto de Salud Carlos III | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Pharmacology, Philosophy | 2008 |
| Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades RarasInstituto de Salud Carlos III | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cognitive Neuroscience | 1999 |
| Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular ResearchInstituto de Salud Carlos III | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology | 1999 |
| Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades CrónicasInstituto de Salud Carlos III | Majadahonda, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Physiology | 2013 |
| Instituto de Salud MusculoesqueléticaInstituto de Salud Musculoesquelética | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Rheumatology, Pharmacology, Hematology | |
| Centro de AstrobiologíaInstituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation | 1998 |
| IMDEA Energy InstituteMadrid Institute for Advanced Studies | Móstoles, Spain | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Inorganic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2006 |
| IMDEA FoodMadrid Institute for Advanced Studies | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 2006 |
| IMDEA NanoscienceMadrid Institute for Advanced Studies | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry | 2006 |
| IMDEA NetworksMadrid Institute for Advanced Studies | Leganés, Spain | Research institute Technology | Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence | 2006 |
| IMDEA WaterMadrid Institute for Advanced Studies | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | Research institute Environment and climate | Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology | 2006 |
| Organización Nacional de TrasplantesMinistry of Health | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery, Transplantation | 1989 |
| Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and NutritionSpanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 2006 |
| Spanish National Cancer Research CentreSpanish National Cancer Research Centre | Madrid, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Genetics, Oncology | 1998 |
Countries
Organisations
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- European Space Agency
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies
- Ministry of Health
- Spain government
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 Madrid R&D ecosystem?
It has 81 labs from 40 organisations, ranking number 19 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Madrid?
They include Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
What does the Madrid ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are genetics, molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health and physiology.
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