The Mexico City R&D ecosystem
Mexico City is ranked number 55 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 44 labs within about 120 kilometres: 18 government, 17 research institutes, 8 university and 1 intergovernmental. Leading organisations include Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Secretaria de Salud, Mexico government and Mexican Social Security Institute, focused on infectious diseases, epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine and cultural studies.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
#55world rank
44labs
31organisations
1country
All 44 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Social Security and Services for State WorkersInstitute for Social Security and Services for State Workers | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Surgery | 1959 |
| Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia del Distrito FederalInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia del Distrito Federal | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology | 2007 |
| Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de México y MunicipiosInstituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de México y Municipios | Toluca, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 1969 |
| Instituto Electoral del Estado de MéxicoInstituto Electoral del Estado de México | Toluca, Mexico | Government Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Gender Studies, Education | 1996 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio ClimáticoInstituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering | |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesca y AcuaculturaInstituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 1968 |
| Mexican Institute of PetroleumMexican Institute of Petroleum | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Chemicals and materials | Analytical Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry | 1965 |
| Mexican Social Security InstituteMexican Social Security Institute | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Rheumatology | 1943 |
| Servicios de Salud del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social para el BienestarMexican Social Security Institute | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology | 2023 |
| CinvestavMexico government | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Basic science | Physics, Biotech, Engineering | 1961 |
| Mexican Petroleum InstituteMexico government | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Energy and resources | Oil and gas | 1965 |
| Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP)Mexico government | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Energy and resources | Oil and gas technology | 1965 |
| National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE)Mexico government | Puebla, Mexico | Government Science and research | Astrophysics, Optics | 1971 |
| National Indigenous Languages InstituteNational Indigenous Languages Institute | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Social sciences and humanities | Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory | 2003 |
| Instituto de Salud del Estado de MéxicoSecretaria de Salud | Toluca, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Biochemistry, Infectious Diseases | |
| Instituto Nacional de CancerologíaSecretaria de Salud | Tlalpan, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 1946 |
| Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaSecretaria de Salud | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Nutrition and Dietetics | 1987 |
| National Institute of Genomic MedicineSecretaria de Salud | Mexico City, Mexico | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research | 2004 |
| Centro Regional de Investigaciones MultidisciplinariasUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | University Social sciences and humanities | Global and Planetary Change, Cultural Studies, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | |
| Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio ClimáticoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | University Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | |
| Instituto de GeofísicaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico | University Environment and climate | Geology, Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1945 |
| Instituto de GeologíaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | University Environment and climate | Paleontology, Geophysics, Geology | |
| Instituto de IngenieríaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | University Industrials and manufacturing | Civil and Structural Engineering, Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes | 1956 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones FilosóficasUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | University Social sciences and humanities | Philosophy, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, History and Philosophy of Science | |
| Laboratoire franco-mexicain d'informatique et d'automatiqueUniversité de Technologie de Compiègne | Mexico City, Mexico | University Industrials and manufacturing | Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering | 2008 |
| National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)Universities in Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico | University Multidisciplinary research | Multidisciplinary | 1910 |
| International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)CGIAR | Texcoco, Mexico | Intergovernmental Agriculture and food | Maize, Wheat | 1966 |
| Centro de Investigación y Docencia EconómicasCentro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration, Sociology and Political Science | 1974 |
| Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología SocialCentro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Demography, Cultural Studies, Visual Arts and Performing Arts | 1973 |
| Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo TecnológicoCentro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Modeling and Simulation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering | 2008 |
| Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y LimnologíaInstituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1981 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Parasitology, Genetics | 1941 |
| Instituto Nacional de CardiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | 1944 |
| Instituto Nacional de Electricidad y Energías LimpiasInstituto Nacional de Electricidad y Energías Limpias | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry | 1975 |
| Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y PecuariasInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias | Coyoacán, Mexico | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation | |
| Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones NuclearesInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares | Ocoyoacac, Mexico | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Water Science and Technology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 1956 |
| Instituto Nacional de Neurología y NeurocirugíaInstituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology, Epidemiology | 1964 |
| Instituto Nacional de PediatriaInstituto Nacional de Pediatria | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Clinical Biochemistry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1970 |
| Instituto Nacional de PerinatologíaInstituto Nacional de Perinatología | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology | 1977 |
| Instituto Nacional de RehabilitaciónInstituto Nacional de Rehabilitación | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Rheumatology, Nephrology, Rehabilitation | 1973 |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránInstituto Nacional de Salud Pública | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Rheumatology, Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 1946 |
| Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico NacionalInstituto Politécnico Nacional | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Control and Systems Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 1961 |
| Centro Francés de Estudios Mexicanos y CentroamericanosMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Cultural Studies, History, Visual Arts and Performing Arts | 2019 |
| Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades RespiratoriasSecretaria de Salud | Mexico City, Mexico | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Infectious Diseases | 1936 |
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 Mexico City R&D ecosystem?
It has 44 labs from 31 organisations, ranking number 55 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Mexico City?
They include Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Secretaria de Salud, Mexico government and Mexican Social Security Institute.
What does the Mexico City ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are infectious diseases, epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine and cultural studies.
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