The Montpellier region R&D ecosystem
Montpellier region is ranked number 38 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 56 labs within about 120 kilometres: 46 research institutes and 10 university. Leading organisations include Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier and Institut des Sciences Biologiques, focused on molecular biology, plant science, genetics and physiology.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
#38world rank
56labs
25organisations
1country
All 56 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mécanismes moléculaires dans les démences neurodégénérativesÉcole Pratique des Hautes Études | Montpellier, France | University Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental health | 2007 |
| Développement Embryonnaire, Fertilité et EnvironnementUniversité de Montpellier | Montpellier, France | University Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | 2021 |
| Diversité, génomes et interactions micro-organismes-insectesUniversité de Montpellier | Montpellier, France | University Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology | 2011 |
| EuroMov Digital Health in MotionUniversité de Montpellier | Montpellier, France | University Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Rehabilitation | |
| Initial MAnagement and prevention of acute orGan failures IN critically ill patiEntsUniversité de Montpellier | Montpellier, France | University Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Epidemiology, Biomedical Engineering | |
| Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de recherche en didactique, éducation et formationUniversité de Montpellier | Montpellier, France | University Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Education, Literature and Literary Theory | 2003 |
| Montpellier Recherche en ManagementUniversité de Montpellier | Montpellier, France | University Public policy and analysis | Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | |
| Dynamique des Capacités Humaines et des Conduites de SantéUniversité de Montpellier Paul-Valéry | Montpellier, France | University Social sciences and humanities | Clinical Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Physiology | 2011 |
| UMR Espace-DevUniversité des Antilles | Montpellier, France | University Environment and climate | Water Science and Technology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Earth-Surface Processes | 2011 |
| UMR QualiSudUniversity of Reunion Island | Montpellier, France | University Agriculture and food | Food Science, Plant Science, Nutrition and Dietetics | 2007 |
| Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, UsagesAgroParisTech | Montpellier, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Political Science and International Relations, Ocean Engineering, Water Science and Technology | |
| Modélisation et Ingénierie des Systèmes Complexes Biologiques pour le DiagnosticAlcen (France) | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental health | 2015 |
| ABSysCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | Forestry, Agronomy and Crop Science, Environmental Chemistry | 2020 |
| Acteurs, Ressources et Territoires dans le DéveloppementCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | 2011 |
| Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicalesCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | Genetics, Plant Science | |
| Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des PopulationsCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement | Montferrier-sur-Lez, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science | 1998 |
| Forests and SocietiesCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Environmental Engineering | 2010 |
| Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de MontpellierCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Paleontology, Genetics, Atmospheric Science | 1995 |
| Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems: social and nutritional sciencesCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | Safety Research, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science | 2001 |
| Archéologie des Sociétés MéditerranéennesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Montpellier, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Archeology, Paleontology, Anthropology | 2003 |
| Center for Environmental Economics - MontpellierCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Montpellier, France | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Safety Research, General Decision Sciences, Global and Planetary Change | 2018 |
| Ecotron européen de MontpellierCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Montferrier-sur-Lez, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change | 2021 |
| Laboratoire de Chimie Bio-inspirée et d’Innovations EcologiquesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Grabels, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Environmental Chemistry, Pollution, Water Science and Technology | 2017 |
| Laboratory of Pathogens and Host ImmunityCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology, Genetics | 2006 |
| PraxilingCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Montpellier, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Philosophy, Language and Linguistics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology | 2006 |
| Institut d'Électronique et des SystèmesCNRS Ingénierie | Montpellier, France | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 2007 |
| Laboratoire de Mécanique et Génie CivilCNRS Ingénierie | Montpellier, France | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering | 1995 |
| Institut de Recherche en Infectiologie de MontpellierDélégation Languedoc Roussillon | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Virology, Epidemiology | |
| ELSAELSA | Montpellier, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry | 2008 |
| Centre de Biologie StructuraleInserm | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Genetics | 1992 |
| Institut de Génomique FonctionnelleInserm | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | 2005 |
| Institute for Regenerative Medicine & BiotherapyInserm | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Rheumatology, Physiology | |
| Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les Maladies InfectieusesInserm | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Virology, Epidemiology | 2011 |
| Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies EmergentesInstitut Agro Montpellier | Montpellier, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, Computational Mechanics | |
| Institut Charles Gerhardt MontpellierInstitut de Chimie | Montpellier, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2006 |
| Institut des Biomolécules Max MousseronInstitut de Chimie | Montpellier, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Biomaterials | 2006 |
| Montpellier GenomiXInstitut de Génomique Fonctionnelle | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Plant Science, Physiology, Genetics | 1999 |
| Laboratoire Charles CoulombInstitut de Physique | Montpellier, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Ceramics and Composites | 2011 |
| Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantesInstitut de Recherche pour le Développement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science | 2011 |
| Interactions hotes-vecteurs-parasites-environnement dans les maladies tropicales négligées dues aux trypanosomatidesInstitut de Recherche pour le Développement | Montferrier-sur-Lez, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology | 2009 |
| Laboratoire d'étude des Interactions Sol - Agrosystème - HydrosystèmeInstitut de Recherche pour le Développement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering | 1972 |
| Centre de Recherche en Biologie cellulaire de MontpellierInstitut des Sciences Biologiques | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology | 1966 |
| Institut de Génétique HumaineInstitut des Sciences Biologiques | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | 1998 |
| Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de MontpellierInstitut des Sciences Biologiques | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Immunology, Oncology | 1993 |
| Institut des Sciences des Plantes de MontpellierInstitut des Sciences Biologiques | Montpellier, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Molecular Biology | 1999 |
| Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Coeur et des MusclesInstitut des Sciences Biologiques | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | 2015 |
| Institut Français de la Vigne et du VinInstitut Français de la Vigne et du Vin | Le Grau-du-Roi, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Genetics, Food Science | 2007 |
| Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de MontpellierInstitut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique | Montpellier, France | Research institute Technology | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Hardware and Architecture, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1995 |
| Dynamique du Muscle et MétabolismeInstitut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physiology | 1987 |
| Mathématiques, Informatique et Statistique pour l'Environnement et l'AgronomieInstitut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems | 1983 |
| Plant Health Institute de MontpellierInstitut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Insect Science, Cell Biology | 2021 |
| Technologies & méthodes pour les agricultures de demainInstitut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement | Montpellier, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Plant Science, Analytical Chemistry, Ecology | 2020 |
| Géosciences MontpellierInstitut National des Sciences de l'Univers | Montpellier, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Geology, Earth-Surface Processes | 2006 |
| Laboratoire HydroSciences MontpellierInstitut National des Sciences de l'Univers | Montpellier, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Water Science and Technology, Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology | 1995 |
| Institut Montpelliérain Alexander GrothendieckInstitut National des Sciences Mathématiques et de leurs Interactions | Montpellier, France | Research institute Basic science | Computational Mechanics, Mathematical Physics, Geometry and Topology | 2003 |
| UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétationsServices déconcentrés d'appui à la recherche Occitanie-Montpellier | Montpellier, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1986 |
Countries
Organisations
- AgroParisTech
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- CNRS Ingénierie
- Inserm
- Institut de Chimie
- Institut de Physique
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
- Institut des Sciences Biologiques
- Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
- Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers
- Institut National des Sciences Mathématiques et de leurs Interactions
- Université de Montpellier
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 Montpellier region R&D ecosystem?
It has 56 labs from 25 organisations, ranking number 38 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Montpellier region?
They include Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier and Institut des Sciences Biologiques.
What does the Montpellier region ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are molecular biology, plant science, genetics and physiology.
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