The Prague region R&D ecosystem
Prague region is ranked number 31 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 61 labs within about 120 kilometres: 46 research institutes, 9 government and 6 corporate. Leading organisations include Czech Academy of Sciences, Biopticka Laborator (Czechia), Centre for International Cooperation in Education and Centre for Regional Development of the Czech Republic, focused on molecular biology, plant science, materials chemistry and sociology and political science.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
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All 61 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biopticka Laborator (Czechia)Biopticka Laborator (Czechia) | Pilsen, Czechia | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Dermatology | 1993 |
| Czech Aerospace Research CentreCzech Aerospace Research Centre | Prague, Czechia | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering | 1922 |
| Institute of Forest Ecosystem ResearchInstitute of Forest Ecosystem Research | Jílové u Prahy, Czechia | Corporate Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering | 2005 |
| Research Institute of Brewing and Malting (Czechia)Research Institute of Brewing and Malting (Czechia) | Prague, Czechia | Corporate Agriculture and food | Food Science, Plant Science, Pharmacology | 1873 |
| Research Institute of Organic Syntheses (Czechia)Research Institute of Organic Syntheses (Czechia) | Rybitví, Czechia | Corporate Chemicals and materials | Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry | 1941 |
| State Research Institute for Material Protection (Czechia)State Research Institute for Material Protection (Czechia) | Prague, Czechia | Corporate Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Metals and Alloys, Mechanical Engineering | 1954 |
| Centre for International Cooperation in EducationCentre for International Cooperation in Education | Prague, Czechia | Government Social sciences and humanities | Linguistics and Language, Literature and Literary Theory, Astronomy and Astrophysics | |
| Centre for Regional Development of the Czech RepublicCentre for Regional Development of the Czech Republic | Prague, Czechia | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | 1996 |
| Czech Academy of SciencesCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Government Chemicals and materials | Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry | 1784 |
| Czech Science FoundationCzech Science Foundation | Prague, Czechia | Government Technology | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Sociology and Political Science | 1993 |
| Institute of Aviation MedicineInstitute of Aviation Medicine | Prague, Czechia | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Social Psychology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | 1922 |
| Institute of EndocrinologyInstitute of Endocrinology | Prague, Czechia | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, Surgery | 1957 |
| National Information and Consulting Centre for CultureNational Information and Consulting Centre for Culture | Prague, Czechia | Government Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies, Music | 1991 |
| Parliamentary InstituteParliamentary Institute | Prague, Czechia | Government Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Law | 1991 |
| State Institute for Drug ControlState Institute for Drug Control | Prague, Czechia | Government Chemicals and materials | Analytical Chemistry, Economics and Econometrics, Spectroscopy | 1952 |
| Centre Français de Recherche en Sciences SocialesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations | 1991 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical InstituteCzech Academy of Sciences | Ondřejov, Czechia | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 1722 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Economics InstituteCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Safety Research, Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1992 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky InstituteCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry | 1972 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology and GeneticsCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Plant Science, Genetics | 1954 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology, PragueCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Archeology, Space and Planetary Science, Cultural Studies | 1919 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change | 1964 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of BiotechnologyCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Reproductive Medicine | |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of BotanyCzech Academy of Sciences | Průhonice, Czechia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1962 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemical Process FundamentalsCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry | 1960 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Computer ScienceCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Technology | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Management Science and Operations Research | 1975 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental BotanyCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Molecular Biology | 1962 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental MedicineCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 1975 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of GeologyCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Environment and climate | Paleontology, Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology | 1952 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of GeophysicsCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Geology, Molecular Biology | 1920 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of HydrologyCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Environment and climate | Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics, Water Science and Technology | 1952 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Theory and AutomationCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Control and Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics | 1959 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Inorganic ChemistryCzech Academy of Sciences | Řež, Czechia | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry | 1972 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Macromolecular ChemistryCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Molecular Medicine | 1940 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of MathematicsCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Basic science | Mathematical Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computational Mechanics | 1947 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of MicrobiologyCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology | 1948 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular GeneticsCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Molecular Biology, Reproductive Medicine | 1962 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry | 1953 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Photonics and ElectronicsCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ceramics and Composites, Biomedical Engineering | 1952 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of PhysiologyCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience | 1954 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma PhysicsCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1959 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Rock Structure and MechanicsCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ceramics and Composites | 1958 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of SociologyCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, General Social Sciences | 1990 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical and Applied MechanicsCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Earth-Surface Processes, Civil and Structural Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering | 1921 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of ThermomechanicsCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering | 1953 |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, Nuclear Physics InstituteCzech Academy of Sciences | Řež, Czechia | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Radiation | 1955 |
| FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicCzech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | 1964 |
| Czech Agrifood Research CenterCzech Agrifood Research Center | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Plant Science | 1951 |
| Czech Hydrometeorological InstituteCzech Hydrometeorological Institute | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology | 1919 |
| Forestry and Game Management Research InstituteForestry and Game Management Research Institute | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 1959 |
| GenomacGenomac | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cancer Research, Oncology | 2001 |
| Institute of Haematology and Blood TransfusionInstitute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Hematology, Molecular Biology, Genetics | 1952 |
| Institute of Health Information and StatisticsInstitute of Health Information and Statistics | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Health Information Management, Infectious Diseases | 1960 |
| Institute of International Relations PragueInstitute of International Relations Prague | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, General Energy | 1957 |
| Institute of RheumatologyInstitute of Rheumatology | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Rheumatology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Hematology | |
| Landscape Research InstituteLandscape Research Institute | Průhonice, Czechia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Insect Science, Plant Science | 1927 |
| National Institute of Mental HealthNational Institute of Mental Health | Klecany, Czechia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology | 2015 |
| Research and Breeding Institute of Pomology HolovousyResearch and Breeding Institute of Pomology Holovousy | Jičín, Czechia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Genetics, Insect Science | 1951 |
| Research Centre RezResearch Centre Rez | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Aerospace Engineering, Radiation, Materials Chemistry | 2002 |
| Research Institute of Geodesy, Topography and CartographyResearch Institute of Geodesy, Topography and Cartography | Zdiby, Czechia | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics | 1954 |
| Výzkumný ústav monitoringu a ochrany půdy, v. v. i.Výzkumný ústav monitoringu a ochrany půdy, v. v. i. | Prague, Czechia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Soil Science, Environmental Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering | 2007 |
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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 Prague region R&D ecosystem?
It has 61 labs from 30 organisations, ranking number 31 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Prague region?
They include Czech Academy of Sciences, Biopticka Laborator (Czechia), Centre for International Cooperation in Education and Centre for Regional Development of the Czech Republic.
What does the Prague region ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are molecular biology, plant science, materials chemistry and sociology and political science.
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