The Rome and Lazio R&D ecosystem
Rome and Lazio is ranked number 28 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 66 labs within about 120 kilometres: 47 research institutes, 12 government, 3 university, 2 military and 2 intergovernmental. Leading organisations include National Research Council, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare and Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, focused on nuclear and high energy physics, statistical and nonlinear physics, materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
#28world rank
66labs
38organisations
3countries
All 66 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Sasso National LaboratoryINFN | Assergi, Italy | Government Basic science | Astroparticle physics | 1987 |
| Instituto Aragonés de FomentoInstituto Aragonés de Fomento | Zaragoza, Spain | Government Social sciences and humanities | Political Science and International Relations, Safety Research | 1990 |
| Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research InstitutesItalian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes | Rome, Italy | Government Public policy and analysis | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Political Science and International Relations | 2006 |
| ENEA FrascatiItaly government | Frascati, Italy | Government Energy and resources | Fusion, Energy | 1960 |
| National Research Council (CNR)Italy government | Rome, Italy | Government Basic science | Multidisciplinary | 1923 |
| Deutsches Historisches Institut RomMax Weber Stiftung - Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland | Rome, Italy | Government Social sciences and humanities | Literature and Literary Theory, History, Classics | 1888 |
| ENEA Casaccia Research CentreNational Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development | Rome, Italy | Government Multidisciplinary research | Radiation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry | 1959 |
| ENEA Frascati Research CentreNational Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development | Rome, Italy | Government Multidisciplinary research | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 1956 |
| National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentNational Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development | Rome, Italy | Government Multidisciplinary research | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 1982 |
| National Institute of Ionizing Radiation MetrologyNational Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development | Rome, Italy | Government Basic science | Radiation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology | |
| National Institute for AstrophysicsNational Institute for Astrophysics | Rome, Italy | Government Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 1999 |
| National Institute for Public Policy AnalysisNational Institute for Public Policy Analysis | Rome, Italy | Government Public policy and analysis | Economics and Econometrics, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science | |
| Istituto Nazionale per Studi ed Esperienze di Architettura NavaleNational Research Council | Rome, Italy | Military Aerospace and defence | Ocean Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Oceanography | 1927 |
| AFRL Information DirectorateUS Air Force | Rome, United States | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Cyber, Quantum networking | 1951 |
| Centro per le Nano-Scienze della VitaItalian Institute of Technology | Rome, Italy | University Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Neurology, Molecular Biology | |
| Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas ComplejosUniversidad de Zaragoza | Zaragoza Municipality, Spain | University Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Materials Chemistry | 2002 |
| Institute for Advanced Materials and MathematicsUniversidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA) | Pamplona, Spain | University Multidisciplinary research | Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | 2014 |
| EMBL RomeEMBL | Monterotondo, Italy | Intergovernmental Healthcare and life sciences | Epigenetics | 1999 |
| ESRINEuropean Space Agency | Frascati, Italy | Intergovernmental Aerospace, defence and space | Earth observation | 1966 |
| Center for Biomedical Research of La RiojaCenter for Biomedical Research of La Rioja | Logroño, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Medicine, Parasitology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | |
| CIRCE - Centro TecnológicoCIRCE - Centro Tecnológico | Zaragoza, Spain | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1993 |
| Estación Experimental de Aula DeiConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Zaragoza, Spain | Research institute Agriculture and food | Soil Science, Plant Science, Aquatic Science | 1944 |
| Instituto de CarboquímicaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Zaragoza, Spain | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | |
| Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de AragónConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Zaragoza, Spain | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Biomaterials, Inorganic Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2020 |
| Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis HomogéneaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Zaragoza, Spain | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Oncology | 1985 |
| Instituto Pirenaico de EcologíaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Zaragoza, Spain | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 1942 |
| Laboratory of Research in Fluid Dynamics and Combustion TechnologiesConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Zaragoza, Spain | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Biomedical Engineering | 1991 |
| Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per l'InformaticaConsorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per l'Informatica | Rome, Italy | Research institute Technology | Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence, Software | 1989 |
| École Française de RomeÉcole Française de Rome | Rome, Italy | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Anthropology, Archeology, Classics | 1875 |
| Fondazione "Ugo Bordoni"Fondazione "Ugo Bordoni" | Rome, Italy | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 1952 |
| Fondazione Umberto Di MarioFondazione Umberto Di Mario | Rome, Italy | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Surgery, Cancer Research | 2000 |
| Fondazione Vincenzo PansadoroFondazione Vincenzo Pansadoro | Rome, Italy | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Urology, Surgery | 1987 |
| Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de AragónGobierno de Aragón | Zaragoza, Spain | Research institute Agriculture and food | Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science | 1964 |
| Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del VinoGobierno de La Rioja | Logroño, Spain | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Food Science, Biochemistry | 2008 |
| Agrobiotechnology InstituteGobierno de Navarra | Mutilva Baja, Spain | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science | 1999 |
| IK4-LortekIK4-Lortek | Ordizia, Spain | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering | 2002 |
| Instituto Nazionale Tumori Regina ElenaIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico | Rome, Italy | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | |
| Gruppo Nazionale per la Fisica MatematicaIstituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica Francesco Severi | Rome, Italy | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | |
| Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di FrascatiIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare | Frascati, Italy | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1954 |
| Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor VergataIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare | Rome, Italy | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | |
| Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma IIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare | Rome, Italy | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | |
| Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma TreIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare | Rome, Italy | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | |
| INGV Osservatorio Nazionale TerremotiIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia | Rome, Italy | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geology | |
| INGV Sezione di Roma 1Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia | Rome, Italy | Research institute Environment and climate | Aerospace Engineering, Geophysics, Computational Mechanics | |
| INGV Sezione di Roma 2Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia | Rome, Italy | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics | |
| Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e VulcanologiaIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia | Rome, Italy | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Geology, Artificial Intelligence | 1999 |
| Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la NutrizioneIstituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione | Rome, Italy | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Biochemistry, Food Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1936 |
| Istituto Nazionale di StatisticaIstituto Nazionale di Statistica | Rome, Italy | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Statistics and Probability, Management Science and Operations Research | 1926 |
| Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul LavoroIstituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro | Rome, Italy | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Occupational Therapy, Biomedical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 1933 |
| Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e ToscanaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana | Rome, Italy | Research institute Agriculture and food | Food Science, Small Animals, Insect Science | |
| Istituto Nazionale di Economia AgrariaMinistry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies | Rome, Italy | Research institute Agriculture and food | Safety Research, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science | 1928 |
| National Renewable Energy CentreNational Renewable Energy Centre | Pamplona, Spain | Research institute Aerospace, defence and space | Aerospace Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2002 |
| Institute for Complex SystemsNational Research Council | Rome, Italy | Research institute Basic science | Condensed Matter Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Materials Chemistry | 2004 |
| Institute for Research on Population and Social PoliciesNational Research Council | Rome, Italy | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems and Management | 2002 |
| Institute of Atmospheric Pollution ResearchNational Research Council | Monterotondo, Italy | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering | |
| Institute of Cell Biology and NeurobiologyNational Research Council | Monterotondo, Italy | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Physiology | 2010 |
| Institute of Cognitive Sciences and TechnologiesNational Research Council | Rome, Italy | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Artificial Intelligence | 1950 |
| Institute of Environmental Geology and GeoengineeringNational Research Council | Monterotondo, Italy | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Geology, Earth-Surface Processes | 2001 |
| Institute of Molecular Biology and PathologyNational Research Council | Rome, Italy | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Materials Chemistry | 1965 |
| Institute of Neurobiology and Molecular MedicineNational Research Council | Rome, Italy | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Molecular Biology | 1980 |
| Istituto di Analisi dei Sistemi ed Informatica Antonio RubertiNational Research Council | Rome, Italy | Research institute Technology | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Numerical Analysis | 1969 |
| Istituto di Farmacologia TraslazionaleNational Research Council | Rome, Italy | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Neurology, Immunology | |
| Istituto di Metodologie ChimicheNational Research Council | Monterotondo, Italy | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Spectroscopy, Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry | 2002 |
| Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo Mauro PiconeNational Research Council | Rome, Italy | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Applied Mathematics | 1927 |
| Water Research InstituteNational Research Council | Monterotondo, Italy | Research institute Environment and climate | Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry | 1968 |
| Zaragoza Logistics CenterZaragoza Logistics Center | Zaragoza, Spain | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | 2003 |
Countries
Organisations
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- EMBL
- European Space Agency
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
- Italian Institute of Technology
- Max Weber Stiftung - Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland
- National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
- National Institute for Astrophysics
- National Research Council
- US Air Force
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 Rome and Lazio R&D ecosystem?
It has 66 labs from 38 organisations, ranking number 28 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Rome and Lazio?
They include National Research Council, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare and Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia.
What does the Rome and Lazio ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are nuclear and high energy physics, statistical and nonlinear physics, materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering.
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