The Seattle and Redmond R&D ecosystem
Seattle and Redmond is ranked number 70 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 35 labs within about 120 kilometres: 13 corporate, 11 research institutes, 6 government, 2 university, 2 non-profit and 1 military. Leading organisations include Allen Institute, Amazon, Microsoft and NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, focused on nature and landscape conservation, genetics, immunology and public health, environmental and occupational health.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
#70world rank
35labs
29organisations
1country
Why these labs matter
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2): Leads fully open AI research.
Reality Labs Research: Meta's research into what comes after the smartphone.
Microsoft Research Redmond: Anchors Microsoft's AI and quantum strategy, including its topological qubit programme.
All 35 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon satellite broadband (Project Kuiper)Amazon | Redmond, United States | Corporate Aerospace, defence and space | Satellite broadband | 2019 |
| Amazon Science (AGI) SeattleAmazon | Seattle, United States | Corporate Technology | LLMs, AGI | |
| Blue OriginBlue Origin | Kent, United States | Corporate Aerospace, defence and space | Rockets, Lunar landers | 2000 |
| LodeSpin Labs (United States)LodeSpin Labs (United States) | Seattle, United States | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology | 2010 |
| Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America (United States)Mercedes-Benz (Germany) | Seattle, United States | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering | 1994 |
| Reality Labs ResearchMeta | Redmond, United States | Corporate Technology | XR, Wearables, Brain computer interfaces | |
| Microsoft GarageMicrosoft | Redmond, United States | Corporate Technology | Hackathons, Employee innovation | 2009 |
| Microsoft Research RedmondMicrosoft | Redmond, United States | Corporate Technology | AI, Systems, Quantum | 1991 |
| OFM Research (United States)OFM Research (United States) | Redmond, United States | Corporate Environment and climate | Geophysics, Mechanical Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology | 2005 |
| Ross Laboratories (United States)Ross Laboratories (United States) | Seattle, United States | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Nutrition and Dietetics, Epidemiology, Health Information Management | 1953 |
| Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (United States)Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (United States) | Everett, United States | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Small Animals | 1957 |
| Spectrum Research (United States)Spectrum Research (United States) | Tacoma, United States | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Pharmacology | 2000 |
| Tryer CenterStarbucks | Seattle, United States | Corporate Consumer and retail | Product and store innovation | 2019 |
| Joint Center for Aerospace Technology InnovationJoint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation | Seattle, United States | Government Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Information Systems and Management | 2012 |
| NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science CenterNOAA National Marine Fisheries Service | Seattle, United States | Government Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 1867 |
| NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science CenterNOAA National Marine Fisheries Service | Seattle, United States | Government Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology | 2000 |
| NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental LaboratoryNOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research | Seattle, United States | Government Environment and climate | Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science | 1973 |
| Seattle Epidemiologic Information and Research CenterUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs | Seattle, United States | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Hematology, Pharmacology | 1997 |
| Washington State Institute for Public PolicyWashington State Institute for Public Policy | Olympia, United States | Government Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Law, Management Science and Operations Research | 1983 |
| Applied Physics LaboratoryUniversity of Washington | Seattle, United States | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Ocean, Acoustics | 1943 |
| University of WashingtonUniversities in United States | Seattle, United States | University Multidisciplinary research | Protein design, AI | 1861 |
| Friday Harbor LaboratoriesUniversity of Washington | Seattle, United States | University Environment and climate | Oceanography, Paleontology, Aquatic Science | |
| Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Allen Institute | Seattle, United States | Non-profit Technology | Open AI models | 2014 |
| Allen Institute for Brain ScienceAllen Institute | Seattle, United States | Non-profit Healthcare and life sciences | Neuroscience | 2003 |
| Brotman Baty InstituteBrotman Baty Institute | Seattle, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Molecular Biology | 2017 |
| Cancer ConsortiumCancer Consortium | Seattle, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Immunology, Oncology | |
| Harborview Injury Prevention and Research CenterHarborview Medical Center | Seattle, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Emergency Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology | 1985 |
| Institute for Disease ModelingInstitute for Disease Modeling | Bellevue, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Modeling and Simulation, Health | |
| Institute for Health Metrics and EvaluationInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation | Seattle, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Health Information Management, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Demography | 2007 |
| Machine Intelligence Research LabsMachine Intelligence Research Labs | Auburn, United States | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | 1936 |
| Northwest Clinical Research CenterNorthwest Clinical Research Center | Bellevue, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pharmacology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Statistics and Probability | 1995 |
| Rainier Clinical Research CenterRainier Clinical Research Center | Renton, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, Physiology | 1991 |
| Seattle Reproductive MedicineSeattle Reproductive Medicine | Seattle, United States | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Reproductive Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | |
| Washington Water Science CenterUnited States Geological Survey | Tacoma, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Water Science and Technology, Nature and Landscape Conservation | |
| Western Fisheries Research CenterUnited States Geological Survey | Seattle, United States | Research institute Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Immunology, Aquatic Science |
Countries
Organisations
- Amazon
- Meta
- Microsoft
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
- NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
- United States Geological Survey
- Universities in United States
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 Seattle and Redmond R&D ecosystem?
It has 35 labs from 29 organisations, ranking number 70 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Seattle and Redmond?
They include Allen Institute, Amazon, Microsoft and NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service.
What does the Seattle and Redmond ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are nature and landscape conservation, genetics, immunology and public health, environmental and occupational health.
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