The Stockholm R&D ecosystem
Stockholm is ranked number 71 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 35 labs within about 120 kilometres: 17 research institutes, 10 government, 5 university, 2 corporate and 1 military. Leading organisations include Stockholm University, AlbaNova, AstraZeneca (Sweden) and Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science, focused on sociology and political science, global and planetary change, economics and econometrics and epidemiology.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
#71world rank
35labs
34organisations
1country
Why these labs matter
Ericsson Research: Shapes 6G standards.
All 35 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ericsson ResearchEricsson | Stockholm, Sweden | Corporate Telecommunications | 6G, AI, Networks | |
| RaySearch Laboratories (Sweden)RaySearch Laboratories (Sweden) | Stockholm, Sweden | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Radiation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | 2000 |
| European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlEuropean Union | Stockholm, Sweden | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Food Science, Health | 2004 |
| National Aeronautical Research InstituteNational Aeronautical Research Institute | Bromma, Sweden | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials | 1940 |
| National Institute of Economic ResearchNational Institute of Economic Research | Stockholm, Sweden | Government Public policy and analysis | General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Management Science and Operations Research, Economics and Econometrics | 1937 |
| SBU - Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social ServicesSBU - Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services | Stockholm, Sweden | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1987 |
| Swedish InstituteSwedish Institute | Stockholm, Sweden | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Virology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology | 2007 |
| Swedish Institute for Educational ResearchSwedish Institute for Educational Research | Stockholm, Sweden | Government Social sciences and humanities | Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 2015 |
| Swedish National Board of Institutional CareSwedish National Board of Institutional Care | Solna, Sweden | Government Social sciences and humanities | Epidemiology, Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science | 1993 |
| Swedish Research CouncilSwedish Research Council | Stockholm, Sweden | Government Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, Biophysics | 2001 |
| Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial PlanningSwedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning | Stockholm, Sweden | Government Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Forestry | 2004 |
| Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and WelfareSwedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare | Stockholm, Sweden | Government Social sciences and humanities | General Health Professions, Management Science and Operations Research, Social Psychology | 2001 |
| Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)Sweden government | Stockholm, Sweden | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Defence | 2001 |
| Wallenberg Wood Science CenterChalmers University of Technology | Stockholm, Sweden | University Chemicals and materials | Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Building and Construction | |
| Bolin Centre for Climate ResearchKTH Royal Institute of Technology | Stockholm, Sweden | University Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Soil Science | 2006 |
| Centre for PalaeogeneticsStockholm University | Stockholm, Sweden | University Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Molecular Biology, Paleontology | |
| ÖstersjöcentrumStockholm University | Stockholm, Sweden | University Environment and climate | Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change | |
| Karolinska InstitutetUniversities in Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | University Multidisciplinary research | Medicine | 1810 |
| AlbaNovaAlbaNova | Stockholm, Sweden | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | |
| Integrated Cardio Metabolic CentreAstraZeneca (Sweden) | Huddinge, Sweden | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Epidemiology, Immunology | 2013 |
| Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster ScienceCentre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science | Uppsala, Sweden | Research institute Environment and climate | Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science | |
| EastmaninstitutetEastmaninstitutet | Stockholm, Sweden | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Periodontics, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics | 1937 |
| Forestry Research Institute of SwedenForestry Research Institute of Sweden | Uppsala, Sweden | Research institute Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Mechanics of Materials | |
| Future EarthFuture Earth | Stockholm, Sweden | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | 2012 |
| Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education PolicyInstitute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy | Uppsala, Sweden | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Economics and Econometrics, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science | |
| Institute for Futures StudiesInstitute for Futures Studies | Stockholm, Sweden | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Safety Research | 1971 |
| Nordic Africa InstituteNordic Africa Institute | Uppsala, Sweden | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, Urban Studies | 1962 |
| Nordic Institute for Theoretical PhysicsNordic Institute for Theoretical Physics | Stockholm, Sweden | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 1957 |
| RatioRatio | Stockholm, Sweden | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Management of Technology and Innovation, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management | 2002 |
| Digital FuturesRISE Research Institutes of Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | Research institute Technology | Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 2020 |
| Mittag-Leffler InstituteRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences | Djursholm, Sweden | Research institute Basic science | Geometry and Topology, Mathematical Physics, Applied Mathematics | 1916 |
| Science for Life LaboratoryScience for Life Laboratory | Stockholm, Sweden | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Information Systems and Management, Information Systems | 2010 |
| Swedish e-Science Research CentreSwedish e-Science Research Centre | Stockholm, Sweden | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes | 2010 |
| Swedish Species Information CentreSwedish Species Information Centre | Uppsala, Sweden | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Insect Science | |
| Uppsala Multidisciplinary Center for Advanced Computational ScienceUppsala Multidisciplinary Center for Advanced Computational Science | Uppsala, Sweden | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Information Systems and Management, Plant Science, Molecular Biology | 2003 |
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 Stockholm R&D ecosystem?
It has 35 labs from 34 organisations, ranking number 71 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Stockholm?
They include Stockholm University, AlbaNova, AstraZeneca (Sweden) and Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science.
What does the Stockholm ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are sociology and political science, global and planetary change, economics and econometrics and epidemiology.
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