The Thiruvananthapuram R&D ecosystem
Thiruvananthapuram is ranked number 134 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 13 labs within about 120 kilometres: 8 government and 5 research institutes. Leading organisations include ISRO, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, CSIR India and Government of Kerala, focused on molecular biology, plant science, atomic and molecular physics, and optics and ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
Why these labs matter
All 13 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSIR-NIIST (National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology)CSIR India | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Government Basic science | Materials, Biotech | 1975 |
| Centre for Development of Imaging TechnologyGovernment of Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Government Technology | Media Technology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Signal Processing | 1988 |
| Liquid Propulsion Systems CentreISRO | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Propulsion | 1985 |
| Vikram Sarabhai Space CentreISRO | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Launch vehicles | 1963 |
| Kerala Biotechnology CommissionKerala Biotechnology Commission | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Government Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine | 2003 |
| Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and EnvironmentKerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1972 |
| KSCSTE-Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute for Basic SciencesKerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment | Pāmbādi, India | Government Chemicals and materials | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | 2012 |
| National Centre for Earth Science StudiesMinistry of Earth Sciences | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Government Environment and climate | Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Earth-Surface Processes | 1978 |
| Central Tuber Crops Research InstituteIndian Council of Agricultural Research | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Soil Science, Nutrition and Dietetics | 1963 |
| ISRO Propulsion ComplexIndian Space Research Organisation | Tirunelveli, India | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics | 2014 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research InstituteJawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Research institute Agriculture and food | Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1979 |
| Rajiv Gandhi Centre for BiotechnologyMinistry of Science and Technology | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Oncology, Global and Planetary Change | 1990 |
| Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and TechnologySree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | 1973 |
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Other leading ecosystems
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- 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 Thiruvananthapuram R&D ecosystem?
It has 13 labs from 11 organisations, ranking number 134 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Thiruvananthapuram?
They include ISRO, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, CSIR India and Government of Kerala.
What does the Thiruvananthapuram ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are molecular biology, plant science, atomic and molecular physics, and optics and ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics.
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