Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique R&D labs
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique runs 100 R&D labs in the 311 Institute directory, across 10 countries (France, Japan, Singapore, and more), focused on molecular biology, materials chemistry, genetics 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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| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direction Générale Déléguée à la ScienceCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Government Multidisciplinary research | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Computer Science Applications | 2010 |
| Institut des Sciences de l'Information et de leurs InteractionsCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Government Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Molecular Biology | |
| Institut des Sciences Humaines et SocialesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Government Social sciences and humanities | Global and Planetary Change, Urban Studies, Information Systems | |
| Institut Polaire Français Paul Émile VictorCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Plouzané, France | Government Environment and climate | Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science | 1992 |
| Acides nucléiques: Régulations naturelles et artificiellesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Bordeaux, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy | 2016 |
| AMURE - Centre de droit et d'économie de la merCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Plouzané, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2008 |
| Archéologie des Sociétés MéditerranéennesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Montpellier, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Archeology, Paleontology, Anthropology | 2003 |
| Archéologie, Terre, Histoire, SociétésCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Dijon, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Archeology, Classics, Paleontology | |
| Biologie & SantéCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Poitiers, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pharmacology, Molecular Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine | 2024 |
| Biologie cellulaire physiologique et pathologiqueCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cell Biology, Biophysics, Genetics | 2015 |
| Biologie des interactions hôte-parasiteCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Genetics | 2010 |
| Biologie du Développement et Cellules SouchesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience, Cell Biology | 2003 |
| Biologie Moléculaire Structurale et Processus InfectieuxCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Genetics | 2012 |
| Bordeaux Imaging CenterCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Bordeaux, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biophysics, Cell Biology | 2011 |
| Catalyse, Polymérisation, Procédés et MatériauxCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Villeurbanne, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics | 2021 |
| Center for Environmental Economics - MontpellierCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Montpellier, France | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Safety Research, General Decision Sciences, Global and Planetary Change | 2018 |
| Centre d'Acquisition et de Traitement des ImagesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience | 2022 |
| Centre d'étude des mouvements sociauxCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Gender Studies | 2021 |
| Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement InternationalCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Research institute Public policy and analysis | General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Finance, Economics and Econometrics | 1996 |
| Centre d'Exploration et de Recherche Médicale par Emission de PositonsCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Bron, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | |
| Centre d'ImmunophénomiqueCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Marseille, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Oncology | 2012 |
| Centre de Recherche d'Albi en génie des Procédés, des SOlides Divisés, de l'Énergie et de l'EnvironnementCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Albi, France | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering | 2012 |
| Centre de Recherche en Informatique de LensCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Lens, France | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications, Computational Theory and Mathematics | 2008 |
| Centre de recherche français à JérusalemCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Jerusalem, Israel | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Archeology, Anthropology | 2007 |
| Centre de recherche sur les Inégalités SocialesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Education, Demography | 2001 |
| Centre Francais de Recherche de la Peninsule ArabiqueCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Archeology, Conservation, Museology | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de MarseilleCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Marseille, France | Research institute Basic science | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry | |
| Centre Jean PépinCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Villejuif, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Philosophy, Anthropology, Language and Linguistics | 2015 |
| Centre Max WeberCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Lyon, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, Demography | 2011 |
| Centre Neurosciences intégratives et CognitionCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology | 2019 |
| Chimie Biologie InnovationCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Genetics, Spectroscopy, Analytical Chemistry | 2014 |
| Chimie et Biologie de la CelluleCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Oncology | 2014 |
| Chimie et Modélisation pour la Biologie du CancerCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Orsay, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 2015 |
| Climat, Environnement, Couplages et IncertitudesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Toulouse, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography | 2016 |
| CNRS-AIST JRL (Joint Robotics Laboratory)Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | 2021 |
| CNRS-International-NTU-Thales Research AllianceCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Singapore, Singapore | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2009 |
| Ecology and Conservation Science for Sustainable SeasCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Nice, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | 2016 |
| Ecotron européen de MontpellierCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Montferrier-sur-Lez, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change | 2021 |
| EmpennCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Rennes, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Cognitive Neuroscience | 2005 |
| Fédération de chimie "Le Bel"Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Strasbourg, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry | 2024 |
| Fédération de Recherche Agrobiosciences, Interactions et BiodiversitéCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Castanet-Tolosan, France | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science | 1996 |
| Fluides, Automatique et Systèmes ThermiquesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Orsay, France | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Ocean Engineering | 1997 |
| Génétique et biologie du développementCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics | 2009 |
| Génomique évolutive, modélisation et santéCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation | 2007 |
| Geo-OceanCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Plouzané, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Geology | 1996 |
| Geosciences Paris-SaclayCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Orsay, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geology | 2004 |
| Image and Pervasive Access LaboratoryCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Singapore, Singapore | Research institute Technology | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Information Systems, Biophysics | 1998 |
| Institut Clément AderCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Toulouse, France | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry | 2009 |
| Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de BourgogneCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Dijon, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry | |
| Institut de Mathématiques de BourgogneCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Dijon, France | Research institute Basic science | Geometry and Topology, Mathematical Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 1995 |
| Institut de Radioastronomie MillimétriqueCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Grenoble, France | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 1979 |
| Institut de Recherches et d'Etudes sur les Mondes Arabes et MusulmansCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Aix-en-Provence, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Archeology, History, Museology | 2012 |
| Institut des Sciences de la Mécanique et Applications IndustriellesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Palaiseau, France | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics, Control and Systems Engineering | 2015 |
| Institut français du Proche-OrientCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Beirut, Lebanon | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Archeology, Sociology and Political Science, Space and Planetary Science | 2007 |
| Institut National des Sciences de l'UniversCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics | 1985 |
| Institut NeuroMyoGène - Appui à la rechercheCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Lyon, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics | 2021 |
| Institut Photovoltaïque d’Île-de-FranceCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Palaiseau, France | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry | 2018 |
| Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health SciencesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 2021 |
| Integrated Structural Biology GrenobleCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Grenoble, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Structural Biology | 2013 |
| Integrative Structural BiologyCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, Physiology | 2026 |
| Interdisciplinary Scientific Center J.-V. PonceletCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Moscow, Russia | Research institute Basic science | Mathematical Physics, Geometry and Topology, Modeling and Simulation | 2002 |
| IRMaGeCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | La Tronche, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology | 2021 |
| Japanese-French Laboratory for InformaticsCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Technology | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications | 2012 |
| Laboratoire Aménagement Économie TransportsCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Lyon, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Transportation, Automotive Engineering, Strategy and Management | 2016 |
| Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique ThéoriqueCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Annecy, France | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geometry and Topology, Astronomy and Astrophysics | |
| Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes MacromoléculairesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Marseille, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Endocrinology, Molecular Biology | 2012 |
| Laboratoire de Chimie Bio-inspirée et d’Innovations EcologiquesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Grabels, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Environmental Chemistry, Pollution, Water Science and Technology | 2017 |
| Laboratoire de Linguistique de NantesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Nantes, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Language and Linguistics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology | 2016 |
| Laboratoire de Microbiologie Fondamentale et PathogénicitéCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Bordeaux, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Virology, Infectious Diseases | 2006 |
| Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et ModélisationCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Pontoise, France | Research institute Basic science | Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Mathematical Physics | 2002 |
| Laboratoire de Probabilités, Statistique et ModélisationCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Basic science | Mathematical Physics, Finance, Statistics and Probability | 2018 |
| Laboratoire de Recherche International Environnement, Santé & SociétésCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Dakar, Senegal | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Museology, Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science | 2021 |
| Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du NumériqueCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Gif-sur-Yvette, France | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Computational Mechanics, Computational Theory and Mathematics | 2021 |
| Laboratoire Lorrain de Chimie MoléculaireCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Food Science | 2018 |
| Laboratoire Souterrain à Bas BruitCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Boulogne-Billancourt, France | Research institute Environment and climate | Ocean Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geophysics | 2010 |
| Laboratoire Structures, Propriétés et Modélisation des SolidesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Gif-sur-Yvette, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry | 1998 |
| Laboratory of Pathogens and Host ImmunityCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Montpellier, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology, Genetics | 2006 |
| Le LAMACentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Le Bourget-du-Lac, France | Research institute Basic science | Applied Mathematics, Computational Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence | 2001 |
| Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l'HommeCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Aix-en-Provence, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Museology, Archeology, History | 2008 |
| Matériaux Divisés, Interfaces, Réactivité, ElectrochimieCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Marseille, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Spectroscopy, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry | 2012 |
| Microbiologie Intégrative et MoléculaireCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Ecology, Molecular Biology | 2022 |
| Physique pour la médecine ParisCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience | 2019 |
| PraxilingCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Montpellier, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Philosophy, Language and Linguistics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology | 2006 |
| Proteomics French Infrastructure CoreCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Grenoble, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry | 2025 |
| République des savoirs : Lettres, Sciences, PhilosophieCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Literature and Literary Theory, Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science | 2025 |
| Réseau sur le Stockage Electrochimique de l'énergieCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Amiens, France | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | 2011 |
| RIATE - Centre pour l'analyse spatiale et la géovisualisationCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Geography, Planning and Development, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Political Science and International Relations | 2002 |
| Sciences et Technologies de la Musique et du SonCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Technology | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Signal Processing, Music | 1983 |
| Sommeil, Addiction et NeuropsychiatrieCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Bordeaux, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Physiology, Epidemiology | 2011 |
| Spectrométrie de Masse Biologique et ProtéomiqueCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering | 2025 |
| Spectrométrie de Masse pour la BiologieCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Spectroscopy, Clinical Biochemistry | 2022 |
| SPPIN - Saints-Pères Paris Institute for NeurosciencesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Biophysics | 2019 |
| Station de primatologieCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Rousset, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience | 2021 |
| Structure Fédérative de Recherche BiosciencesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Lyon, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Virology, Hepatology, Immunology | 2003 |
| Takuvik Joint International LaboratoryCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Québec, Canada | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Ecology | 2011 |
| Triangle : Action, Discours, Pensée politique et économiqueCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Lyon, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics | 2005 |
| Typage et Archivage d'Animaux ModèlesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Orléans, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biotechnology | |
| Unite de recherche migrations et sociétésCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Paris, France | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Demography, Cultural Studies | 2014 |
| Unité en Sciences Biologiques et Biotechnologies de NantesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Nantes, France | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Radiation | 2014 |
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Questions and answers
How many R&D labs does Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique have?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 100 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique R&D labs as of October 2026.
Where are Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique's R&D labs?
In France (89), Japan (2), Singapore (2), Israel (1), Kuwait (1), Czechia (1), Lebanon (1) and Russia (1), and other countries.
What does Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique research?
Its labs focus on molecular biology, materials chemistry, genetics and sociology and political science.
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