Chinese Academy of Sciences R&D labs
Chinese Academy of Sciences runs 137 R&D labs in the 311 Institute directory, across 2 countries (China, Kenya), focused on molecular biology, ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics and aerospace engineering.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
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All 137 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAS Academy of Mathematics and Systems ScienceChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Basic science | Mathematics | 1998 |
| CAS Aerospace Information Research InstituteChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Remote sensing, Navigation | 2017 |
| CAS Beijing Institute of GenomicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Genomics | 2003 |
| CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell ScienceChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Cell biology | 2000 |
| CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Agriculture and food | Plant science | |
| CAS Institute of AcousticsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Technology | Acoustics, Sonar | 1964 |
| CAS Institute of Applied EcologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Shenyang, China | Government Environment and climate | Ecology | 1954 |
| CAS Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Environment and climate | Climate, Weather | 1928 |
| CAS Institute of AutomationChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Technology | AI, Robotics | 1956 |
| CAS Institute of BiophysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Structural biology | |
| CAS Institute of BotanyChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Agriculture and food | Plant science | |
| CAS Institute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Polymers, Organic electronics | |
| CAS Institute of Computing TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Technology | Processors, AI | 1956 |
| CAS Institute of Earth EnvironmentChinese Academy of Sciences | Xi'an, China | Government Environment and climate | Climate history | 1985 |
| CAS Institute of Electrical EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Energy and resources | Power electronics, Superconductivity | |
| CAS Institute of Engineering ThermophysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Energy and resources | Gas turbines, Energy storage | |
| CAS Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Agriculture and food | Crop genetics, Gene editing | 2001 |
| CAS Institute of Geodesy and GeophysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Wuhan, China | Government Environment and climate | Geodesy | 1957 |
| CAS Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Environment and climate | Geography | 1999 |
| CAS Institute of Geology and GeophysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Environment and climate | Geoscience, Planetary science | |
| CAS Institute of High Energy PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Basic science | Particle physics, Synchrotron | 1973 |
| CAS Institute of HydrobiologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Wuhan, China | Government Environment and climate | Freshwater ecology | |
| CAS Institute of Information EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Technology | Cybersecurity | 2011 |
| CAS Institute of MechanicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Hypersonics, Fluid mechanics | |
| CAS Institute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Microbiology, Virology | |
| CAS Institute of MicroelectronicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Technology | Chips, Integrated circuits | |
| CAS Institute of Modern PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Lanzhou, China | Government Basic science | Heavy ion physics, HIAF | 1957 |
| CAS Institute of Mountain Hazards and EnvironmentChinese Academy of Sciences | Chengdu, China | Government Environment and climate | Natural hazards | 1966 |
| CAS Institute of NeuroscienceChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Neuroscience, Brain science | |
| CAS Institute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Qingdao, China | Government Environment and climate | Ocean science | |
| CAS Institute of Optics and ElectronicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Chengdu, China | Government Technology | Adaptive optics, Lasers | 1970 |
| CAS Institute of PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Basic science | Condensed matter, Quantum | 1928 |
| CAS Institute of Process EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Process engineering, Batteries | 1958 |
| CAS Institute of PsychologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Psychology | |
| CAS Institute of Rock and Soil MechanicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Wuhan, China | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Geotechnics | 1958 |
| CAS Institute of SemiconductorsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Technology | Semiconductors | 1960 |
| CAS Institute of SoftwareChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Technology | Software, Operating systems | 1985 |
| CAS Institute of Soil ScienceChinese Academy of Sciences | Nanjing, China | Government Agriculture and food | Soil science | |
| CAS Institute of Theoretical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Basic science | Theoretical physics | 1978 |
| CAS Institute of Tibetan Plateau ResearchChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Environment and climate | Plateau climate | 2003 |
| CAS Institute of Urban EnvironmentChinese Academy of Sciences | Xiamen, China | Government Environment and climate | Urban environment | 2006 |
| CAS Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and PaleoanthropologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Basic science | Paleontology | 1929 |
| CAS Institute of ZoologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Stem cells, Biodiversity | |
| CAS National Space Science CenterChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Space science, Satellites | 1958 |
| CAS National Time Service CenterChinese Academy of Sciences | Xi'an, China | Government Basic science | Timekeeping, Navigation | 1966 |
| CAS Research Center for Eco-Environmental SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Environment and climate | Pollution | 1975 |
| CAS Technical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Cryogenics, Photochemistry | 1999 |
| Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences | Changchun, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Polymers, Rare earths | 1948 |
| Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Changchun, China | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Optics, Space telescopes | 1952 |
| Chengdu Institute of BiologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Chengdu, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Biology | 1958 |
| China Spallation Neutron SourceChinese Academy of Sciences | Dongguan, China | Government Basic science | Neutron science | 2018 |
| Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Environment and climate | Soil Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Geophysics | 1949 |
| Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Chongqing, China | Government Technology | Intelligent manufacturing | 2011 |
| Dalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Dalian, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Catalysis, Energy | 1949 |
| FAST radio telescopeChinese Academy of Sciences | Pingtang, China | Government Basic science | Radio astronomy | 2016 |
| Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of Sciences | Fuzhou, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Crystals, Optoelectronics | 1960 |
| Guangzhou Institute of Energy ConversionChinese Academy of Sciences | Guangzhou, China | Government Energy and resources | Renewables | 1978 |
| Guangzhou Institute of GeochemistryChinese Academy of Sciences | Guangzhou, China | Government Environment and climate | Geochemistry | 1993 |
| Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and HealthChinese Academy of Sciences | Guangzhou, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Stem cells, Drug discovery | 2004 |
| Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study (UCAS)Chinese Academy of Sciences | Hangzhou, China | Government Basic science | Physics, Chemistry | |
| Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences | Hangzhou, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 2019 |
| Hefei Institutes of Physical ScienceChinese Academy of Sciences | Hefei, China | Government Energy and resources | Fusion (EAST), Materials | 2001 |
| High Energy Photon SourceChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Basic science | Synchrotron light | 2025 |
| Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Wuhan, China | Government Basic science | Atomic clocks, Quantum sensing | |
| Institute of Metal ResearchChinese Academy of Sciences | Shenyang, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Materials | 1953 |
| Jiangmen Underground Neutrino ObservatoryChinese Academy of Sciences | Kaiping, China | Government Basic science | Neutrino physics | 2015 |
| Kunming Institute of BotanyChinese Academy of Sciences | Kunming, China | Government Agriculture and food | Botany, Germplasm | 1938 |
| Kunming Institute of ZoologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Kunming, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Primate research | 1959 |
| Lanzhou Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Lanzhou, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Catalysis, Lubrication | 1958 |
| Nanjing Institute of Geography and LimnologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Nanjing, China | Government Environment and climate | Lakes, Geography | 1940 |
| National Astronomical Observatories of ChinaChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Basic science | Astronomy, FAST telescope | 2001 |
| National Center for Nanoscience and TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Nanotech | 2003 |
| Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences | Ningbo, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Materials, Batteries | 2004 |
| Northeast Institute of Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Changchun, China | Government Agriculture and food | Agroecology | 2002 |
| Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesChinese Academy of Sciences | Lanzhou, China | Government Environment and climate | Desert, Glaciers | 2016 |
| Northwest Institute of Plateau BiologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Xining, China | Government Agriculture and food | Plateau biology | |
| Purple Mountain ObservatoryChinese Academy of Sciences | Nanjing, China | Government Basic science | Astronomy, Dark matter | 1928 |
| Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Qingdao, China | Government Energy and resources | Bioenergy, Synthetic biology | 2006 |
| Qinghai Institute of Salt LakesChinese Academy of Sciences | Xining, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Lithium, Salt lake resources | 1965 |
| Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (Shanghai Synchrotron)Chinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Basic science | Synchrotron, Energy | 2009 |
| Shanghai Astronomical ObservatoryChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Basic science | Astronomy, Navigation | 1962 |
| Shanghai Institute of Applied PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Energy and resources | Thorium reactors, Nuclear | 1959 |
| Shanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Ceramics, Batteries | 1959 |
| Shanghai Institute of Materia MedicaChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Drug discovery | 1932 |
| Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Technology | Microsystems, Superconducting electronics | 1928 |
| Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and HealthChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Nutrition, Metabolism | 2016 |
| Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine MechanicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Technology | Lasers, Optics | 1964 |
| Shanghai Institute of Organic ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Organic chemistry | 1950 |
| Shanghai Institute of Technical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Infrared, Space instruments | 1958 |
| Shenyang Institute of AutomationChinese Academy of Sciences | Shenyang, China | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Robotics, Underwater vehicles | 1958 |
| Shenzhen Institute of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Shenzhen, China | Government Technology | AI, Biomedical engineering, Robotics | 2006 |
| South China Sea Institute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Guangzhou, China | Government Environment and climate | Ocean science | 1959 |
| Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Suzhou, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Medical devices | 2011 |
| Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-BionicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Suzhou, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Nanotech | 2006 |
| Taiyuan Institute of Coal ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences | Taiyuan, China | Government Energy and resources | Coal chemistry, Carbon materials | 1954 |
| Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Tianjin, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Synthetic biology | 2012 |
| Wuhan Botanical GardenChinese Academy of Sciences | Wuhan, China | Government Agriculture and food | Botany | 1956 |
| Wuhan Institute of VirologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Wuhan, China | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Virology | 1956 |
| Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision MechanicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Xi'an, China | Government Technology | Optics, Lasers | 1962 |
| Xinjiang Astronomical ObservatoryChinese Academy of Sciences | Urumqi, China | Government Basic science | Radio astronomy | 1957 |
| Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences | Urumqi, China | Government Chemicals and materials | Materials, Sensors | 2002 |
| Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical GardenChinese Academy of Sciences | Xishuangbanna, China | Government Environment and climate | Tropical ecology | 1959 |
| Yunnan ObservatoriesChinese Academy of Sciences | Kunming, China | Government Basic science | Astronomy | 1938 |
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)Chinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | University Multidisciplinary research | Graduate research | 1978 |
| University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)Chinese Academy of Sciences | Hefei, China | University Multidisciplinary research | Quantum, Physics, AI | 1958 |
| Academy of Opto-ElectronicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ocean Engineering | 2003 |
| Computer Network Information CenterChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Technology | Hardware and Architecture, Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Management | 1995 |
| Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Research institute Aerospace, defence and space | Aerospace Engineering, Instrumentation, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | |
| Institute of AutomationChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Technology | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence | 1956 |
| Institute of BiophysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience | 1958 |
| Institute of BotanyChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Soil Science | 1928 |
| Institute of Deep-Sea Science and EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences | Sanya, China | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry | 2011 |
| Institute of Electrical EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering | 1963 |
| Institute of ElectronicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Aerospace, defence and space | Aerospace Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Ocean Engineering | 1956 |
| Institute of Engineering ThermophysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics | 1956 |
| Institute of GeochemistryChinese Academy of Sciences | Guiyang, China | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Economics and Econometrics | 1966 |
| Institute of Geology and GeophysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Paleontology, Earth-Surface Processes | 1999 |
| Institute of HydrobiologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Wuhan, China | Research institute Environment and climate | Environmental Chemistry, Immunology, Aquatic Science | 1950 |
| Institute of MechanicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials | 1956 |
| Institute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology | 1958 |
| Institute of MicroelectronicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering | 1958 |
| Institute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Qingdao, China | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Ecology, Immunology | 1950 |
| Institute of PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Basic science | Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry | 1950 |
| Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 1951 |
| Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital EarthChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Media Technology, Environmental Engineering | 2012 |
| Institute of Soil ScienceChinese Academy of Sciences | Nanjing, China | Research institute Agriculture and food | Soil Science, Pollution, Ecology | 1953 |
| Institute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of Sciences | Changsha, China | Research institute Agriculture and food | Animal Science and Zoology, Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science | 1978 |
| Institute of ZoologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Paleontology | 1928 |
| Institutes of Science and DevelopmentChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty | 1985 |
| Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and EvolutionChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology | |
| Shanghai Institutes for Biological SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences | Shanghai, China | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics | 1999 |
| Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences | Shenzhen, China | Research institute Technology | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering | 2006 |
| Sino-Africa Joint Research CenterChinese Academy of Sciences | Juja, Kenya | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | |
| South China Botanical GardenChinese Academy of Sciences | Guangzhou, China | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science | 1929 |
| Technology and Engineering Center for Space UtilizationChinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, China | Research institute Aerospace, defence and space | Aerospace Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Automotive Engineering | 1993 |
| Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and GeographyChinese Academy of Sciences | Ürümqi, China | Research institute Environment and climate | Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology | 1998 |
| Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone ResearchChinese Academy of Sciences | Yantai, China | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology | 2006 |
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Questions and answers
How many R&D labs does Chinese Academy of Sciences have?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 137 Chinese Academy of Sciences R&D labs as of October 2026.
Where are Chinese Academy of Sciences's R&D labs?
In China (136) and Kenya (1).
What does Chinese Academy of Sciences research?
Its labs focus on molecular biology, ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics and aerospace engineering.
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