Research Groups and Centers

Academia Resource Management
Providing academic scientists and engineers with research opportunities in government and industry.
http://www.armanagement.org/

Accentus plc
Developing technology for intellectual property and licensing business in a broad range of application areas, including crystallization, gas-to-liquid processes, hydrogen production and storage, and Li-ion battery recycling.
http://www.accentus.co.uk/

Archive of Starlab Research Laboratories
A privately funded, 'blue sky' research institute in Brussels, Belgium, now closed. Areas of study included quantum physics, nanotechnology, protein folding, and robotics. Archives of research material and links to researchers.
http://www.space-time.info/starlab/StarlabArchive.html

Association of Independent Research Institutes
AIRI is a nationwide association of independent, not-for-profit research institutes. Provides information on membership, and on the organization's role in monitoring federal policy and funding issues affecting biomedical research.
http://www.airi.org/

Battelle
Nonprofit corporation with a portfolio that includes technology development, commercialization of new products, and management of U.S. government research and development facilities.
http://www.battelle.org

Carnegie Institution of Washington
A non-profit scientific research organization specializing in the physical and biological sciences.
http://www.carnegieinstitution.org

Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
Unit within the Collections and Research Department of the National Air and Space Museum. Features research, outreach and image galleries covering planetary science, terrestrial geophysics, and the remote sensing of environmental change.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/

Center for Research in Scientific Computation at NCSU
Specializes in computational science, engineering and applied mathematics. At North Carolina State University.
http://www.ncsu.edu/crsc/

Centre Henri Tudor
Provides information on training courses and research which focuses on information and communication technologies, materials science, business organisation and management, environmental technologies and health care technologies.
http://www.tudor.lu

Centro de Estudios Científicos / Center for Scientific Studies
A private, non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, development and diffusion of scientific research. Valdivia, Chile.
http://www.cecs.cl/

East-West Science Centre
At the University of Kassel, Germany, supporting east-west cooperation in economics and science.
http://www.owwz.de/

The Evergreen Foundation
A privately funded research institution on aspects of public wellness and safety such as vaccine development and surveillance technology. Westchester County, NY, USA.
http://www.evergreen-foundation.com/

Forschungszentrum Jülich
German research center combines 40 institutes on a single campus, in areas ranging from nuclear physics to electronics, medicine to waste management.
http://www.fz-juelich.de/

Fort Hare Institute of Social and Economic Research
FHISER’s mission is to promote social, cultural and economic development in the Eastern Cape and the southern African region through the delivery of high-quality academic, applied and policy research, as well as through teaching and training within the University and broader community.
http://www.fhiser.org.za

French Institute of Pondicherry
A multidisciplinary research organization that focuses on the Southeast Asia region. Conducts active research in ecological, social and Indian studies, in collaboration with various Indian and foreign research institutions. Primary objective is to promote Indo-french cooperation in science and culture.
http://www.ifpindia.org/

Houston Advanced Research Center
Research initiatives include energy, biotechnology, environment, information.
http://www.harc.edu/

Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris
An interdisciplinary lab at the interface between the humanities, the social sciences and the cognitive sciences.
http://www.institutnicod.org

Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis (ICASA)
A division of New Mexico Tech. Seeks solutions to problems in critical infrastructure protection and other national security domains.
http://www.icasa.nmt.edu/

Institute of Scientific and Technological Research
Rwandan research center concentrating on the fields of applied, life and human sciences. Provides details of research programs and projects, seminars, conferences and publications.
http://www.irst.ac.rw/sommaire.php3?id_rubrique=91

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
IIASA is a non-governmental research organization located in Austria. International teams of experts from various disciplines conduct scientific studies on environmental, economic, technological and social issues in the context of human dimensions of global change.
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/

Living Knowledge
Offers a publicly-accessible resource for science shops, community-based organizations, government agencies, and universities. Offers background information on individual members and organizations, contact details, and an overview of the project's goals and achievements.
http://www.livingknowledge.org/

Matgas
Materials and gases research organization focusing on supercritical fluids, nanotechnology, and gas reactivity. A collaboration between industry, academia, and government, located in Barcelona, Spain.
http://www.matgas.com/

Max Planck Society
Max Planck Institutes carry on basic research in service to the general public in the areas of natural science, social science and the arts and humanities.
http://www.mpg.de/english/

OFFIS Research Institute
Oldenberg, Germany. Research and development in embedded systems, healthcare information and communication systems.
http://www.offis.de/index_e.php

OSIR: Organization for Scientific Investigation and Research
International non-governmental organization with members from over 150 countries. It supports and provides research facilities, a developmental environment and sponsorships for students and scientific communities.
http://www.osir.org.in

Paul Scherrer Institut
A multi-disciplinary research centre for natural sciences and technology.
http://www.psi.ch/index_e.shtml

Prima Vera
Research program in information-related issues of business administration at Universiteit van Amsterdam.
http://primavera.fee.uva.nl

Qatar Foundation: Science and Research
Develops and promotes multi-disciplinary research studies including medicine, biotechnology, environmental sciences, information technology, nanotechnology and engineering.
http://www.qf-researchdivision.org/

ResearchGATE: Science Network
Social community for researchers, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among researchers worldwide.
http://www.researchgate.net

The Rowland Institute for Science
A private, nonprofit organization with a broad charter to conduct advanced scientific research founded in 1980 by Edwin Herbert Land, and endowed by Land and his family.
http://www.rowland.org/

RTI International
Conducts research in health & pharmaceuticals, education, surveys, statistics, technology, governance, economic & social policy, energy & the environment for governments & businesses worldwide.
http://www.rti.org

Rudjer Boskovic Institute
Scientific research centre located in Zagreb, Croatia.
http://www.irb.hr/

Santa Fe Institute
Private, non-profit, multidisciplinary research and education center that pursues emerging science, largely on a theoretical level. Topics include artificial life forms and evolutionary complexity.
http://www.santafe.edu/

Schafer Corporation
Technology company providing products and professional services to government and industry, in the areas of defense, space, and laboratory and analytical operations.
http://www.schafercorp.com/

Science and Technology Center in Ukraine
Supports research and development activities for peaceful applications by Ukrainian, Georgian, and Uzbekistani scientists and engineers, formerly involved with development of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.
http://www.stcu.int/

Scilla and Charibdis Research
Research agency specializes in population genetics and complex systems. Facility also offers statistical consulting.
http://www.scicha.org/

The Scripps Research Institute
Private, non-profit research organization engaged in basic biomedical science. The eight scientific departments study all areas of modern biomedical research and synthetic bioorganic chemistry. Based in La Jolla, CA, USA.
http://www.scripps.edu/

Southeastern Universities Research Association
Colleges, universities, and other organizations cooperate with one another and with government in acquiring, developing, and using laboratories and other research facilities and in furthering knowledge in the physical, biological, and other natural sciences and engineering.
http://www.sura.org/

SRI International
An independent nonprofit R+D organization, creating innovative technology and business solutions for government agencies, commercial businesses and foundations for over 50 years.
http://www.sri.com/

Swiss Center for Affective Sciences
The Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences is one of 20 National Centres of Competence in Research established by the Swiss federal government. With the University of Geneva as its home institution, the Centre coordinates collaborative research by psychologists, neuroscientists, philosophers, historians, economists, social scientists, and legal scholars.
http://www.affective-sciences.org/

TAPSS Structural Biology Group
Group of scientists who have combined the fields of rational structure based drug design, clinical proteomics and bioinformatics to focus on modern drug discovery. Provides details of projects being undertaken and news of some successes.
http://tapss.org.in

UKAEA
Links to the science and technology research centres operated by the UK Atomic Energy Authority.
http://www.harwell.org.uk/

Universities Research Association, Inc.
A consortium of research-oriented universities, mainly in the USA, as well as Canada, Italy and Japan. Publications and reports.
http://www.ura-hq.org/

Vestlandsforsking
Independent research institute, part of Norway's national research system. Key research areas are in the fields of information technology, environmental research and society and industry. Primarily in Norsk, with a few English pages.
http://www.vestforsk.no

Weizmann Institute of Science
An international center of scientific research and graduate study located in Rehovot, Israel.
http://www.weizmann.ac.il/

Western Research Institute (WRI)
Technology development center in Laramie, Wyoming, serving private clients, industry, and government with expertise in energy, environment, and highway materials.
http://wri.uwyo.edu/

ZiF: Center for Interdisciplinary Research
This center at Bielefeld University is an internationally operating Institute for Advanced Study which supports and houses interdisciplinary research projects from all scientific fields.
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/ZIF/