Research Groups and Centers

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/

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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/

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/

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

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/

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

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/

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

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

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/

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

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/

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/

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/

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

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/

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/

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

Southern Research Institute - Diversified network of collaborative centers for scientific discovery and technology development in the life sciences research, life sciences contract services, engineering, and environment and energy industries.
http://www.southernresearch.org/

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/

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

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/

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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

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/

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/

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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/

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/

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

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

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