Bulgaria innovation ecosystem
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 271 innovation ecosystem organizations in Bulgaria, including 117 universities and research institutes, 55 research organizations and 31 government and public bodies.
The largest concentrations are in Sofia (189), Plovdiv (26) and Varna (15).
Bulgaria scores 61.6 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 39 of 117 economies.
271 organizations
- Institute of Information Technologies
University or research institute · Sofia · iit.bas.bg - Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
University or research institute · Sofia · math.bas.bg - Institute of Mechanics
University or research institute · Sofia · imbm.bas.bg - Institute of Metal Science, Equipment and Technologies
University or research institute · Sofia · ims.bas.bg - Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography "Acad. Ivan Kostov" Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
University or research institute · Sofia · imc.bas.bg - Institute of Molecular Biology
University or research institute · Sofia · bio21.bas.bg - Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
University or research institute · Plovdiv · imbb.bg - Institute of Neurobiology
University or research institute · Sofia · bio.bas.bg - Institute of Oceanology
University or research institute · Varna · io-bas.bg - Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies Jordan Malinowski
University or research institute · Sofia · iomt.bas.bg - Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry
University or research institute · Plovdiv · orgchm.bas.bg - Institute of Philosophy and Sociology
University or research institute · Sofia · ips-bas.org - Institute of Physical Chemistry
University or research institute · Sofia · ipc.bas.bg - Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics
University or research institute · Sofia · bio21.bas.bg - Institute of Polymers
University or research institute · Sofia · polymer.bas.bg - Institute of Robotics
University or research institute · Sofia · ir.bas.bg - Institute of Soil Science “Nikola Poushkarov”
University or research institute · Sofia · iss-poushkarov.org - Institute of Technology and Development Foundation
Research organization · Sofia · itd-bg.eu - Institute of Transport and Communications
Research organization · Sofia · itcbg.eu - Institute Po Zavaryavane (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · izamash.com - International Business School
University or research institute · Botevgrad · ibsedu.com - International Center for Minority Studies and Intercultural Relations
Research organization · Sofia · imir-bg.org - Internet Society Bulgaria
Research organization · Sofia · isoc.bg - Ivan Vazov National Library
Organization · Plovdiv · libplovdiv.com - K3Y Ltd (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · k3ylabs.com - Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant
University or research institute · Kozloduy · kznpp.org - Law and Internet Foundation
Research organization · Sofia · netlaw.bg - Lozenetz Hospital
Health research · Sofia · lozenetz-hospital.bg - Maichin Dom
Health research · Sofia · maichindom.com - Marie Curie Association
Research organization · Plovdiv · marie-curie-bg.org - Maritsa Vegetable Crops Research Institute
University or research institute · Plovdiv · izk-maritsa.org - Medical University of Sofia
University or research institute · Sofia · mu-sofia.bg - Medical University of Varna
University or research institute · Varna · mu-varna.bg - Medical University Pleven
University or research institute · Pleven · mu-pleven.bg - Medical University Plovdiv
University or research institute · Plovdiv · meduniversity-plovdiv.bg - Military Medical Academy
Health research · Sofia · vma.bg - Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Government or public body · Sofia · mzh.government.bg - Ministry of Culture
Government or public body · Sofia · mc.government.bg - Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Bulgaria
Government or public body · Sofia · mi.government.bg - Ministry of Education and Science
Government or public body · Sofia · mon.bg - Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Bulgaria
Government or public body · Sofia · me.government.bg - Ministry of Environment and Water
Government or public body · Sofia · moew.government.bg - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Government or public body · Sofia · mfa.bg - Ministry of Interior
Government or public body · Sofia · mvr.bg - Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications
Government or public body · Sofia · mtitc.government.bg - Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment in Neurology and Psychiatry St. Naum
Health research · Sofia · svnaum.com - Municipality of Kardzhali
Government or public body · Kardzhali · kardjali.bg - Museum of History Iskra
Organization · Kazanlak · muzei-kazanlak.org - National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
University or research institute · Sofia · natfiz.bg - National Academy of Arts
University or research institute · Sofia · nha.bg - National Academy of Music Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
University or research institute · Sofia · nma.bg - National Asociation of General Practitioners in Bulgaria
Research organization · Sofia · nsoplb.com - National Center for Supercomputing Applications
University or research institute · Sofia · scc.acad.bg - National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
University or research institute · Sofia · ncipd.org - National Center of Public Health and Analyses
University or research institute · Sofia · ncpha.government.bg - National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection
Health research · Sofia · ncrrp.org - National Drug Addiction Center
University or research institute · Sofia · ncn-bg.org - National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency
Government or public body · Sofia · neaa.government.bg - National Heart Hospital
Health research · Sofia · hearthospital.bg - National Institute of Emergency Medicine "Pirogov"
Health research · Sofia · pirogov.eu - National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography
University or research institute · Sofia · niggg.bas.bg - National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
University or research institute · Sofia · meteo.bg - National Museum of Natural History
Organization · Sofia · nmnhs.com - National Palace of Culture
Science or technology park · Sofia · ndk.bg - National Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Hematologic Diseases
Health research · Sofia · hematology.bg - National Sports Academy Vassil Levski
University or research institute · Sofia · nsa.bg - National Transport Hospital "Tzar Boris III"
Health research · Sofia · nmtb-sofia.eu - Nemetschek Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · nemetschek.bg - Neopharm Bulgaria Ltd. (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · neopharm.bg - New Bulgarian University
University or research institute · Sofia · nbu.bg - Nexus Engineering (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · nexus-bg.com - Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy
University or research institute · Varna · naval-acad.bg - Ontotext (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · ontotext.com - Pensoft Publishers (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · pensoft.net - Plant Protection Institute
University or research institute · Kostinbrod · ppi-bg.org - Plovdiv University
University or research institute · Plovdiv · uni-plovdiv.bg - Point L (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · pointl.com - Prof. Assen Zlatarov University
University or research institute · Burgas · btu.bg - "Professor Tsvetan Lazarov" Defence Institute
Government or public body · Sofia · mod.bg - ProsFit (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Dormant · Sofia · prosfit.com - Queen Giovanna Hospital
Health research · Sofia · isul.eu - Regional Energy Agency
Research organization · Rousse · rea-ruse.com - Regional History Museum Gabrovo
Organization · Gabrovo · h-museum-gabrovo.bg - Regional Natural History Museum - Plovdiv
Organization · Plovdiv · rnhm.org - Remote Sensing Application Center
University or research institute · Sofia · resac-bg.org - Research & Development & Innovation Consortium
Research organization · Sofia · sofiatech.bg - Resonator
Fab lab or makerspace · Sofia · rsntr.com - Rila Solutions (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · rila.bg - Risk Engineering (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · riskeng.bg - Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Incubator · Ruse · rcci.bg - SCIFI
Fab lab or makerspace · Sofia · acs.bg - Shumen University
University or research institute · Shumen · shu.bg - Sirma Group (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · sirma.com - Smart Fab Lab
Fab lab or makerspace · Sofia · smartfablab.org - Sofia Energy Agency
Research organization · Sofia · sofena.com - Sofia Energy Centre
Research organization · Sofia · sec.bg - Sofia Municipality
Government or public body · Sofia · sofia.bg - Sofia Tech Park
Science or technology park · Sofia · sofiatech.bg - Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
University or research institute · Sofia · uni-sofia.bg - Sopharma (Bulgaria)
Corporate R&D · Sofia · sopharma.bg - South-West University "Neofit Rilski"
University or research institute · Blagoevgrad · swu.bg - Sozopol Municipality
Government or public body · Burgas · sozopol.bg - Space Research and Technology Institute
University or research institute · Sofia · space.bas.bg - Specialised Hospital for Active Treatment of Oncology
Health research · Sofia · sbaloncology.bg - Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Children's Diseases
Health research · Sofia · detskabolnica.com - Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Children's Diseases "Prof. Ivan Mitev" ЕАD-Sofia
Health research · Sofia · usbaldb.com - St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo
University or research institute · Veliko Tarnovo · uni-vt.bg - St.Caridad Hospital
Health research · Plovdiv · svetakaridad.bg - State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance
Government or public body · Sofia · damtn.government.bg - Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology
University or research institute · Sofia · microbio.bas.bg - Sustainable Energy Development Agency
Research organization · Sofia · seea.government.bg - Technical University of Gabrovo
University or research institute · Gabrovo · tugab.bg - Technical University of Sofia
University or research institute · Sofia · tu-sofia.bg - Technical University of Varna
University or research institute · Varna · tu-varna.bg - The Social Makerspace
Fab lab or makerspace · Varna · trikey.space - Theatre College Luben Groys
University or research institute · Sofia · lgroys-college.com - Todor Kableshkov University of Transport
University or research institute · Sofia · vtu.bg - Tokuda Hospital
Health research · Sofia · tokudabolnica.bg - Topolovgrad Municipality
Government or public body · Topolovgrad · topolovgrad.net - Trakia University
University or research institute · Stara Zagora · trakia-uni.bg
Categories
- Universities and research institutes in Bulgaria 117
- Research organizations in Bulgaria 55
- Government and public bodies in Bulgaria 31
- Health research organizations in Bulgaria 28
- Corporate R&D centers in Bulgaria 24
- Fab labs and makerspaces in Bulgaria 6
- Other organizations in Bulgaria 6
- Science and technology parks in Bulgaria 3
Cities
- Sofia 189
- Plovdiv 26
- Varna 15
- Blagoevgrad 4
- Burgas 4
- Rousse 4
- Pleven 3
- Veliko Tarnovo 3