Pakistan innovation ecosystem
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 511 innovation ecosystem organizations in Pakistan, including 270 universities and research institutes, 80 health research organizations and 53 incubators.
The largest concentrations are in Lahore (95), Karachi (94) and Islamabad (84).
Pakistan scores 26.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 115 of 117 economies.
511 organizations
- Government College University, Faisalabad — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Faisalabad · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Government College University, Lahore
University or research institute · Lahore · gcu.edu.pk - Government College University, Lahore — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Lahore · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Government College Women University Faisalabad
University or research institute · Faisalabad · gcwuf.edu.pk - Government College Women University Sialkot
Government or public body · Siālkot · gcwus.edu.pk - Government Graduate College Township Lahore
University or research institute · Lahore · gctownship.edu.pk - Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Government or public body · Peshawar · khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk - Government of Pakistan
Government or public body · Islamabad · pakistan.gov.pk - Government of Punjab
Government or public body · Lahore · punjab.gov.pk - Government Post Graduate College, Karak
Government or public body · Karak · admission.hed.gkp.pk - Government Sadiq College Women University
University or research institute · Bahawalpur · gscwu.edu.pk - Green International University
University or research institute · Lahore · giu.edu.pk - Greenwich University
University or research institute · Karachi · greenwichuniversity.edu.pk - Gujranwala Medical College
University or research institute · Gujranwala · gmcg.edu.pk - Habib University
University or research institute · Karachi · habib.edu.pk - Hajvery University
University or research institute · Lahore · hup.edu.pk - Hamdard University
University or research institute · Karachi · hamdard.edu.pk - Hayatabad Medical Complex
Health research · Peshawar · hmckp.gov.pk - Hazara University
University or research institute · Baffa · hu.edu.pk - Health Education Research Foundation
Research organization · Islamabad · herf.org.pk - Health Services Academy
Health research · Islamabad · hsa.edu.pk - Heartfile
Research organization · Islamabad · heartfile.org - Higher Education Commission
Government or public body · Islamabad · hec.gov.pk - HITEC Institute of Medical Sciences
University or research institute · Taxila · hitec-ims.edu.pk - HITEC University
University or research institute · Rawalpindi · hitecuni.edu.pk - Holy Family Hospital
Health research · Rawalpindi · rmc.edu.pk - Human Development Research Foundation
Research organization · Islamabad · hdrfoundation.org - IBADAT International University Islamabad
University or research institute · Islamabad · iiui.edu.pk - Ibn-e-Sina University
University or research institute · Mirpur Khas · isu.edu.pk - ILMA University
University or research institute · Karachi · ilmauniversity.edu.pk - Imperial College of Business Studies
University or research institute · Lahore · imperial.edu.pk - Indus Education and Research Network
University or research institute · Dera Ismail Khan · induspublishers.com - Indus Hospital
Health research · Karachi · indushospital.org.pk - Indus Resource Centre
Research organization · Karachi · irc-pakistan.org - Indus University
University or research institute · Karachi · indus.edu.pk - Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture
University or research institute · Karachi · indusvalley.edu.pk - Information Technology University
University or research institute · Lahore · itu.edu.pk - Innovative Scientific Information & Services Network
Research organization · Faisalabad · isisn.org - Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering
University or research institute · Islamabad · ibge.edu.pk - Institute of Business Administration Karachi
University or research institute · Karachi · iba.edu.pk - Institute of Business Administration, Karachi — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Karachi · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Institute of Business Leadership
University or research institute · Islamabad · ibl.com.pk - Institute of Business Management
University or research institute · Karachi · iobm.edu.pk - Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives
Research organization · Lahore · ideasdev.org - Institute of Management Science, Peshawar — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Peshawar · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Institute of Management Sciences Lahore
University or research institute · Lahore · pakaims.edu.pk - Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar
University or research institute · Peshawar · imsciences.edu.pk - Institute of Molecular Sciences and Bioinformatics
University or research institute · Lahore · imsb.edu.pk - Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Lahore
Government or public body · Lahore · inmolaech.gov.pk - Institute of Southern Punjab
University or research institute · Multan · isp.edu.pk - Institute of Space Technology
University or research institute · Islamabad · ist.edu.pk - Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Islamabad · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization
University or research institute · Karachi · halophyte.org - Interactive Research and Development
Research organization · Karachi · ird.global - International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences
University or research institute · Karachi · iccs.edu - International Islamic University, Islamabad
University or research institute · Islamabad · iiu.edu.pk - International Islamic University, Islamabad — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Islamabad · rfi.hec.gov.pk - International Research and Publishing Academy (Pakistan)
Corporate R&D · Islamabad · irapa.org - IoBM Fab Lab
Fab lab or makerspace · Planned · Karachi · emec.iobm.edu.pk - Iqra National University
University or research institute · Peshawar · inu.edu.pk - Iqra University
University or research institute · Karachi · iqra.edu.pk - Irrigation Research Institute
Government or public body · Lahore · irrigation.punjab.gov.pk - Islamia College University
University or research institute · Peshawar · icp.edu.pk - Islamia University of Bahawalpur
University or research institute · Bahawalpur · iub.edu.pk - Isra University
University or research institute · Hyderābād · isra.edu.pk - iTechnopolis
Science or technology park · Islamabad · stza.gov.pk - Jinnah Medical & Dental College
Health research · Karachi · jmc.edu.pk - Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center
Health research · Karachi · jpmc.com.pk - Jinnah Sindh Medical University
University or research institute · Karachi · jsmu.edu.pk - Jinnah University for Women
University or research institute · Karachi · juw.edu.pk - Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology
University or research institute · Karachi · pafkiet.edu.pk - Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases
Health research · Karachi · kihd.edu.pk - Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine
Health research · Karachi · kpws.org - Karachi Medical and Dental College
University or research institute · Karachi · kmdc.edu.pk - Karachi School for Business and Leadership
University or research institute · Karachi · ksbl.edu.pk - Karachi Technopolis
Science or technology park · Karachi · gaenergy.com - Karakoram International University
University or research institute · Gilgit · kiu.edu.pk - Karakoram International University, Gilgit — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Gilgit · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology
University or research institute · Karachi · kasbit.edu.pk - Kharadar General Hospital
Health research · Karachi · kharadarhospital.org - Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak
University or research institute · Karak · kkkuk.edu.pk - Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology
University or research institute · Rahim Yar Khan · kfueit.edu.pk - Khyber Girls Medical College
University or research institute · Peshawar · kgmc.edu.pk - Khyber Medical College
Health research · Peshawar · kmc.edu.pk - Khyber Medical University
University or research institute · Peshawar · kmu.edu.pk - Khyber Medical University, Peshawar — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Peshawar · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Khyber Teaching Hospital
Health research · Peshawar · kth.gov.pk - Kidney Centre
Health research · Karachi · kidneycentre.com - King Edward Medical University
University or research institute · Lahore · kemu.edu.pk - Kinnaird College for Women University
University or research institute · Lahore · kinnaird.edu.pk - Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Lahore · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Kohat University of Science and Technology
University or research institute · Kohat · kust.edu.pk - Kohsar University Murree
Government or public body · Murree · kum.edu.pk - Lady Reading Hospital
Health research · Peshawar · lrh.gov.pk - Lahore College for Women University
University or research institute · Lahore · lcwu.edu.pk - Lahore College for Women University, Lahore — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Lahore · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Lahore Garrison University
University or research institute · Lahore · lgu.edu.pk - Lahore Garrison University, Lahore — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Lahore · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Lahore General Hospital
Health research · Lahore · lgh.org.pk - Lahore Leads University
University or research institute · Lahore · leads.edu.pk - Lahore School of Economics
University or research institute · Lahore · lahoreschoolofeconomics.edu.pk - Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences
University or research institute · Lahore · ubas.edu.pk - Lahore University of Management Sciences
University or research institute · Lahore · lums.edu.pk - Lasbela University of Agriculture Water and Marine Science
University or research institute · Uthal · luawms.edu.pk - Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan
Government or public body · Islamabad · ljcp.gov.pk - Liaquat National Hospital
Health research · Karachi · lnh.edu.pk - Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences
University or research institute · Jamshoro · lumhs.edu.pk - Mardan Medical Complex, Mardan
Health research · Mardan · mmckp.gov.pk - Mari Petroleum Company (Pakistan)
Corporate R&D · Islamabad · mpcl.com.pk - Marie Stopes Society
Research organization · Karachi · mariestopespk.org - Mayo Hospital
Health research · Lahore · mayohospital.gop.pk - Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan
Research organization · Karachi · mmidsp.com - Mehboob Charity Vision International Eye and General Hospital
Health research · Mansehra · mehboobcv.org - Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET), Jamshoro — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Jamshoro · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
University or research institute · Jamshoro · muet.edu.pk - Minhaj University Lahore
University or research institute · Lahore · mul.edu.pk - Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Research organization · Islamabad · comstech.org - Ministry of Industries and Production
Government or public body · Islamabad · moip.gov.pk - Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination
Government or public body · Islamabad · nhsrc.gov.pk - Ministry of Science and Technology
Government or public body · Islamabad · most.gov.pk
Categories
- Universities and research institutes in Pakistan 270
- Health research organizations in Pakistan 80
- Incubators in Pakistan 53
- Research organizations in Pakistan 43
- Government and public bodies in Pakistan 41
- Corporate R&D centers in Pakistan 11
- Fab labs and makerspaces in Pakistan 5
- Special economic zones in Pakistan 4
- Science and technology parks in Pakistan 4
Cities
- Lahore 95
- Karachi 94
- Islamabad 84
- Peshawar 33
- Rawalpindi 27
- Faisalabad 20
- Multan 15
- Quetta 10
- Hyderābād 7
- Jamshoro 6
- Mardan 6
- Abbottabad 5
- Bahawalpur 3
- Gujrat 3
- Khairpur 3
- Kohat 3
- Larkana 3
- New Mirpur City 3
- Rahim Yar Khan 3
- Saidu Sharif 3
- Siālkot 3
- Sukkur 3
- Swabi 3