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
- Mir Chakar Khan Rind University
University or research institute · Sibi · mckru.edu.pk - Mirpur University of Science and Technology
University or research institute · New Mirpur City · must.edu.pk - Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Mirpur · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
University or research institute · Karachi · jinnah.edu - Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University
University or research institute · Islamabad · miu.edu.pk - Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College
University or research institute · New Mirpur City · mbbsmc.edu.pk - Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture
University or research institute · Multan · mnsuam.edu.pk - Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Multan · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & Technology
University or research institute · Multan · mnsuet.edu.pk - Namal University
University or research institute · Mianwali · namal.edu.pk - National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry
University or research institute · Jamshoro · ceacsu.edu.pk - National College of Arts
University or research institute · Lahore · nca.edu.pk - National College of Business Administration and Economics
University or research institute · Lahore · ncbae.edu.pk - National Defence University
University or research institute · Islamabad · ndu.edu.pk - National Engineering and Scientific Commission
Government or public body · Islamabad · nti.org - National Fertilizer Corporation (Pakistan)
Corporate R&D · Lahore · nfc.com.pk - National Hospital and Medical Center
Health research · Lahore · nationalhospital.org - National Incubation Center Faisalabad
Incubator · Faisalabad · ignite.org.pk - National Incubation Center Hyderabad
Incubator · Hyderabad · ignite.org.pk - National Incubation Center Islamabad
Incubator · Islamabad · ignite.org.pk - National Incubation Center Karachi
Incubator · Karachi · ignite.org.pk - National Incubation Center Lahore
Incubator · Lahore · ignite.org.pk - National Incubation Center Peshawar
Incubator · Peshawar · ignite.org.pk - National Incubation Center Quetta
Incubator · Quetta · ignite.org.pk - National Incubation Center Rawalpindi
Incubator · Rawalpindi · ignite.org.pk - National Incubation Center Sialkot
Incubator · Sialkot · ignite.org.pk - National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
University or research institute · Faisalabad · nibge.org - National Institute Of Blood Disease and Bone Marrow Transplantation
Health research · Karachi · nibd.edu.pk - National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
Health research · Karachi · nicvd.org - National Institute of Child Health
Health research · Karachi · nich.edu.pk - National Institute of Health
Health research · Islamabad · nih.org.pk - National Institute of Oceanography, Pakistan
Government or public body · Karachi · niopk.gov.pk - National Institute of Population Studies
University or research institute · Islamabad · nips.org.pk - National Metrology Institute of Pakistan
Government or public body · Islamabad · nmip.gov.pk - National School of Public Policy
University or research institute · Lahore · nspp.gov.pk - National Science and Technology Park (NSTP)
Science or technology park · Islamabad · nstp.pk - National Textile University
University or research institute · Faisalabad · ntu.edu.pk - National Textile University, Faisalabad — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Faisalabad · rfi.hec.gov.pk - National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
University or research institute · Islamabad · nu.edu.pk - National University of Medical Sciences
University or research institute · Rawalpindi · numspak.edu.pk - National University of Modern Languages
University or research institute · Islamabad · numl.edu.pk - National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Islamabad · rfi.hec.gov.pk - National University of Sciences and Technology
University or research institute · Islamabad · nust.edu.pk - National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Islamabad · rfi.hec.gov.pk - National University of Technology
University or research institute · Islamabad · nutech.edu.pk - National University of Technology NUTECH — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · rfi.hec.gov.pk - NED University of Engineering and Technology
University or research institute · Karachi · neduet.edu.pk - NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Karachi · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Newports Institute of Communications and Economics
University or research institute · Karachi · newports.edu.pk - NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology
University or research institute · Multan · nfciet.edu.pk - Nishtar Medical College and Hospital
Research organization · Multan · nmu.edu.pk - NJV Akhuwat FabLab
Fab lab or makerspace · Karachi · njv.edu.pk - Northern University
University or research institute · Nowshera · northern.edu.pk - Northwest General Hospital and Research Center
Health research · Peshawar · nwgh.pk - Northwest School of Medicine
University or research institute · Peshawar · nwsm.edu.pk - Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology
University or research institute · Faisalabad · niab.org.pk - Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tandojam
Government or public body · Tando Jam · nia.org.pk - Nuclear Threat Initiative
Research organization · Islamabad · nti.org - Nur International University
University or research institute · Lahore · niu.edu.pk - Omair Sana Foundation
Research organization · Karachi · omairsana.com - Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology
University or research institute · Haripur · paf-iast.edu.pk - Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Government or public body · Islamabad · paspk.org - Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
Government or public body · Islamabad · parc.gov.pk - Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (Pakistan)
Corporate R&D · Lahore · pakairquality.com - Pakistan Army
Government or public body · Rawalpindi · pakistanarmy.gov.pk - Pakistan Association of Cognitive Therapists
Research organization · Lahore · pactorganization.com - Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Government or public body · Islamabad · paec.gov.pk - Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources
Government or public body · Islamabad · pcrwr.gov.pk - Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
Government or public body · Islamabad · pcsir.gov.pk - Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency
Government or public body · Islamabad · environment.gov.pk - Pakistan Health Research Council
Government or public body · Islamabad · phrc.org.pk - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
University or research institute · Islamabad · pide.org.pk - Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
University or research institute · Islamabad · pieas.edu.pk - Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Islamabad · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Pakistan Institute of Learning and Living
Research organization · Karachi · pill.org.pk - Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Health research · Islamabad · pims.gov.pk - Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
University or research institute · Islamabad · pinstech.org.pk - Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Center
Health research · Lahore · pkli.org.pk - Pakistan Museum of Natural History
Government or public body · Islamabad · pmnh.gov.pk - Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority
Government or public body · Islamabad · pnra.org - Pakistan Physiological Society
Research organization · Abbottabad · pps.org.pk - Pakistan Phytopathological Society
Research organization · Faisalabad · pakps.com - Pakistan Psychiatric Society
Research organization · Karachi · ppspk.com - Pakistan Science Foundation
Government or public body · Islamabad · psf.gov.pk - Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre
Government or public body · Islamabad · pastic.gov.pk - Pakistan Society of Food Scientists and Technologists (PSFST)
Research organization · Faisalabad · psfst.org - Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine
Research organization · Lahore · psim.org.pk - Pakistan Society of Neurology
Research organization · Karachi · pakneurology.com - Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons
Research organization · Lahore · pakjns.org - Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
Government or public body · Karachi · suparco.gov.pk - Pakistan Telecommunication Company (Pakistan)
Corporate R&D · Islamabad · ptcl.com.pk - People's University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women
University or research institute · Nawabshah · pumhs.edu.pk - Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University
University or research institute · Rawalpindi · uaar.edu.pk - Planwel
University or research institute · Karachi · planwel.edu - Post Graduate Medical Institute
Health research · Lahore · pgmipunjab.edu.pk - Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology
University or research institute · Karachi · pimsat-khi.edu.pk - Preston University
University or research institute · Karachi · preston.edu.pk - Punjab Institute of Cardiology
Health research · Lahore · pic.punjab.gov.pk - Punjab Institute of Neurosciences
Health research · Lahore · pins.org.pk - Punjab Medical Center
Health research · Lahore · punjabmedicalcentrepvtltd.enic.pk - Punjab Medical College
University or research institute · Faisalabad · pmc.edu.pk - Punjab Tianjin University of Technology
University or research institute · Lahore · ptut.edu.pk - Qarshi University
University or research institute · Lahore · qu.edu.pk - Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology
University or research institute · Nawabshah · quest.edu.pk - Quaid-i-Azam University
University or research institute · Islamabad · qau.edu.pk - Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad — Business Incubation Center
Incubator · Islamabad · rfi.hec.gov.pk - Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences
University or research institute · Quetta · qims.edu.pk - Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology
University or research institute · Peshawar · qurtuba.edu.pk - Rahnuma
Research organization · Lahore · fpapak.org - Rashid Latif Medical College
University or research institute · Lahore · rlmc.edu.pk - Rawalpindi Medical University
Health research · Rawalpindi · rmur.edu.pk - Rawalpindi Women University
University or research institute · Rawalpindi · rwu.edu.pk - Rehman Medical Institute
Health research · Peshawar · rmi.edu.pk - Rehmatul-lil-Alameen Institute of Cardiology
Government or public body · Lahore · pessi.punjab.gov.pk - Remedial Centre Hospital
Health research · Karachi · remedialcentre.com - Research Gateway Society
Research organization · Hyderābād · rgspk.org - Riphah International University
University or research institute · Rawalpindi · riphah.edu.pk - Rural Development Foundation of Pakistan
Research organization · Islamabad · rdf.org.pk - Sahiwal Medical College
University or research institute · Sahiwal · slmc.edu.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