South Korea innovation ecosystem

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 2,934 innovation ecosystem organizations in South Korea, including 590 research organizations, 576 universities and research institutes and 530 accelerators.

The largest concentrations are in Seoul (970), 서울 (286) and Daejeon (132).

South Korea scores 71.4 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 12 of 117 economies.

See South Korea on the IEPA ↗

2,934 organizations

• Anseong 2 & 3 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Asan National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Asian University
  University or research institute · Closed · Gyeongsan-si
• Balan General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Banwol Ansan National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Banwol Sihwa National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• BM GATE 창업센터
  Incubator · 서울특별시
• Bonchon General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Bukpyeong National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Bumingwan
  Science or technology park · Seoul
• Bupyeong Juan Korea Export Industries National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Busan Innovation Fab Lab
  Fab lab or makerspace · 부산광역시
• Busan Science General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Campus D Fab Lab
  Fab lab or makerspace · Planned · 서울특별시
• Centum City General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• CHA University Gangnam Women's Medical Center
  Health research · Seoul
• Changwon National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Cheonan 2 and 4 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Cheonan 3 Foreign Investment Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Cheonan 5 Foreign Investment Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Cheonan Industrial Technology General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Cheonhong General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Chilgoe General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Chilseo General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Chungju 1General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Chungju General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Chupal (GIC - includes 6.1ha FIZ)
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• CNU Inno-Factory(Chungnam National University)
  Fab lab or makerspace · Yuseong-gu
• Creative Business Center
  Incubator · 서울특별시
• CWI Center
  Incubator · 부산광역시
• Daebul Foreign Investment Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Daegu Dyeing General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Daejeon 1 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Daejuk General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Dalseong 1 (GIC - includes 10ha FIZ)
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Dalseong 2 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Dasan General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• DOGO FABLAB
  Fab lab or makerspace · Asan-si
• Eogok General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Eoyeon Hansan Foreign Investment Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Ewha Womans University Mother and Baby Hospital
  Health research · Seoul
• Fab Lab Chungju
  Fab lab or makerspace · 충주시
• Fab Lab Gangwon
  Fab lab or makerspace · Chuncheon
• Fab Lab HAEUNDAE
  Fab lab or makerspace · Planned · Haeundae-gu
• Fab Lab Paju
  Fab lab or makerspace · Paju
• FAB LAB Suseong
  Fab lab or makerspace · Suseonggu
• Fablab Cheongju
  Fab lab or makerspace · 청주시
• Fablab chungju
  Fab lab or makerspace · Chungju-si
• FablabBusan2
  Fab lab or makerspace
• Geomdan General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Geumsan General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Gojeong National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Gumi 1 National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Gumi Foreign Investment Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Gunsan 1 & 2 National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Gunsan Free Trade Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Gunsan General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Gwanchang General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Gwangju High-tech National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Gyeongsan 1 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Gyeongsan 2 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Haeram Culture Center
  Science or technology park · Gangneung
• Hanam 1-3 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Hanmin University
  University or research institute · Nonsan
• Hwajeon General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Hwaseong General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Hyeongok Foreign Investment Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Iksan National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Incheon General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Information and Communications University
  University or research institute · Closed · Daejeon
• Jangan 1 Foreign Investment Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Jecheon General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Jeongeup 2 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Jeonju 1 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Jeonju Pro-environmental Advanced General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Jochiwon General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• KAIST-화성시 동탄 사이언스 허브
  Incubator · 경기도
• Kakao Brain (South Korea)
  Corporate R&D · Seongnam-si
• KISTI National Supercomputing Center
  University or research institute · Daejeon
• KISTI Research Division for Data Analysis
  University or research institute · Seoul
• Korea Display Research Corporation
  Research organization · Seoul
• Korea Research Institute for Fashion Industry
  University or research institute · Daegu
• Korea Semiconductor Research Consortium
  Research organization · Seongnam-si
• Korea Yakult (South Korea)
  Corporate R&D · Seoul
• Macheon General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Mado General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Masan Free Trade Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Mieum Foreign Investment Zone - Parts
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Ministry of Trade, Energy and Industry of Korea
  Government or public body · Sejong
• Mirtle Lab
  Fab lab or makerspace · Planned · Seoul
• Miryang National University
  University or research institute · Closed · Miryang
• Myeongji Noksan National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Namdong National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Ochang Foreign Investment Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Onsan National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Paju Book City National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Paju LCD General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Pohang 4 (GIC - includes FIZ)
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Pyeongdong Foreign Investment Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Pyeongtaek General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Sacheon 2 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Sacheon Foreign Investment Zone
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• SAGKOREA
  Accelerator · 대구
• Samho General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Sangpyeong General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Seokmun National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Seongnam General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Seongseo 1 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Seosan 1 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Seoul Digital National Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Seoul Foreign School FabLab
  Fab lab or makerspace · Seoul
• Severance Mental Health Hospital
  Health research · Gwangju
• Sinho General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Sinpyeong Jangrim General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Small and Medium Business Administration
  Government or public body · Dormant · Daejeon
• Songtan General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Tangjeong Display City 1 General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Waegwan General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Wanju General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul
• Yangsan General Industrial Complex
  Special economic zone · Seoul

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Categories

• Research organizations in South Korea 590
• Universities and research institutes in South Korea 576
• Accelerators in South Korea 530
• Corporate R&D centers in South Korea 414
• Health research organizations in South Korea 304
• Incubators in South Korea 248
• Government and public bodies in South Korea 118
• Special economic zones in South Korea 86
• Fab labs and makerspaces in South Korea 51
• Other organizations in South Korea 9
• Science and technology parks in South Korea 6

Cities

• Seoul 970
• 서울 286
• Daejeon 132
• Busan 121
• Seongnam-si 73
• Daegu 62
• Suwon 52
• 경기 50
• 경기도 50
• Incheon 46
• Cheongju-si 42
• Gwangju 36
• Sejong 32
• 대전 31
• Changwon 28
• Cheonan 24
• Gyeongsan-si 24
• Chuncheon 23
• 전남광주통합특별시 23
• Goyang-si 21
• Jeonju 21
• Anyang-si 20
• 경상북도 20
• 인천 20
• Hwaseong-si 19
• Jinju 19
• Pohang 18
• Jeju City 17
• 경상남도 15
• 대구 15
• 전북특별자치도 15
• 충남 15
• 충청남도 15
• Ulsan 14
• 강원특별자치도 14
• 광주 14
• 충청북도 14
• Gyeongju 13
• 전북 13
• 경남 12
• 경북 12
• Iksan 11
• 대구광역시 11
• Ansan-si 10
• Gumi 10
• Naju 10
• Wanju 10
• Wŏnju 10
• Gangneung 9
• 대전광역시 9
• 울산 9
• Andong 8
• Gongju 8
• Yongin-si 8
• 세종 8
• Gimcheon 7
• Yangsan 7
• 강원 7
• Anseong 6
• Asan 6
• Bucheon-si 6
• Chinch'ŏn 6
• Gunsan 6
• Mokpo 6
• Uijeongbu-si 6
• 충북 6
• Chungju 5
• Gimhae 5
• Hongseong 5
• Suncheon 5
• 인천광역시 5
• 제주 5
• Icheon-si 4
• Nonsan 4
• Pyeongtaek-si 4
• 세종특별자치시 4
• 제주특별자치도 4
• Buyeo 3
• Muan 3
• Osan 3
• Pocheon-si 3
• Seogwipo 3
• Seosan City 3
• Yangp'yŏng 3
• Yuseong-gu 3
• 전남 3