Scientific research and development companies in Ecuador · ISIC M72

625 registered companies · 525 active (84%)

Activity is classified with the ISIC code (CIIU in Spanish), the international classification the registry uses to order what every company does; this page groups the companies under code M72.

The sector in figures

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025

Declared revenue: $213 M
Share of the country: 0.1%
Companies that filed statements: 441
Median margin: 1.8%

Of the 441 companies that filed statements for 2025, 243 recorded sales and 161 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $27 k.

In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 710 a month. Women hold 44% of the jobs, companies provide 43% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 5.3% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.

Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · ×99.9

$2.1 M

$213 M

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

See the full series

2000: $2.1 M
2001: $2.2 M
2002: $2.5 M
2003: $3.1 M
2004: $3.5 M
2005: $4.6 M
2006: $7.3 M
2007: $6.5 M
2008: $8 M
2009: $9.1 M
2010: $11 M
2011: $12 M
2012: $17 M
2013: $24 M
2014: $31 M
2015: $31 M
2016: $35 M
2017: $35 M
2018: $37 M
2019: $99 M
2020: $169 M
2021: $202 M
2022: $238 M
2023: $207 M
2024: $188 M
2025: $213 M

The sector map · 2025

Azuay: $2.3 M declared · 17 companiesBolívar: $0 declared · 1 companiesCarchi: no dataCañar: $10 k declared · 1 companiesChimborazo: $728 k declared · 7 companiesCotopaxi: $28 k declared · 4 companiesEl Oro: $403 k declared · 10 companiesEsmeraldas: $0 declared · 1 companiesGalápagos: $0 declared · 1 companiesGuayas: $156 M declared · 126 companiesImbabura: $41 k declared · 10 companiesLoja: $17 k declared · 5 companiesLos Ríos: $33 k declared · 10 companiesManabí: $1.4 M declared · 13 companiesMorona Santiago: $0 declared · 1 companiesNapo: $0 declared · 1 companiesOrellana: $0 declared · 3 companiesPastaza: no dataPichincha: $52 M declared · 214 companiesSanta Elena: $63 k declared · 2 companiesSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $34 declared · 3 companiesSucumbíos: $20 declared · 1 companiesTungurahua: $8,005 declared · 9 companiesZamora Chinchipe: $0 declared · 1 companies Point at or tap a province to see its figure

$20 $156 M · logarithmic scale

2025 revenue by province of domicile. Boundaries: Natural Earth.

The sector’s provinces

The largest by revenue

Segment concentration

the 5 largest: 78.1% the other 238: 21.9%

Concentration index (HHI): 4,419, highly concentrated; the largest takes 66.0% of revenue. The HHI measures how the market is shared out, from 0 to 10,000: the higher it is, the more it is concentrated in few hands.

Among the segment’s companies with recorded sales in 2025, each assigned in full to its declared main activity.

More specific activities

Companies

Sorted by highest revenue · name · most recent

Companies in this list: name, RUC, location, revenue and legal status
Company	RUC	Location	Revenue 2025 · USD	Status
Groupjyrassociates S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	0993411523001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Synterra Bio Agroinnovations S.A.S. Research and development in agricultural sciences	0993411325001	Daule, Guayas	—	Active
Cambridgeconsultingdev S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	0993411063001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Pmce - Puerto Madero Ciencia, Educación y Edición S.A.S. Research and experimental development in natural sciences and engineering (physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy) other than research and experimental development in the field of biotechnology	0691787457001	Riobamba, Chimborazo	—	Active
Energywellsolutions S.A. Research and development in engineering and technology	1793240164001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Science Sprinter Editorial S.A.S. Research and development in social sciences	0993410730001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Winaylab S.A.S. Research and development in social sciences	1793239976001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Tumundoshop S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	0993410379001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Sapiencia S.A.S. Research and development in social sciences	1891813755001	Ambato, Tungurahua	—	Active
Nudocritico Consultores S.A.S. B.I.C. Research and development in social sciences	1793239561001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Sociumnexus S.A.S. B.I.C. Research and development in social sciences	0993410081001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Concordia Institute For Health Research Cihr Ecuador S.A.S. Research and development in medical sciences	0993409844001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Novaformlabs S.A.S. Research and experimental development in the field of biotechnology on: proteins and other molecules; sequencing, synthesis and engineering of proteins and peptides (including large-molecule hormones); improved delivery methods for large-molecule drugs; proteomics, protein isolation and purification, signalling and identification of cell receptors	1793238964001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Imbabiotech S.A.S. Research and experimental development in the field of biotechnological process techniques: fermentation using bioreactors, bioprocessing, bioleaching, biopulping, biobleaching, biodesulphurization, bioremediation, biofiltration and phytoremediation	1091799816001	Antonio Ante, Imbabura	—	Active
Observatorio de Riesgos Psicosociales e Investigacion Social Orpis S.A.S. B.I.C. Other research and experimental development activities in the field of social sciences and the humanities, and interdisciplinary ones	1391939398001	Manta, Manabi	—	Active
Biojaka Soluciones Biotecnologicas S.A.S. Research and experimental development in the field of biotechnology on: DNA/RNA, genomics, pharmacogenomics, gene probes, genetic engineering, DNA and RNA sequencing and amplification, gene expression profiling, use of antisense technology, gene and RNA vectors, gene therapy and viral vectors	1793237229001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Bernaliaec S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	0993408115001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Ryboquest S.A.S. Research and experimental development in the field of biotechnology on: DNA/RNA, genomics, pharmacogenomics, gene probes, genetic engineering, DNA and RNA sequencing and amplification, gene expression profiling, use of antisense technology, gene and RNA vectors, gene therapy and viral vectors	0993408141001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Siscomcom S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	1191798606001	Loja, Loja	—	Active
Ri Institute Of Bio Healthsciences S.A.S. Interdisciplinary research and development focused mainly on natural sciences and engineering	1793237089001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Ccmt S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	0195178331001	Cuenca, Azuay	—	Active
Mvrtech S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	1793236599001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Extracut Ecuador S.A.S. Research and development in medical sciences	1793236568001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Cognitex S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	1793236390001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Clinical Research Clinvec S.A. Other research and experimental development activities in natural sciences and engineering (intellectual property, trade secrets, patents, etc.)	0993408072001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Villalba Sevilla Investigacion Arqueologica y Patrimonial S.A.S. Other research and experimental development activities in the field of social sciences and the humanities, and interdisciplinary ones	1091799655001	Ibarra, Imbabura	—	Active
Nexo Studio Digital NSD S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	1091799640001	Ibarra, Imbabura	—	Active
Rikcharina Coaching S.A. Other research and experimental development activities in the field of social sciences and the humanities, and interdisciplinary ones	1793236016001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Soluciones Tecnológicas Gramediaai S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	1793235896001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Rqpublicaciones Academicas S.A.S. Research and development in social sciences	0993407084001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Nucleodata S.A.S. B.I.C. Research and development in social sciences	1793235633001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Cyberlife Prime S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	1793235608001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Stratex Consulting S.A.S. B.I.C. Research and development in social sciences	0891794017001	Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas	—	Active
Cruzlab Centro de Diagnosticoy Atencion Comunitaria S.A.S. Research and experimental development in the field of biotechnology on: proteins and other molecules; sequencing, synthesis and engineering of proteins and peptides (including large-molecule hormones); improved delivery methods for large-molecule drugs; proteomics, protein isolation and purification, signalling and identification of cell receptors	1291792281001	Quevedo, Los Rios	—	Active
Numerix S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	0993406574001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Consulnavi S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	0993406483001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Affila Technology S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	0993406400001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
Leineslabs S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	1793234993001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Biogea Research S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	1793234774001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Eretmo One S.A.S. B.I.C. Research and development in engineering and technology	1793234710001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Tortugatech S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	2091768077001	Santa Cruz, Galapagos	—	Active
Kynzae S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	1793234312001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Centro de Investigacion y Asesoria Forense de Cuenca Ciafo S.A.S. Research and experimental development in natural sciences and engineering (physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy) other than research and experimental development in the field of biotechnology	0195173931001	Cuenca, Azuay	—	Active
Valuehealth Research S.A.S. Research and development in medical sciences	1793234249001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Congest Project S.A.S. B.I.C. Other research and experimental development activities in the field of social sciences and the humanities, and interdisciplinary ones	1391938811001	Manta, Manabi	—	Active
Macrova S.A.S. Research and development in engineering and technology	1793233954001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Corporacion Memoria: Patrimonio Cultural e Innovacion - Cmpi S.A.S. Research and development in social sciences	1793233891001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Health Scievidence Research S.A.S. Research and development in medical sciences	1793233617001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Jadlerstock S.A. Research and development in engineering and technology	1091799565001	Ibarra, Imbabura	0	Active
Onehealth S.A.S. Research and experimental development in the field of biotechnology on: DNA/RNA, genomics, pharmacogenomics, gene probes, genetic engineering, DNA and RNA sequencing and amplification, gene expression profiling, use of antisense technology, gene and RNA vectors, gene therapy and viral vectors	0993404547001	Samborondón, Guayas	0	Active

Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from