The following institutions are on the forefront of the technological frontier.
 
University of Chicago

• Computation Institute
• The Enrico Fermi Institute
• James Franck Institute
• The Center for Health Administration Studies
• Institute for Biophysical Dynamics
• Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
• General Clinical Research Center
• Center for Astrophysical Thermonuclear Flashes
• Ben May Institute for Cancer Research
• Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica

University of Illinois-Chicago
Biological Resources Laboratory
Electronic Visualization Laboratory
National Center for Data Mining
General Clinical Research Center
UIC Cancer Center
Center for Craniofacial Anomalies
Center for Molecular Biology of Oral Diseases
Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Institute for Tuberculosis Research
Temporomandibular Joint and Facial Research Pain Center
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Software Technologies Research Center
Fracture Research Laboratory
Industrial Virtual Reality Institute
International Center for Software Engineering
Manufacturing Research Center
Microfabrication Applications Laboratory
Microfluidics Center
Virtual Reality in Medicine Laboratory
Digestive Disease and Liver Center
Lions of Illinois Eye Research Institute
Center for Narcolepsy Research
Pharmacognosy Field Station
Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceuticals
Center for Health Behavior Research
Health Policy Center
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Center
Center for Research on Health and Aging

University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center
National Center for Computational Electronics
Center for Microanalysis of Materials
Center for Theoretical Astrophysics
Engineering/Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics
Center for Machine-Tool Systems Research
Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory
Mid-America Earthquake Center
Motorola Center for Communications
Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory
Computer Science/Pablo Group
Center for Supercomputing Research and Development
Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing
Manufacturing Systems Laboratory
Center for Cement Composite Materials
Optical Physics and Engineering Lab
High Energy Physics Group
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Research Center
Center for Superconductivity
Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials
Center for Complex Systems Research
Biological Intelligence
Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction
Molecular and Electronic Nanostrucuture
Biotechnology Center
W.M. Keck Center
Transgenic Animal Center
Flow Cytometry Facility
Immunological Resource Center
Protein Sciences Facility
Center of Excellence in Airport Pavement Research
Center for Computational Electromagnetics
Engineering/Center for Simulation of Advanced Rockets
Coordinated Science Laboratory
Machine Tool Agile Manufacturing Research Institute
Engineering/Nondestructive Evaluation Research Laboratory
Engineering/Power Systems Engineering Research Center
Engineering/Advanced Transportation Research and Engineering Laboratory
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
The Beckman Institute

Illinois Institute of Technology
Advanced Building Materials and Systems Center
Biotechnology Research Program
Center for Accelerator and Particle Physics
Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering
Center for Excellence in Polymer Science and Engineering
Center for Law and Computers
Center for Research on the Impacts of Information Systems
Center for Synchroton Radiation Research and Instrumentation
Energy+Power Center
Environmental Research and Information Center
Fluid Dynamics Research Center
Grainger Power Engineering Laboratory
IIT Research Institute (IITRI)
The Institute for Science, Law and Technology
Instrumented Factory for Gears
Manufacturing Productivity Center
Midwest Laser Center
Midwest Steel Center
National Center for Food Safety & Technology
Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering
The Center for Research in Financial Markets & Trading
The Research Laboratory in Human Biomechanics
The Thermal Processing Technology Center

Illinois State University
Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology

Loyola University
Burn and Shock Trauma Institute
Conservation Medicine Center of Chicago
Center for Serotonin Disorders Research
Neuroscience and Aging Institute
Cardiovascular Institute
Cardinal Bernadin Cancer Center / The Oncology Institute

Northern Illinois University
Plant Molecular Biology Center
Microelectronics Research and Development Laboratory

Northwestern University
Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials
Center for Biotechnology
Center for Catalysis and Surface Science
Center for Circadian Biology and Medicine
Center for Comparative Medicine
Institute for Nanotechnology
Institute for Nanotechnology/Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly (NAMSA)
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
Institute for Nanotechnology/Center for Transportation Nanotechnology
Institute for Environmental Catalysis
Institute for Health Services Research and Policy
Materials Research Center
The Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics And Management Science
Institute for Neuroscience
Center for Reproductive Science
The Comprehensive AIDS Center at Northwestern University
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Center for Surface Engineering and Tribology
Center for Quantum Devices
The Center for Structural Biology
Optimization Technology Center
Rehabilitation Engineering and Prosthetic and Orthography
Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation
Center for Quality Engineering & Failure Prevention

Southern Illinois University
Center for Advanced Friction Studies
Center for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders
Soybean Center of Excellence for Research, Teaching
Center for Systematic Biology
Coal Research Center
The Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory
The SIUC Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center
Materials Technology Center
Plant Biotechnology and Genome Center
Forestry Geospacial and Economic Analysis Laboratory

Illinois Federal Laboratories
Argonne National Laboratory
Fermilab
National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
National Center for Research Resources
Midwest Regional Climate Center (MRCC)
Naval Dental Research Institute
New Brunswick Laboratory

Illinois Nonprofit Research Organizations
Adler Planetarium
American Bar Foundation
American Dental Association
Carle Foundation Hospital
Chicago Association for Research & Education
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Cook County Hospital
Field Museum of Natural History
Gas Technology Institute
Gear Research Institute
Hektoen Institute For Medical Research
Hospital Medical Research & Education
IIT Research Institute (IITRI)
Loyola University Medical Center
McCrone Research Institute, Inc.
National Opinion Research Center
National Safety Council
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Rush Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Hospital
Target Research Associates
Vibration Institute