At WAITRO, we distinguish between Full Members and Associate Members, reflecting the diversity of actors within our global innovation ecosystem. Full Members include universities, reserach institutes and laboratories, as well as research and technology organizations (RTOs). Associate Members represent industry actors, including multinational enterprises, SMEs and private sector organizations. 

For more detailed information on the WAITRO membership types please visit our Membership Information page.

Full Members

Associate Members

AFRIHA – Africa AHEAD Association, South Africa | AICAD – African Institute for Capacity Development, Kenya | ARC – Agricultural Research Center, Egypt | BNARI – Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana | BRIN – National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia | BSU – Baku State University, Azerbaijan | BUAN – Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Botswana | CARIRI – Caribbean Industrial Research Institute, Trinidad & Tobago | CIB – Corporación para las investigaciones Biológicas, Colombia | CSIR – Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa | CSIR Ghana – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana | CSIR India – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India | CTA – Centro Tecnológico de Antioquia, Colombia | CU – Copperbelt University, Zambia | DTI – Danish Technological Institute, Denmark | FHG – Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Germany | FIRDI – Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Taiwan | ISFT – International School of Finance Technology, Uzbekistan | ITG – Galicia Institute of Technology, Spain | ITI – Industrial Technology Institute, Sri Lanka | ITU – Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye | IVL – Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden | JITRI – Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, China | JU – Jimma University, Ethiopia | KU – Kibabii University, Kenya | LEITAT – Leitat Technological Center, Spain | MEM – Ministro de Energía y Minas, Guatemala | MU – Meru University of Science and Technology, Kenya | NTU – Nanjing Tech University, China | NWU – North-West University, South Africa | RMRDC – Raw Materials Research And Development Council, Nigeria | RSS – Royal Scientific Society, Jordan | SIRDC – Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre, Zimbabwe | SIRIM – Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia, Malaysia | TISTR – Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, Thailand | TÜBİTAK – Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, Türkiye | UC – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile | UCU – Uganda Christian University, Uganda | UIRI – Uganda Industrial Research Institute, Uganda | UNIDAVI – Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Brazil | UON – University of Namibia, Namibia | VITO – Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek, Belgium

Active Members are former Members in Good Standing. If you are still a passive member and you want to upgrade to an active membership status, please use our Activation Portal.