The National Institute for Aerospace Research "Elie Carafoli" is the leading research establishment in aerospace sciences in Romania, with more than 60 years tradition in aerospace engineering, flow physics and applied aerodynamics, using state-of-the-art technologies and unique infrastructure of national strategic importance. INCAS has been involved in all major national aeronautical projects for civil and military areas, and currently is acting as a major player in EU policy for R&D development under FlightPath 2050 vision and future Horizon 2020 program.

The National Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique (INCDMTM) features as its main activity field both scientific (basic and applied) research and scientific development in the area of precision mechanics and mechatronics. Also, the work of INCDMTM is focused in developing and optimizing measurement techniques. The efforts of the researchers with INCDMTM aim at developing various mechatronic (conventional and unconventional) products and technologies.

ICMET Craiova is a well-known brand in Europe and many other countries around the world in the field of testing, calibration and certification of low and high voltage electrical and electrotechnical equipment, with more than 45 years in the field.

ECOIND is a national research and development institute, with a global approach to all environmental aspects in the field of industrial ecology, recognized at national level and with an increasingly active presence in international partnerships. The Institute is involved in developing / expanding new research directions to cover a wide range of activities related to industrial ecology, in the fields of: molecular biology, genetics and electron microscopy; biological analyzes and ecotoxicological studies; evaluation of indoor air quality, odor level by dynamic olfactometry; complete characterization of industrial waste and sludge - up-to-date areas that are ignored or not addressed at all at national level, but in line with European and international environmental research trends.