Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas

What Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas does

The Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas (CIC) is the official scientific research commission of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, established in 1956 and headquartered in La Plata with a secondary Technological Campus in Manuel B. Gonnet. As a provincial state entity under the Government of Buenos Aires Province, CIC's purpose is to coordinate, fund, and execute scientific and technological research that generates knowledge and concrete solutions aligned with provincial priorities. The organization operates through a portfolio of core programs: doctoral scholarships (Becas de Formación Doctoral and Finalización), a formal research career track (Carrera de Investigador/a), research support personnel career paths (Carrera de Personal de Apoyo a la Investigación), and project subsidies for investigation, development, and technology transfer (Subsidios Ideas-Proyectos). It runs a network of proprietary research centers (Centros Propios) including CIOp (optics), LEMIT, ILPLA (limnology), IIPAC, LINTA, the Centro Bonaerense de Energías Renovables, and the Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario, plus a broader Red de Centros I+D of affiliated R&D nodes and a digital repository (digital.cic.gba.gob.ar) for institutional publications.

CIC does not sell commercial products or services; all of its offerings are publicly funded and provided at no cost to eligible researchers and institutions. Its "business model" is budget allocation: provincial government funding flows in via recurring public allocations, and CIC distributes that funding outward through scholarships, grants, career positions, and operating budgets for its research centers. The go-to-market motion is event-driven and institutional — open competitions for doctoral scholarships, training grants, research career entry, and project subsidies are published on the official website and amplified through partner universities (UNLP, UNICEN, UNQ, UNSAM, UNMDP, UNLu, UNS, UNDAV, UNGS, UNNOBA, UPE, UNSAdA, UTN, UNPAZ) and social channels (YouTube, Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn). Customer segments are governments and academic personas: the provincial government of Buenos Aires as primary institutional client, with university researchers, doctoral students, and research support personnel as the beneficiary personas whose participation is funded through CIC programs.

Recent operational signals from 2025-2026 indicate active programmatic expansion: a March 2026 paritaria salarial improved compensation frameworks, Decree 780/2026 regulated the Bonificación por Título Universitario for credentialed staff, 42 doctoral completion scholarships were awarded in December 2025, the "Innova campo" call launched a new animal health and agricultural production vertical, and the Plaza de la Ciencia public science fair returned for a second consecutive year at the República de los Niños. A bilateral cooperation agreement with Uruguay signals modest international outreach, while ongoing support for scientific events (CIGMA, CIFICEN Abierto, 55º Jornadas Argentinas de Informática, the XIII Congreso Argentino de Hidrogeología, and others) reinforces CIC's role as the convening body for provincial scientific activity.

Name

Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas

Legal name

Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas

Website

https://cic.gba.gob.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas (CIC) is the official scientific research commission of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, funding doctoral scholarships, research grants, and a network of research centers to coordinate provincial scientific and technological development since 1956.

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Product category

Government Scientific Research Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Higher Education Regulators & Tertiary Education Commissions (EDADAAAG)

Keywords

• Scientific research grants
• Doctoral scholarship programs
• Government research commission
• Research center network
• Provincial science funding

Headquarters

HQ city

La Plata

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a provincial government agency under the Government of Buenos Aires Province, CIC receives public budget allocations to fund scientific research, grants, scholarships, and operational activities.
2. Research Grants and Subsidies: CIC distributes research grants and subsidies to researchers and institutions through competitive calls, including project subsidies for scientific meetings, publications, and scientific dissemination activities.
3. Scholarships and Fellowships: CIC administers doctoral scholarships, training grants, and career positions for researchers, supporting students and professionals throughout their academic and research careers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CIC is a provincial government scientific research commission that funds and supports scientific and technological research across multiple disciplines. It administers doctoral scholarships, training grants, research career positions, and project subsidies, while operating a network of proprietary and affiliated research centers. The organization supports researchers throughout their academic careers through financial awards, institutional infrastructure, and collaboration networks with provincial universities.

Product overview

Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas (CIC) is a scientific research commission of the Buenos Aires provincial government offering a portfolio of research support services including doctoral scholarships (Becas de Formación Doctoral), research career programs (Carrera de Investigador/a), and research subsidies for investigation, development, and technology transfer projects. The organization operates a network of proprietary research centers (Centros Propios) and affiliated R&D centers (Red de Centros I+D), maintains a digital repository for scientific publications, and conducts public science outreach through initiatives like the Plaza de la Ciencia fair. CIC's offerings span from financial support for researchers to physical infrastructure including the Campus Tecnológico in Manuel B. Gonnet.

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Products and services

• Becas de Formación Doctoral Doctoral scholarship program for university graduates supporting advanced research and scientific career development in Buenos Aires Province.
• Carrera de Investigador/a Research career program offering formal progression paths for scientific researchers within the CIC organizational structure, including salary bonuses tied to academic credentials.
• Subsidios - Ideas-Proyectos de Investigación, Desarrollo y Transferencia Research subsidies and grants supporting investigation, development, and technology transfer projects for provincial government areas.
• Becas de Entrenamiento Training grants supporting early-career researchers and research training programs within the CIC institutional framework.
• Plaza de la Ciencia Public science outreach fair featuring workshops, games, and exhibitions for children, installed at the República de los Niños.
• Repositorio Digital CIC Digital repository for storing and accessing CIC's scientific publications and research outputs.
• Carrera de Personal de Apoyo a la Investigación Career program for technical and support staff pursuing research career paths within CIC's institutional framework, with formal progression and salary bonuses tied to academic titles.
• Centros Propios (Proprietary Research Centers) CIC's own research centers operating under its direct administration, conducting research across multiple scientific disciplines.
• Red de Centros I+D Network of affiliated research and development centers coordinated by CIC across Buenos Aires Province, including joint centers with universities (e.g., CIFICEN, UNMDP/CIC).
• Campus Tecnológico CIC Technological campus located in Manuel B. Gonnet serving as CIC's advanced research and training facility, housing the Centro Bonaerense de Energías Renovables and other research facilities.
• Carrera de Personal de Apoyo (Ingreso) Open convocatory for entry into the research support career track for university graduates, scheduled for August 17.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42 doctoral scholarships awarded for study completion in a single cycle
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC collaborates extensively with UNLP on multiple fronts, including joint research initiatives, student supervision, and co-organization of scientific events such as the Congreso Interdisciplinario de Geofísica, Meteorología y Astronomía (CIGMA) at the Faculty of Astronomical and Geophysical Sciences.
• Universidad Nacional del Centro (UNICEN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC maintains a partnership with UNICEN through CIFICEN (Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires), a joint research center that receives CIC's institutional support and organizes collaborative events like CIFICEN Abierto.
• Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (UNQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC collaborates with UNQ on scientific events and research activities, including support for academic seminars on topics such as human rights, migration studies, and territorial sciences.
• Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC partners with UNSAM for scientific events including bioimpression 3D research meetings and other interdisciplinary activities hosted at the university's campus.
• Universidad Nacional de José C. Paz (UNPAZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC provides institutional support to UNPAZ for the organization of scientific workshops, including the III Taller de Implementación del Estudio Multicéntrico de Evaluación de Pruebas Diagnóstico Rápido para Chagas.
• Centro de Investigaciones Ópticas (CIOp)coreTechnology or IntegrationCIOp operates under CIC's institutional umbrella, conducting optics research at the Technological Campus. CIC provides administrative support while CIOp develops specialized research in optical sciences.
• Laboratorio de Entrenamiento Multidisciplinario para la Investigación Tecnológica (LEMIT)coreTechnology or IntegrationLEMIT is a CIC research center that organizes the Congreso Internacional de Bienes Patrimoniales Sostenibles and other technical events, receiving institutional support from the commission.
• Instituto de Limnología Dr. Raúl Ringuelet (ILPLA)coreTechnology or IntegrationILPLA is a CIC-affiliated research institute that organizes science outreach activities including the annual Feria del Agua, receiving institutional endorsement and support from CIC.
• Sociedad Argentina de Informática (SADIO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC provides institutional support for SADIO-organized events including the 55° Journadas Argentinas de Informática e Investigación Operativa, hosted at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional.
• Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario (UNMDP/CIC)coreTechnology or IntegrationThis joint institute (UNMDP/CIC) focuses on geology and quaternary studies, organizing the XIII Congreso Argentino de Hidrogeología with CIC institutional support.
• Asociación de Acústicos Argentinos (AdAA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC supports the XX Congreso Argentino de Acústica organized by AdAA, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the acoustics association.
• Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo Productivo y la InnovacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThis institute organizes the Chagas diagnostic study with CIC support, contributing to public health research initiatives in the Buenos Aires conurbano.
• Red de Investigadores/as Argentinos/as sobre Migraciones Internacionales ContemporáneasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC supports the IX Seminario Migraciones Internacionales Contemporáneas organized by this research network, promoting interdisciplinary migration studies.
• Government of the Province of Buenos AirescoreOthersCIC operates under the provincial government as its official scientific research commission, receiving budget allocations and implementing government science policy priorities. The organization signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Uruguay under the direction of Governor Axel Kicillov.
• Instituto de Investigaciones y Políticas del Ambiente Construido (IIPAC)coreTechnology or IntegrationIIPAC, a CIC research institute, organizes sustainable infrastructure events including the XLVII Reunión de Trabajo ASADES at the Centro Bonaerense de Energías Renovables.
• Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (FCNyM-UNLP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC provides institutional endorsement for FCNyM events including the Día de la Micología celebrating the fungal kingdom, honoring Carlos Spegazzini's scientific legacy.
• Centro Bonaerense de Energías RenovablescoreTechnology or IntegrationLocated at CIC's Technological Campus, this center hosts renewable energy research and events including infrastructure sustainable workshops and CIFICEN activities.
• Universidad Nacional de Luján (UNLu)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC supports academic seminars at UNLu including the IX Seminario sobre Migraciones Internacionales Contemporáneas organized with the research network.
• Cátedra de Derechos Humanos de la AUGMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC supports the IV edition of Diálogos Académicos en Derechos Humanos organized by the AUGM Chair, Centro de Derechos 'Emilio Mignone', and research networks.
• Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC supports UTN Regional La Plata events including the 55° Jornados Argentinas de Informática e Investigación Operativa organized with SADIO.
• Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario de la Provincia de Buenos AiresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC provides institutional support for agricultural development activities including biological inputs workshops for horticultural production at the Estación Experimental de Gorina.
• Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC supports UNS events including the Encuentro de educadores Intersección de saberes combining science, art, and educational practices.
• Universidad Nacional de Avellaneda (UNDAV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC supports UNDAV's V Jornada Federal por el Día de la Vinculación Tecnológica and emerging technologies events for socio-productive development.
• Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento (UNGS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC supports UNGS events including labor market and equity research conferences organized by the Institute of Sciences.
• Instituto de Investigación y Planificación del Territorio y el Ambiente (LINTA)coreTechnology or IntegrationLINTA is a CIC research center focused on urban land value and management instruments, organizing international workshops with Brazilian observatory partners.
• Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNNOBA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC sponsors UNNOBA's IX Jornados de Jóvenes Investigadores promoting scientific vocations in the northwest Buenos Aires region.
• Universidad Provincial de Ezeiza (UPE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC supports UPE's 1° Congreso Internacional de Turismo addressing tourism development models and productive impacts.
• Universidad Nacional San Antonio de Areco (UNSAdA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC supports UNSAdA's V Jornados de Investigación e Innovación promoting scientific-technological vocations in northern Buenos Aires.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo): State-level research foundation in São Paulo that funds doctoral scholarships, research grants, and operates research centers — the closest functional analogue to CIC at the sub-national level.
• ANII (Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación): Uruguay's national research and innovation agency; CIC already has bilateral cooperation with Uruguay, and ANII shares the model of publicly funded scholarships, grants, and research-incentive programs.
• INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria): Another Argentine public research institute that operates own research centers, partners with universities, and supports provincial agricultural research — overlapping with CIC's mandate on agronomic and biological sciences.
• CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas): Argentina's national scientific research council, with an overlapping mandate to fund doctoral scholarships (bec.ar), run a researcher career track (Carrera del Investigador), and operate research centers across the country. Most directly comparable to CIC at the national level.
• INTI (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial): Argentine public technology institute operating research centers and technology-transfer programs in partnership with universities and provinces, comparable to CIC's applied-research and Centros Propios network.
• CNEA (Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica): Argentine national research commission with analogous statutory structure, own research centers, doctoral scholarship programs, and a provincial footprint — directly comparable to CIC's governance and funding model.

Broad incumbents

• CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas): Spain's largest public research institution, combining its own research centers, postdoctoral training, and university partnerships — the broader European analogue to CIC's combined scholarship-plus-centers model.
• NSF (National Science Foundation): U.S. federal agency that funds basic research through competitive grants and fellowships — broader in scope and budget but operates the same public-science-funding, merit-based-grant model that anchors CIC's programs.

Regional players

• ANID (Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo): Chile's national research funding agency that administers doctoral scholarships (Becas Chile), research grants, and centers — same funding-and-talent-development model as CIC, but operating at the national level in a different country.
• CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico): Brazil's federal research council funding scholarships, grants and research institutes — comparable mission and mechanisms to CIC, but at federal scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

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