Research & Development Centers
DuPont R&D centers use our global capabilities to find local solutions for our partners in business, government, academia, and local communities.
Science and engineering are the foundation of our essential innovations.
For over two hundred years, we’ve been innovating around you. And right now, DuPont is working side by side with industry leaders in safety, healthcare, nutrition, electronics, mobility and construction, creating technology-based materials, ingredients and solutions that help transform industries and everyday life.
Angela Naef, PhD | Global Technology & Innovation Leader, Nutrition & Biosciences
Our scientists and engineers work side by side with our partners to deliver innovative, successful solutions right now and for the future.
With the world’s population projected to increase from 7 to 9 billion by the year 2050, providing for the food, water, energy, and health care needs of people everywhere presents unprecedented challenges. Approximately 9,000 DuPont scientists and engineers collaborate with academics, companies, governments, and others to develop sustainable solutions to address these challenges.
“Our innovation strategy is aligned with the significant challenges highlighted in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, such as providing solutions to mitigate climate change, delivering technologies to support life-saving health care and helping to feed a growing world population.”
Alexa Dembek, Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer
DuPont is focused on fulfilling customer needs to help transform products, markets, and society.
Our diverse R&D toolkit includes industrial biotechnology, nanotechnology, chemistry, materials science, engineering, and more. We apply cutting-edge science to the development of more and better food production, alternative energy and lightweighting, protective apparel, and electronics. Our efforts encompass scientific discovery, research, product development, and process improvements.
The Experimental Station
The DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware is one of the world’s first industrial R&D facilities. The breakthroughs made by scientists and engineers here are recognized the world over and include groundbreaking products like Kevlar®, Tyvek®, and many others. Today, this landmark site serves as a core integrated business hub, with world class laboratories, offices, and more.
Discover the advantages of licensing technology from DuPont.
We’ve worked with thousands of licensees worldwide to help find solutions to their real-world challenges and bring value to their businesses.