R&D in materials at the University of Santiago de Compostela has a special impact on its Research Centres:
- Centre for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS) (http://www.usc.es/cimus/es): Focused on the bio-health field, it stands out especially in biomedical nanomaterials
- Singular Centre for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CIQUS) (http://www.usc.es/ciqus): Focuses on medical and biological chemistry, new functional materials and synthetic technologies for sustainable development
- Institute of Materials (iMATUS) (https://imatus.usc.es/): Focused on materials applied to health, industry, energy and the environment
- Singular Centre for Research in Intelligent Technologies (CITIUS) (https://citius.usc.es/)
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Research in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS) (https://cretus.usc.es/)
- Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE) (https://igfae.usc.es/)