IBS Centers are research centers operated by the Institute for Basic Science. There are 31 institutes as of August 2020. Centers are organized into six disciplines according to their research area:
As of March 2025, the following HQ, campus, and extramural IBS Centers exist (in alphabetical order):
Pioneer Research Centers (PRC) are headquarters-based centers headed not by a director, but by a group of up to five chief investigators. As of August 2022, the following IBS pioneer research centers exist (in alphabetical order):