Fiction Empire

The American Technologic Business Council
Where the phone fax to Lily originated.

Amoskeag Research Center

FATHER OF THE YEAR 2018 Film

Amoskeag Research Center
Lab where Larry's dad Mardy works.

The Andre Sandrov Center for Cryogenics

EUREKA 2006 TV Series

The Andre Sandrov Center for Cryogenics
When Fargo's grandfather is revived from a cryogenic pod, it is revealed that the famous Eureka scientist Andre Sandrov took credit for Pierre Fargo's work, and the center that was named after him is renamed after Pierre Fargo.

Androids-R-Us

SLEDGE HAMMER! 1986 TV Series

Androids-R-Us
Lab where Sledge Hammer and Doreau go looking for information about androids, and meet Dr. Arthur Deco.

Ansible

PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV Series

Ansible
Private intelligence firm that machine number and FBI Agent Nicholas Donnelly mentions.

Aquatica

DEEP BLUE SEA 1999 Film

Aquatica
Floating research lab where scientists create super intelligent sharks.

Arboria Institute

BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW 2010 Film

Arboria Institute
New Age research facility founded by Dr. Mercurio Arboria to explore the boundary between science and spirituality and bring humankind toward a form of enlightenment using benign pharmacology, sensory therapy, and energy sculpting.

The Arctic Ice Data Bank

THE BROTHERS SOLOMON 2007 Film

The Arctic Ice Data Bank

Arnold Sinclair Institute for Child Deve...

THE 4400 2004 TV Series

Arnold Sinclair Institute for Child Development
Returnee Heather Tobey's new school.

Atlanta Plague Center

THE STAND 1978 Literature

Atlanta Plague Center
Somebody had slipped. Either that, or the disease that Charles D. Campion had brought to Arnette was a lot more communicable than anyone had guessed. Either way, the integrity of the Atlanta Plague Center had been breached, and Stu thought that everyone who had been there was now getting a chance to do a little firsthand research on the virus they called A-Prime or the superflu.

Atomic Research Center

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 1963 Comic Books

Atomic Research Center
Institute where Otto Octavius works / site of the accident that turns him into a supervillain.

Bajoran Center for Science

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 1993 TV Series

Bajoran Center for Science
Science institute on Bajor.

Barbeau Observatory

THE MIDNIGHT SKY 2020 Film

Barbeau Observatory
Research facility in the Arctic Circle that is all but abandoned in February 2049, three weeks after a cataclysmic event that wipes out most of the Earth's population with powerful radiation.

Barnacle Bay Oceanographic Institute

THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series

Barnacle Bay Oceanographic Institute
Institute that Marge and Lisa visit in Barnacle Bay. Yes, we make change for parking.

Barringer Hypnosis Institute

PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV Series

Barringer Hypnosis Institute
Institute in Tarzana, California where achine number and certified hypnotherapist Hayden Price received his training.

The Baxter Foundation

FANTASTIC FOUR 2015 Film

The Baxter Foundation

The Belmont Bevatron

EYE IN THE SKY 1957 Literature

Berkeley Nuclear Biotechnology Institute

The Belmont Bevatron
While on a visit to the Belmont Bevatron, eight people become stuck in a series of subtly and not-so-subtly unreal worlds.

HULK 2003 Film

Berkeley Nuclear Biotechnology Institute

Bio-Lab Inc.

OUTBREAK 1995 Film

Bio-Lab Inc.
Jimbo Scott steals a monkey from Biotest and tried to sell it to pet shop owner Rudy Alvarez of Rudy's Pet Shop in Cedar Creek, California.

Blackwood Institute

THRESHOLD 2005 TV Series

Boite Canyon Arctic Research Station

Blackwood Institute
Think tank in Richmond, Virginia.

TREMORS 6: A COLD DAY IN HELL 2018 Film

Boite Canyon Arctic Research Station

Borg Artifact Research Institute

STAR TREK: PICARD 2019 TV Series

Borg Artifact Research Institute
Romulan organization overseeing the Romulan Reclamation Site, the research facility established inside a derelict Borg cube.

The Brandenburg Institute for Evolutiona...

PANDORUM 2009 Film

The Brandenburg Institute for Evolutionary Genetics
Institute that partnered with I.S.A. to create the bio-vault aboard the Elysium.

Brookings Institute

SUCCESSION 2018 TV Series

Brookings Institute
Fine, elite establishment where Maxim Pierce works.

Brussels Biomedical Institute

V 1983 TV Series

Brussels Biomedical Institute
Institute mentioned by anchorman: The world was shocked today when Nobel Prize winner Dr. Morris Jankowski of the Brussels Biomedical Institute in Belgium held a press conference to reveal the existence of an international conspiracy against the visitors.

Cabbage Research Centre

DISCWORLD SERIES 1983 Literature

California Medical Research Institute

Cabbage Research Centre
Located on the fringes of Big Cabbage, dedicated to the scientific study and promulgation of knowledge of all sorts of brassica.

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN 1981 Film

California Medical Research Institute

California's Institute of the Arts

DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. 1989 TV Series

California's Institute of the Arts

Cambridge Primate Research Centre

28 DAYS LATER 2002 Film

Cambridge Primate Research Centre
Institute where activists release monkeys infected with the Rage virus.

Campbell Center

THE CELL 2000 Film

Campbell Center
Institute where Dr. Catherine Deane works.

The Candent Institute

THE BOURNE LEGACY 2012 Film

The Candent Institute
Subsidiary of the Candent group, LLC.

Carl Sagan Institute

SLIDERS 1995 TV Series

Carl Sagan Institute
Scientific institute on the clone world where Quinn's counterpart works in the quantum lab.

Center for Advanced Research

CHAIN REACTION 1996 Film

Center for Advanced Research
Paul Shannon's foundation.

The Center for Democratic Studies

APOCALYPSE NOW 1979 Film

The Center for Democratic Studies
Willard skims through a document near end of the film that was "Commissioned by The Center For Democratic Studies, Santa Barbara, California".

The Center for Global Progress

THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series

The Center for Global Progress
Organization that Homer imagines when Lisa says the phrase "Think tank".

Cetacean Institute

STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME 1986 Film

Cetacean Institute
Home of the whales George and Gracie.

Chia Institute

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1975 TV Series

Chia Institute
Company responsible for hair replacement product Chia Head.

Christian Science Reading Room

THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series

Christian Science Reading Room
Scientific facility destroyed during the Springfield residents' riot against science.

The Chrononics Institute

THE OUTER LIMITS 1995 TV Series

The Chrononics Institute
Time travel for hire.

Clearview Institute

THE PRETENDER 1996 TV Series

Clearview Institute
Institute where Jarod learns how to read lips.

The Clinic for Paranormal Research

MARVEL COMICS 1939 Comic Books

The College of Emotional Engineering

The Clinic for Paranormal Research
From Marvel's New Universe.

BRAVE NEW WORLD 1931 Literature

The College of Emotional Engineering
The various Bureaux of Propaganda and the College of Emotional Engineering were housed in a single sixty-story building in Fleet Street.

The Coolidge Institute

SNEAKERS 1992 Film

The Coolidge Institute
The NSA hires Martin Bishop and his team to investigate mathematician Dr. Gunter Janek and the mysterious Russian funded project he's working on at the Coolidge Institute think tank called Setec Astronomy that's creating some sort of little black box.

Corgul Research Center

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 1993 TV Series

Corgul Research Center
Sarina departs for the Cogul Research Center.

Crystal Lake Research Facility

JASON X 2001 Film

Crystal Lake Research Facility
In the year 2010, Jason Voorhees is captured by the United States government and held at the Crystal Lake Research Facility.

CSICOP

THE X-FILES 1993 TV Series

CSICOP
UFO research group that NICOM member Max Fenig mentions when he first meets Mulder in military containment in Townsend, Wisconsin.

The Culver Institute

THE INCREDIBLE HULK 1978 TV Series

The Culver Institute
Where Banner worked when he became the Hulk.

CURI

THE OA 2016 TV Series

CURI
Pierre Ruskin's dream factory in Oakland where private detective Karim Washington goes looking for Michelle.

Cypress Hills Research Center

THE OUTER LIMITS 1963 TV Series

Cypress Hills Research Center
Defense installation.

STAR TREK: PICARD 2019 TV Series

Daystrom Institute
Well-respected scientific institute.

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 1993 TV Series

Daystrom Institute
Institute from various episodes.

STAR TREK: GENERATIONS 1994 Film

Daystrom Institute
There is a letter to Captain Picard from the Daystrom Institute in the Picard family album.

STAR TREK: VOYAGER 1995 TV Series

Daystrom Institute
The Doctor mentions donating his mobile emitter when he thinks he's dying.

The Daystrom Institute

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY 2017 TV Series

The Daystrom Institute
Federation institute.

De Cobray Laboratoire Scientifique

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA 2009 Film

De Cobray Laboratoire Scientifique
The Baroness' husband's research lab that Cobra uses to weaponize the stolen warheads.

Decima Technologies

PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV Series

Decima Technologies
Private intelligence firm initially believed by Harold Finch as having developed a virus designed to infect the Machine.

Defense Language Center

G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO 1982 Comic Books

Defense Language Center
Jinx takes Billy in San Francisco.

Delos Research Group

WESTWORLD 2015 TV Series

Delos Research Group
Division of The Delos Corporation, the name on top of Delos' baseline interview form.

The Des Moines Institute

AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL 1982 Film

The Des Moines Institute
Hospital where Joey was supposed to go to Des Moines for an operation to cure his impotence.

LOST 2004 TV Series

The Dharma Initiative
Research project with the objective of altering any of the six factors of the Valenzetti Equation, an equation which "predicts the exact number of years and months until humanity extinguishes itself," to allow humans to exist for longer by changing their doomsday. DHARMA = Department of Heuristics and Research on Material Applications.

CLOVERFIELD 2008 Film

The Dharma Initiative
Research project from the TV show Lost. There is a Dharma logo in Cloverfield.

HALF-LIFE 2: EPISODE TWO 2007 Video Games

The Dharma Initiative
Research project from the TV show Lost. In Uriah's lab, there is an inaccessible room containing a computer terminal with the numbers shown on the screen and a Dharma-style octagon with a pine tree symbol for the White Forest base on the wall.

THE FRINGEMUNKS 2008 Music

The Dharma Initiative
Parody of Culture Club's Karma Chameleon, about the research organization from Lost.

THINKGEEK 1999 Advertising

The Dharma Initiative
Research project from the TV show Lost. ThinkGeek added a Dharma Initiative Alarm Clock to its product catalog, as an April Fools' Day joke.

Divinity and Water Polo

MOSTLY HARMLESS 1992 Literature

Divinity and Water Polo
Religious institute. When the Infinite Improbability Drive arrived and whole planets started turning unexpectedly into banana fruitcake, the great history faculty of the University of MaxiMegalon finally gave up, closed itself down and surrendered its buildings to the rapidly growing joint faculty of Divinity and Water Polo, which had been after them for years.

The Donnelly Institute

RESIDENT ALIEN 2021 TV Series

The Donnelly Institute
Special school in Georgia where Harry recommends Max's parents send him.

Duk-Hee Genetic Institute

FRINGE 2008 TV Series

Duk-Hee Genetic Institute
Where murder suspect Roland David Barrett's research contributed to the creation of synthetic life on the cellular level.

Duke Phillips Agricultural Institute

THE CRITIC 1994 Animated Series

Duke Phillips Agricultural Institute
"We use nuclear technology to grow fresher tomatoes, bigger carrots and potatoes that play the bagpipes"

Dyad Institute

ORPHAN BLACK 2013 TV Series

Dyad Institute
Institution devoted to research for the advancement of biotechnology and is promoting Neolution, a scientific organization pushing the scientific limits of human evolution.

Edvardsen Institute

DOWNSIZING 2017 Film

Edvardsen Institute
Institute responsible for downsizing process.

Epsilon Science Station

THE ORVILLE 2017 TV Series

Epsilon Science Station
Also known as The Scientists' Playground. Captain Mercer's first mission on the Orville is delivering supplies to the science station on Epsilon 2.

The Farm

LOWER DECKS 2020 Animated Series

The Farm
After a transporter accident, Boimler is sent to the Farm, a facility described as a great medical spa on Endicronimas V that's run by Division 14, which handles unsolvable space illnesses and science mysteries.

The Foreign Language Institute

THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series

The Foreign Language Institute
Company that sends Lisa her German verb wheel in the mail.

The Fowler Institute

LIFE GOES ON 1989 TV Series

The Fowler Institute

The Franklin Storm Research Center

FANTASTIC FOUR 2015 Film

The Franklin Storm Research Center

The Freecloud Institute of Entertainment...

STAR TREK: PICARD 2019 TV Series

The Freecloud Institute of Entertainment Robotics
Service advertised in Stardust City on Freecloud.

Genetic Primate Research Center

SCARY MOVIE V 2013 Film

Genetic Primate Research Center
Institute where Dan works - and gives a Dawn of the Planet of the Apes-style intelligence drug to apes.

Geospatial Predictive Analytics, LLC

PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV Series

Geospatial Predictive Analytics, LLC
Small tech company owned by Elizabeth Bridges, whom Finch meets while attending a conference in Hong Kong.

GERD

LIMITLESS 2015 TV Series

GERD
Global Enterprise for Research and Development - shady think tank with ties to the highest levels of government that bought the mind-files from Eloise. They were around before the acronym for the heartburn condition.

Grand Telescope Array

AD ASTRA 2019 Film

Grand Telescope Array
The moon's largest facility for extra-terrestrial research.

The Granular Project

BLACK MIRROR 2011 TV Series

The Granular Project
Research institute that developed Project Swarm, the program that created ADIs - Autonomous Drone Insects.

Gray Research

WHITE NOISE 2022 Film

Gray Research
Not the actual name of the company, but the name that Babette uses when relaying her story to Jack - the research company that led to her taking Dylar.

The Hanso Foundation

LOST 2004 TV Series

The Hanso Foundation
The Hanso Foundation pursues social and scientific research for the advancement of the human race. The major benefactor of the Dharma Initiative.

The Hayes Institute

THE PROTEGE 2021 Film

The Hayes Institute
Medical research and development facility in Cambodia that focuses on pediatric cancer was funded through a $150 million donation from Mr. Hayes.

Heyward Foundation

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1975 TV Series

Heyward Foundation
The Foundation determined to get a camel through the eye of a needle.

Hill Valley Space Center and Air Sicknes...

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series

Hill Valley Space Center and Air Sickness Clinic
Location where Doc Brown performs his introduction.

Huron River Institute for the Blind

THE PRETENDER 1996 TV Series

The Institute for Advanced Theoretical R...

Huron River Institute for the Blind
Institute where Jarod pretends to be a doctor.

GHOSTBUSTERS II 1989 Film

The Institute for Advanced Theoretical Research
Egon's institute.

Institute for Animal Reproductive Studie...

THE PRETENDER 1996 TV Series

Institute for Animal Reproductive Studies
Institute where Jarod studied the chimpanzees, where Miss Parker, Sydney and Boots go looking for him.

Institute for Case Studies

SCARY MOVIE V 2013 Film

Institute for Case Studies
Institute where Charlie Sheen's children have been staying since his death.

Institute for Infectious Diseases

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR 2016 Film

Institute for Infectious Diseases
Also known as IFD. Organization based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Institute for Social Studies

STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND 1961 Literature

Institute for Social Studies
Institute that handled crew selection for the first human expedition from Terra to Mars aboard the Envoy.

The Institute for the Preservation of Mo...

SEINFELD 1989 TV Series

The Institute for the Preservation of Motion Picture Costumes and Wardrobe
Where Kramer's friend works, also known as the I.P.M.P.C.W. according to Kramer. Also known as The Institute, according to Mr. Haarwood.

Institute for the Study of Emotional Str...

THE FAR SIDE 1980 Comic Strips

Institute for the Study of Emotional Stress
Tall building with a professor is shown having just been thrown backwards out of a window on the top floor.

The Institute for Trans Dimensional Stud...

WATCHMEN 2019 TV Series

The Institute for Trans Dimensional Studies
Institute owned by Veidt Enterprises experimenting with teleportation windows, opening portals to other dimensions, when the giant alien squid appeared.

The Institute of Applied Cybernetics

THE VARIABLE MAN AND OTHER STORIES 1957 Literature

The Institute of Applied Cybernetics
The Institute that had complete control over the network before the war.

100

Institute of Archeology

THE CITY AND THE CITY 2018 TV Series

Institute of Archeology
Ul Qoman institute where the murdered American girl Mahalia Geary applied, successfully, to become a PhD student, and was attached to the Bol'Yean dig.

101

Institute of Cosmology

STAR TREK: VOYAGER 1995 TV Series

Institute of Cosmology
One of Janeway's "lost sheep" Mr. Harren tells her that he only signed on to Voyager in order to further his efforts to enroll in the Institute of Cosmology on Orion I.

102

Institute of Future Technology

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE RIDE 1991 Other

Institute of Future Technology
Doc Brown's institute.

103

The Institute of Shut Your Fat Face

THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series

The Institute of Shut Your Fat Face
When the warden of the Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility claims that juveniles who know how to fox-trot are 10% less likely to commit a double homicide and someone asks who conducted the study, he responds, "The Institute of Shut Your Fat Face!"

104

The Institute of Space Physics

NOON: 22ND CENTURY 1961 Literature

The Institute of Space Physics
Institute brought into to investigate and explain the disappearance and reappearance of the spaceship Taimyr.

105

Institute of Temporal Anomalies

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1975 TV Series

Institute of Temporal Anomalies
Scientists from NASA and the Institute of Temporal Anomalies interview a trio of time travelers. A portal opened while they were watching Showtime, sending two of them into the future to meet the future government called The Council of Humanity and were taken to a place called the Oculus that was a gateway to other solar systems. The third person was sent back to caveman times.

106

The Institute

THE INSTITUTE 2019 Literature

International institute of Extraterrestr...

The Institute
Mysterious organization that studies children with telepathic and telekinetic abilities. Iris nicknames it "Mrs. Sigby's Home for Wayward Psychic Children".

107

ROADSIDE PICNIC 1971 Literature

International institute of Extraterrestrial Cultures
Also known as I.I.E.C. Agency that studies the zones.

108

Interplanetary Science Institute

THE SINGULARITY TRAP 2018 Literature

Interplanetary Science Institute
Also known as ISI.

109

Into the Mind's Eye Motivational Institu...

JOHN DIES AT THE END 2012 Film

Into the Mind's Eye Motivational Institue
Founded by Dr. Albert Marconi.

110

The Ironwood Institute

THE BOB NEWHART SHOW 1972 TV Series

Iscandar Seldon Institute of Psychohisto...

The Ironwood Institute
Institute that turns out to be for nudists where Bob gives a lecture.

111

FREE ENTERPRISE 1999 Film

Iscandar Seldon Institute of Psychohistory
Mentioned in the end credits... SPECIAL THANKS: Queen Starsha of Iscandar Seldon Institute of Psychohistory Xavier's Institute of Gifted Youngsters Karova Milk Bar, Yonada - the store, not the asteroid, WWII Hero Pug Henry.

112

Ito Ishioka Robotics Lab

BIG HERO 6 2014 Animated Film

Ito Ishioka Robotics Lab

113

Jing Zi Institute

THE EVENT 2010 TV Series

Jing Zi Institute

114

Jotunheim

THE SUICIDE SQUAD 2021 Film

Jotunheim
Amanda Waller sends the Suicide Squad to Jotunheim, a scientific research facility located in the city of Valle del Mar on the small island nation of Corto Maltese off coast of South America, to destroy evidence of the U.S.'s involvement with Project Starfish.

115

Jupiter Research Station

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 1993 TV Series

Jupiter Research Station
Dr. Luis Zimmerman is the Director of Holographic Imaging and Programming on Jupiter Research Station.

116

Kaylon Culinary Institute

THE ORVILLE 2017 TV Series

Kaylon Culinary Institute
K-1 was programmed with 11,257 different recipes, all created by the Kaylon Culinary Institute.

117

Kleinman Institute for the study of Unex...

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN 1981 Film

Kleinman Institute for the study of Unexplained Phenomena
When Pat starts shrinking, the family doctor sends her to this institute. "Science is Truth Found Out".

118

Lincoln Observatory

SMALLVILLE 2001 TV Series

Lincoln Observatory
Observatory that Clark mentions, where Lana is this week.

119

Macguffin Neurological Institute

COMMUNITY 2009 TV Series

Macguffin Neurological Institute
Dean Pelton: Here at Greendale, we accept all students, whoever they may be or have forgotten they were. But assisting in Kevin's recovery has put a financial strain on the school. That's why we are appealing to the Macguffin Neurological Institute for this $40,000 Grant, so we can continue to fight this terrible disease and hopefully, one day, pay for this documentary.

120

Mana One

MEG 2: THE TRENCH 2023 Film

Mana One
Underwater research facility off the coast of China owned by the Oceanic Institute.

121

Marine Life Institute

FINDING DORY 2016 Animated Film

Maximegalon Institute of Slowly and Pain...

Marine Life Institute

122

MOSTLY HARMLESS 1992 Literature

Maximegalon Institute of Slowly and Painfully Working Out the Surprisingly Obvious
The site of the famous Herring Sandwich experiments, where a robot was tricked into an infinite loop whereby it attempted eternally to eat a herring sandwich by picking it up, dropping it, picking it up again, et cetera.

123

Meinheimer Institute

THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR 1991 Film

Mercer Center for Experimental Physics

Meinheimer Institute

124

TALES FROM THE LOOP 2020 TV Series

Mercer Institute of Chemical Research

Mercer Center for Experimental Physics
Facility beneath Mercer, Ohio, known as the Loop, created to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe.

125

THE LAST MAN ON EARTH 1964 Film

Mercer Institute of Chemical Research
Where Robert Morgan worked.

126

Mercury North Polar Station

THE SINGULARITY TRAP 2018 Literature

Mercury North Polar Station
Installation on the planet Mercury, combination science station and experimental mining facility, also known as Vulcan's Forge.

127

Mind's Eye Structural Analysis

MAX HEADROOM 1987 TV Series

Mind's Eye Structural Analysis
Company that buys peoples' dreams.

128

Mississippi Institute of Technology

PIXELS 2015 Film

Mississippi Institute of Technology
Where Brenner says he went to college.

129

The Moclan Science Division

THE ORVILLE 2017 TV Series

The Moclan Science Division
The Union receives a special request from the Moclan Science Division to pick up an engineer and transport him to a research vessel in the Nekkar System.

130

Monarch Outpost 61

GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS 2019 Film

Monarch Outpost 61
Secret research station in the Yunnan Rainforest, China.

131

Moonbase Alpha

SPACE 1999 1975 TV Series

Moonbase Alpha
Self-sustaining lunar colony built by the nations of Earth as a centre for space research and exploration.

132

National Beer Institute

CHEERS 1982 TV Series

National Beer Institute
Research institute from a joke Cliff makes to Norm when Norm arrives with a letter - "What is that? A research grant from the National Beer Institute?"

133

National Institute for Study of Blood

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN 1981 Film

National Institute for Study of Blood
Member of The Organization For World Management.

134

National Institute of Analytics

LUCY 2014 Film

National Institute of Analytics
From Samuel Norman's bio that Lucy finds online.

135

The National Institute of Excessological...

THE BRONSWIK AFFAIR 1978 Film

The National Institute of Excessological Studies
Abbreviated N.C.E.S. - the institute that starts examining the mysterious epidemic's first group of victims in September 1964.

136

National Institute of Health

ANGEL HEART 1987 Film

National Institute of Human Behavior

National Institute of Health
Organization that Harry claims to be from when he goes to The Sarah Dodds Harvest Memorial Clinic.

137

REAL LIFE 1979 Film

National Institute of Human Behavior
The institute that oversees the reality tv "expirament".

138

National Institute of Technological Inno...

SLEDGE HAMMER! 1986 TV Series

National Institute of Technological Innovations
Also known as NIFTI. Organization that Doreau mentions, looking for a connection between the android thief known as The Hood and the scientific community.

139

National Psychotherapy Institute

FRASIER 1993 TV Series

National Psychotherapy Institute
Organization that the guys from the new morning show Carlos and the Chicken say they're calling from when they prank call Frasier.

140

National Science Institute

THE THING 1982 Film

National Science Institute
A group of American researchers at the United States National Science Institute Station 4 in Antarctica encounter an extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates, other organisms.

141

The National Super Institute

THE TICK 1994 Animated Series

The National Super Institute
In Reno, Nevada. Where superheroes go to compete for the best cities to fight crime.

142

National Testing Center

THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series

National Testing Center
Facility where the Career Aptitude Normalizing Test results are processed. "Controlling your destiny since 1925"

143

Neolution

ORPHAN BLACK 2013 TV Series

Neolution
A progressive scientific organization marked by genetic meddling and physical alterations, among other scientific developments, set on self-directed evolution.

144

New Avalon Institute of Science

BATTLETECH 1984 Other

New Avalon Institute of Science

145

The New Vista Foundation

THE PRETENDER 1996 TV Series

The New Vista Foundation
Nerve disorder research facility that Neil Roberts donated to so they could help Patricia Marie Lorenz.

146

The New York Mind and Memory Institute

LIMITLESS 2015 TV Series

The New York Mind and Memory Institute
While attempting to prove convicted killer Andre Hannan's innocence, Brian tracks down Dr. Howard Gilroy - Hannan's former psychiatrist - now a leading researcher at Hudson University's New York Mind and Memory Institute, experimenting with optogenetics as a potential treatment for all kinds of things including PTSD, schizophrenia and addiction.

147

NICAP

THE X-FILES 1993 TV Series

NICAP
National Investigative Committee of Natural Phenomenon. UFO research group.

148

Ni'Var Science Institute

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY 2017 TV Series

Ni'Var Science Institute
Institute on Ni'Var.

149

Noonien-Singh Institute for Cultural Adv...

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS 2022 TV Series

Noonien-Singh Institute for Cultural Advancement
Institute in Toronto on Earth in the past where La'an finds a young Khan and prevents him from being assassinated, changing the timeline.

150

NORCO

THE OUTER LIMITS 1963 TV Series

NORCO
Physics research center.

151

The North Institute

BLACK WIDOW 2020 Film

The North Institute
Covert S.H.I.E.L.D. cognitive research facility in Ohio.

152

Nyby Science Station

THE TWILIGHT ZONE 2019 TV Series

Nyby Science Station
Setting, location of the Ice Shelf Depletion Investigation and Antarctic New Species Project.

153

Occam

THE SHAPE OF WATER 2017 Film

Occam
Research facility where Elisa works.

154

Oceanic Institute

MEG 2: THE TRENCH 2023 Film

Oceanic Institute
Research institute in Hainan, China. The institute now has a captive megalodon shark who is used as a pet and guinea pig by billionaire philanthropist Jiuming, Suyin's brother.

155

Oceanographic Institute

JAWS 1975 Film

Oceanographic Institute
Matt Hooper Oceanographic Institute arrives on Amity Island following the reported shark attacks.

156

Ocean's Eleven Institute of Oceans

BOB'S BURGERS 2011 Animated Series

Ocean's Eleven Institute of Oceans
Institute that the president of the Glencrest Yacht Club mentions to the Belcher kids while explaining how their plan to bleach the marina won't kill eveything in the ocean: No, no, no, it's actually a very Eco-friendly process. Just before the regatta, we'll sprinkle some bleach powder. It gets an A+ rating from the Ocean's Eleven, uh, Institute of Oceans.

157

Omni Foundation

ROBOCOP 2014 Film

Omni Foundation
Subsidiary of OmniCorp.

158

Omni-National Research

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN 1981 Film

Omni-National Research
Member of The Organization For World Management.

159

Operation Hennessey

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU 2004 Film

Operation Hennessey
On their mission to find the jaguar shark, the Belafonte steals tracking equipment from a remote research station owned by Alistair Hennessey.

160

Orchis Science Center

FALL OF X 2023 Comic Books

Orchis Science Center

161

Oro Valley Radio Observatory

THE ARRIVAL 1996 Film

Oro Valley Radio Observatory
Zane, Char and Kiki travel to a radio astronomy array with the intention of sending his recording to a news satellite.

162

Pacific Nuclear Research Facility

BACK TO THE FUTURE 1985 Film

Pacific Nuclear Research Facility
TV reporter: In other news, officials at the Pacific Nuclear Research Facility have denied the rumor that a case of missing plutonium was in fact stolen from their vault two weeks ago. A Libyan terrorist group had claimed responsibility for the alleged theft.

163

The Papen County Marine Institute

PUSHING DAISIES 2007 TV Series

The Papen County Marine Institute
Institute that creates artificial reefs.

164

The Paranormal Research Institute

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1975 TV Series

The Paranormal Research Institute
Institute searching for verifiable evidence of the existence of ghosts.

165

Paulson Foundation

MARVEL TEAM-UP 1972 Comic Books

Paulson Foundation
Dr. Paulson's privately endowed suburban research institute. In order to power his P.R.I.D.E. Generator, global economist Dr. Eric Paulson of the Paulson Foundation sends his goons to the Nassau County Science Exposition to steal Technafoil, where they encounter Spider-Man. Dr. Paulson's goons then transport to the Maritime Museum to steal the gem known as the Windstone, where they encounter Captain Marvel.

166

PCL

POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU 2019 Film

PCL
Pokemon research facility.

167

The Phoenix Foundation

MACGYVER: LOST TREASURE OF ATLANTIS 1994 Film

The Phoenix Foundation
Non-profit think tank and government contractor.

168

The Pierre Fargo Center for Cryogenics

EUREKA 2006 TV Series

The Pierre Fargo Center for Cryogenics
When Fargo's grandfather is revived from a cryogenic pod, it is revealed that the famous Eureka scientist Andre Sandrov took credit for Pierre Fargo's work, and the center that was named after him is renamed after Pierre Fargo.

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The Poison Institute

THE STATUS CIVILIZATION 1960 Literature

The Poison Institute
He turned down a side street, walked by several restaurants, and came to a large building called the poison institute - "Easy Terms. Up to 3 Years to Pay. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back". Next door to it was the assassin's guild, Local 452.

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The Reagangrad Clinic

MAX HEADROOM 1987 TV Series

The Reagangrad Clinic
Research establishment that donated research on dream state maladies. Specialist trauma research has discovered evidence of neuroses, deep psychological damage as a result of night terrors.

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Research Foundation

TRAVEL BY WIRE! 1937 Literature

Research Foundation

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The Rhine Foundation

STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND 1961 Literature

The Rhine Foundation
"Cavendish had received his training in total recall from the great Dr. Samuel Renshaw himself and his professional hypnotic instruction had been undergone as a fellow of the Rhine Foundation."

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THE PERIPHERAL 2022 TV Series

RI
Research Institute.

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Riker Institute for the Blind

MANHUNTER 1986 Film

Riker Institute for the Blind
School where Francis Dollarhyde's co-worker Reba trained in therapy for speech and hearing impaired children.

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Robin Schmidt Primate Research Center

TWO AND A HALF MEN 2003 TV Series

Robin Schmidt Primate Research Center
Walden's mother's research center.

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The Rowley Institute

JAMES VS. HIS FUTURE SELF 2019 Film

The Rowley Institute
Research institute where James works.

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The Royal Institute

THE CRYSTAL CUBE 1983 TV Series

The Royal Institute

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San Fransokyo Institute of Technology

BIG HERO 6 2014 Animated Film

San Fransokyo Institute of Technology
College, visually based on the Presidio building in San Francisco.

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Saraswati

TITANS: SCISSORS, PAPER, STONE 1997 Comic Books

Saraswati
A "humanocentric educlave and research institute", located on a an asteroid, designated to help "baseline humans" deal with the diaspora of the human race into outer space.

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The Science Foundation

STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND 1961 Literature

The Science Foundation
Organization assigned control of the corporate trust housing alll of Dr. Mary Jane Lyle Smith's basic patents.

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Science Institute

TONY HAWK'S UNDERGROUND 2003 Video Games

Scientific Paranormal Research Center

Science Institute
A college in Manhattan.

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RED LIGHTS 2012 Film

Scientific Paranormal Research Center
Where Dr. Matheson and Dr. Buckley work.

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September Foundation Grant

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR 2016 Film

September Foundation Grant
Tony Stark's educational foundation.

184

SERN

STEINS;GATE 2010 Animated Series

SERN
European Organization in Nuclear Research. Puppet masters of a vast worldwide conspiracy.

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Setec Astronomy

SNEAKERS 1992 Film

Setec Astronomy
The NSA hires Martin Bishop and his team to investigate mathematician Dr. Gunter Janek and the mysterious Russian funded project he's working on at the Coolidge Institute think tank called Setec Astronomy that's creating some sort of little black box.

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The Simon Wiesenthal Center

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL 2010 TV Series

The Simon Wiesenthal Center
Agency that tracks down war criminals.

187

The Sloan-Kettering Memorial Institute

THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series

The Sloan-Kettering Memorial Institute
Troy McClure reads a letter from Dr. Linus Irving of The Sloan-Kettering Memorial Institute asking how Matt Groening manages to write and draw The Simpsons every week.

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South Pole Research Station

THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series

South Pole Research Station
One of the long distance calls that Bart makes while researching which direction toilets drain.

189

The Southern Reach

ANNIHILATION 2018 Film

The Southern Reach
Organization investigating Area X.

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Space Center

THE OUTER LIMITS 1963 TV Series

Space Center
College professor Harold J. Finley joins the Asteroid Mining Project at the Space Center in Readsville.

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Space Center

TRIX 1954 Advertising

Space Center
Research facility.

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Springfield Primate Institute

THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series

St. Petersburg Temporal Studies Society

Springfield Primate Institute
Local institute that studies Homer after he is mistaken for Bigfoot.

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IN TIMES LIKE THESE 2013 Literature

St. Petersburg Temporal Studies Society

St. Petersburg Temporal Studies Society
Local institute where Benjamin and his friends go looking for answers in 1985.

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THE CHRONOTHON: A TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE 2015 Literature

St. Petersburg Temporal Studies Society
Dr. Quickly's institute.

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Stovington Plague Control Center

THE STAND 1978 Literature

Stovington Plague Control Center
Where Stu Redman is taken prisoner by the US government.

196

Strategic Scientific Reserve

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER 2011 Film

Strategic Scientific Reserve
Also known as SSR. A top-secret Allied war agency during World War II that was formed to battle the Nazi special weapons division, HYDRA.

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Summerholt Neurological Institute

SMALLVILLE 2001 TV Series

Summerholt Neurological Institute
Research facility in Metropolis from various episodes.

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Tempus Institute

12:01 P.M. 1990 Film

Tempus Institute
Institute where Myron Castleman tracks down Professor Nathan Rosenbluth, the Nobel Prize winning physicist that predicted the time bounce.

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The Romulan Reclamation Site

STAR TREK: PICARD 2019 TV Series

The Romulan Reclamation Site
Research facility established inside a derelict Borg cube.

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Thomas Malthus Center for Sexual Ethics ...

SLIDERS 1995 TV Series

Thomas Malthus Center for Sexual Ethics and Education
A news report mentions the president attending the center's reopening.

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The Titan Foundation

DEPARTURE 2016 Literature

The Titan Foundation

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The Torchwood Institute

DOCTOR WHO 1963 TV Series

The Torchwood Institute

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Trill Science Ministry

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 1993 TV Series

Trill Science Ministry
Science institute on Trill from various episodes.

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Tyuratam Space Center

G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO 1982 Comic Books

Tyuratam Space Center
Russian space center where scientists came up with Operation Drop Forge, the Russian plan to divert the orbit of large asteroids and aiming them like guided missiles at military targets.

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United Americas Accelerator Threshold

ALIEN 1979 Film

United Americas Accelerator Threshold
Parker serves as Assistant Engineer at United Americas Accelerator Threshold, Neptune, from January 7, 2114 to April 29, 2115.

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Vertrees Culinary Institute

COMMUNITY 2009 TV Series

Vertrees Culinary Institute
At the study group's Christmas party, Shirley is gifted a book called The Brownie Bible, presented by the Vertrees Culinary Institute, referencing assistant art director John B. Vertrees.

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Virtual Light Institute

LAWNMOWER MAN 2: BEYOND CYBERSPACE 1996 Film

Virtual Light Institute
Since the information superhighway has left people feeling isolated from their fellow man, the Virtual Light Institute will bring cultures and resources together in one continues virtual environment.

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Vulcan Expeditionary Group

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY 2017 TV Series

Vulcan Expeditionary Group
Vulcan service branch whose members are trained at the Vulcan Learning Center and the Vulcan Science Academy.

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Vulcan Medical Institute

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE 1993 TV Series

Vulcan Medical Institute
The Federation Medical Council nominates Bashir for this year's Carrington Award, along with Dr. April Ward of the University of Nairobi, Healer Senva of the Vulcan Medical Institute, Dr. Henri Roget of the Central Hospital of Altair IV and Chirurgeon Ghee P'Trell of Andoria.

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Vulcan Post Life Archology

THE BOBIVERSE 2016 Literature

Vulcan Post Life Archology
Will visits professor Dr. Stephen Gilligan at the Vulcan Post Life Archology, an institute in a space station orbiting the star Omicron 2 Eridani, just inside the oort cloud.

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Washington Institute for Tax Studies

THE FIRM 1993 Film

Washington Institute for Tax Studies
Seminar Mitch attends.

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Washington Institute of Technology

THE X-FILES 1993 TV Series

Washington Institute of Technology
Institute in Colson, Washington, home of the Mahan Propulsion Laboratory and the Avalon Foundation cryogenic facility.

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Watson-Crick Institute

ORYX AND CRAKE 2003 Literature

Weyland Industries Tracking and Data Rel...

Watson-Crick Institute

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AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR 2004 Film

Weyland Industries Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Receiving Station #6-D
Station in Silver Leaf, Nebraska receives a data stream from Weyland Corporation Satellite PS12, that detects an unidentified heat signature beneath Bouvetoya near Antarctica.

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World Science Center

THE CITY AND THE CITY 2018 TV Series

World Science Center
Institute.

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Worldstrat

PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV Series

Worldstrat
Private intelligence firm that machine number and FBI Agent Nicholas Donnelly mentions.

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Xavier's Institute of Gifted Youngsters

FREE ENTERPRISE 1999 Film

Xavier's Institute of Gifted Youngsters
Reference to The X-Men. Mentioned in the end credits... SPECIAL THANKS: Queen Starsha of Iscandar Seldon Institute of Psychohistory Xavier's Institute of Gifted Youngsters Karova Milk Bar, Yonada - the store, not the asteroid, WWII Hero Pug Henry.

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Zefram Cochrane Science Institute

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS 2022 TV Series

Zefram Cochrane Science Institute
Where Matt Al-Salah attended science camp - one of the two cadets that Captain Pike will not be able to save.

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The Zissou Society

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU 2004 Film