Public Scientific and Technical Research Establishment

A Public Scientific and Technical Research Establishment (, EPST) is a category of public research institutes. In France, they were authorized by Law No. 82-610 of 15 July 1982. In Algeria, they were authorized by decree No. 99-256 of 16 November 1999.

List of EPST in France

 * Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA, also formerly known as Cemagref)
 * Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
 * Institut national d'études démographiques (INED)
 * Institut national de recherche agronomique (INRA)
 * Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD, ex-ORSTOM)
 * Institut français des sciences et technologies des transports, de l'aménagement et des réseaux (IFSTTAR)
 * Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM)
 * National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA)

Former EPST

 * Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité (INRETS)
 * Laboratoire central des ponts et chaussées (LCPC)

Research
A research collaboration between an EPST and a university laboratory is called a mixed research unit (Unité mixte de recherche or UMR).

List of EPST in Algeria

 * National Centre of Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology