CONICET is the main government agency that fosters the development of science and technology in Argentina. Currently, the Council has more than 11,800 researchers, 11,600 doctoral and postdoctoral fellows, more than 2,900 technicians and professional support staff, and 1,400 administrative employees. They all work across the whole country -from the Antarctic up to the Puna, from the Andes Mountain Range up to the Argentine Sea- in 15 Scientific and Technological Centers (CCT), 10 Research and Transference Centers (CIT), a Multidisciplinary Research Center and more than 300 Institutes and exclusive CONICET Centers under the scope of national universities and other institutions.