I was complaining this morning supervillains no longer recruit scientists and fly them to paradisaic tropical islands...
It's worth noting that with the exception of the National University of Singapore, there's virtually no worthwhile research done in the whole of the tropics. Cold climates seem to be far more conducive to scientific productivity.
That's the point. A supervillain would want the research to remain secret, at least until the world domination plans are well under way. What better place to hide a top-notch science facility than a remote island nobody would suspect?
Preferably one with a volcano, because geothermal is so hot these days.