Research and Development (R&D) can help your company survive and grow.  We offer a range of supports for innovation and R&D.  Some are designed to assist a company undertake research projects in-house.  Others fund collaborative research and innovation projects, which involve sharing the workload and the benefits with higher education institutes and in some cases, other companies.

New to R&D?

If you are new to R&D, through our R&D awareness initiative, we can help companies that have not previously been involved in R&D to get started.

R&D Funding

Our R&D Funding supports market-led innovation in manufacturing and services companies.

Innovation Vouchers

The Innovation Vouchers initiative boosts innovation in small companies by building links with higher education institutions who can complete research projects for SMEs.

Technology Acquisition

Acquiring technologies developed by others is an effective way to enhance your company's performance. Find out more about Technology Acquisition

Industry Led Research

We want to help companies work together to set your own research agenda.  Click here for more information on Industry Led Research programmes and Competence Centres.

R&D Tax Credits of 25%

Did you know that Ireland offers a tax credit scheme for R&D updated February 2009?  Check out Revenue Guidelines for R&D.