Research and Development
Now, more than ever, businesses need to invest in research and development to help differentiate themselves from the competition and retain their market share. Invest NI offers extensive support in this area, both advisory and financial.
What areas can we advise on?
- We run workshops on issues related to research and development.
- We can signpost you to other sources of advice and assistance.
- We offer one-to-one advice on planning an R&D project.
What financial support do we offer?
We may be able to provide funding to help you with:
- scoping, defining and planning an R&D project
- research or critical investigation aimed at producing new scientific or technical knowledge
- product or process development or improvements
- exceptional development of leading edge technology
- contracted research
- linking to a college or university to carry out specific projects.
We assess applications for
financial support on a case by case basis and your business will be expected to pay a proportion of the cost of the assistance.
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