The misconception in the construction and engineering industry is that many activities conducted by companies are seen as standard or routine, nothing to do with research and development. This is far from the truth as there are many eligible R&D activities within the industry. Below are some of the eligible R&D activities in the construction…
R&D in Engineering and manufacturing may be present in the digital design and computer modelling, work to the building and testing prototypes and ongoing analysis, further testing and developing. Examples of Eligible R&D activities and questions to consider: Have you developed a new or changed product or process that has characteristics substantially different from those currently available (i.e.…
On Thursday March 3rd, 2016, Innovate Ireland hosted the 2016 R&D conference from Croke Park, Dublin. The event consisted over 100 great speakers in a variety of different industries (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, IT / software, agriculture, agri-food, energy, chemicals, etc.) sharing their case studies and opportunities in research and innovation. Throughout the event, @riceire encouraged the audience to…