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Ireland R&D Tax Credits & Innovation Funding by Sector

Explore sector-specific guidance on R&D Tax Credits, Knowledge Development Box, innovation grants, Capital Allowances and Revenue claim support for technology, engineering, manufacturing, life sciences, agriculture and other innovative Irish industries.

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  1. Agriculture & Agritech

    Agriculture and agritech businesses often solve technical problems through crop science, animal health, automation, data systems, field trials and process improvement. If your team is developing new growing methods, improving…

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    Innovation in Agriculture & Agritech
  2. Chemicals

    Chemical businesses often solve technical problems through formulation, synthesis, process development, testing and scale-up. If your team is improving materials, coatings, compounds, analytical methods or production processes, the work may…

    Innovation in Chemicals
  3. Construction

    Construction businesses often solve technical problems through materials, methods, site constraints, building systems and delivery processes. If your team is developing a new approach to buildability, performance, safety, sustainability or…

    Innovation in Construction
  4. Energy & Renewables

    Energy and renewables businesses often solve technical problems through system design, prototyping, testing, integration and field validation. If your team is developing renewable generation, storage, grid technology, monitoring systems or…

    Innovation in Energy & Renewables
  5. Engineering

    Engineering businesses often solve hard technical problems through design, prototyping, testing and iteration. If your team is developing new products, improving systems, solving performance issues, integrating complex technology or validating…

    Innovation in Engineering
  6. Food & Beverage

    Food and beverage businesses often solve technical problems through product development, process trials, shelf-life work, packaging changes and scale-up. If your team is improving recipes, developing new formats, reducing waste,…

    Innovation in Food & Beverage
  7. Life Sciences & Healthcare

    Irish life sciences and healthcare businesses often carry out complex technical work long before a product, device, process or platform is ready for market. If your team is developing new…

    Innovation in Life Sciences & Healthcare
  8. Manufacturing

    Irish manufacturing businesses often improve products, processes and production methods through practical technical work on the factory floor. If your team is developing new materials, improving yield, solving scale-up problems,…

    Innovation in Manufacturing
  9. Marine, Aquaculture & Fisheries

    Marine, aquaculture and fisheries businesses often solve technical problems through cultivation systems, vessel operations, monitoring, feed performance, water quality, processing and sustainability. If your team is improving aquatic production, fishing…

    Innovation in Marine, Aquaculture & Fisheries
  10. Technology & Software

    Irish technology and software businesses often solve difficult technical problems long before those challenges are visible in a finished product. If your team is developing new platforms, improving architecture, building…

    Innovation in Technology & Software
  11. Telecommunications

    Telecommunications businesses often solve technical problems through network design, signal performance, software integration, hardware testing and service reliability. If your team is developing connectivity, data, infrastructure, monitoring or communications technology,…

    Innovation in Telecommunications
  12. Waste, Recycling & Circular Economy

    Waste, recycling and circular economy businesses often solve technical problems through sorting, separation, materials recovery, treatment, reuse and process optimisation. If your team is improving recycling processes, resource recovery, waste…

    Innovation in Waste, Recycling & Circular Economy

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