Technical Development Incentive
Funds Northern Ireland SMEs using technical service providers through Invest NI innovation support.
Invest Northern Ireland administers Technical Development Incentive as part of its funding for innovation and research and development support for businesses. Technical Development Incentive support encourages you to engage in the innovation activities of product development, process improvement and the identification and protection of intellectual property. Invest NI states support up to GBP 15,0…
Technical services for product development, process improvement, certification, and intellectual property work.
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