Research and development

The future success of your business depends on the technology you’re developing today.

In Wales we understand that – which is why we put so much into research & development. Our UK research expertise ranges from electronics, autonomous systems, communications and software systems, to advanced materials and fuels.

At our universities and technical incubation centres, industrial collaboration is a way of life, and the connections you can access include:

  • Technium – a nationwide network of innovation centres offering technical R&D support to develop new technologies and businesses and get them to market faster
  • CETICs – our Centres of Excellence for Technology and Industrial Collaboration are a network of research groups dedicated to delivering new developments in science, engineering and technology to industry.
  • Partnerships for growth - Companies in Wales’ benefit from ‘best in class’  academic expertise and Welsh Assembly Government support.
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