National Centre for Research and Development
The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) is a government agency of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland. It has been established to support and develop innovative technological and social solutions creating a robust innovation ecosystem. It launches varied national and international R&D funding initiatives contributing to the society and economy.
The Centre is an executive agency within the meaning of the Act of 27 August 2009 on Public Finance, operating on the basis of the Act of 30 April 2010 on the National Centre for Research and Development and the statute attached to the regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 9 September 2010 on the statute of the National Centre for Research and Development. The functioning of the National Centre for Research and Development is also regulated by a number of legal acts related to the implementation of programmes financed from European financial instruments.
Activities:
The support provided by NCBR is mainly addressed to Polish entrepreneurs and scientific institutions. The instruments offered allow for cutting down the risk in developing innovative solutions in various areas of Polish economy. The support provided by NCBR also encourages entrepreneurs to invest their own funds in research and development projects launched by domestic companies operating in diverse industries.
In addition to programmes addressed to entrepreneurs, an important part of the Center’s offer are programmes aimed at strengthening cooperation between scientists and entrepreneurs and supporting scientific units in the process of introducing modern technologies, products and services to the market.
Thanks to NCBR’s support, scientific units can obtain co-funding to develop concepts for the commercial use of research outcomes, for acquiring partners interested in implementing project outcomes and for securing intellectual property rights. The cooperation between scientific units and entrepreneurs related to the implementation of R&D projects aimed at solving practical problems provides a unique opportunity for overcoming the barriers resulting from diversified needs and specificities of these environments.
Budget:
2,89 billion EUR (12,59 billion PLN, 2024)
Staff:
540
Contact:
International Cooperation Department
The National Centre for Research and Development
Chmielna 69
00-801 Warsaw
Poland
https://www.gov.pl/web/ncbr-en
https://www.gov.pl/web/ncbr-en/department-of-international-cooperation