Research

Funding, Research & Development Opportunities

If you have a need to develop new and existing products or manufacturing processes but lack the necessary resources or capabilities, Smithers Rapra can support your organisation.

In order to support businesses, Smithers Rapra offers a service to customers interested in innovation.

Your organisation can benefi t from research and development initiatives funded via European, National and Local Government.

Support for Innovation

• We have established an excellent reputation for the effective delivery of collaborative projects for both small and large organisations
• We will evaluate your ideas and help you to develop them into value added solutions
• We will support you through every stage from the initial funding process to fi nal delivery of the product or process

Access to Expertise

Smithers Rapra have the experience and the world-wide technical contacts to assemble a consortium of complementary technical partners to develop your ideas.

We can manage your project through to completion with our experienced and dedicated team.

Benefits

• Reduce the costs and risks of new product development
• Develop new products and processes
• Gain access to public funding
• Add value to existing products by developing new features and functionality
• Gain access to world-wide technical expertise through Smithers Rapra’s network of partners

Smithers Rapra In-House Capabilities

Smithers Rapra has developed a wide range of capabilities in the Polymer Research field and are recognised as specialists in:

• Materials selection and application support
• Product design and development
• Manufacturing process assessment and development
• Prototyping and small scale/specialist production
• Engineering and tooling
• Fault and failure diagnosis
• Material, product testing and analysis

Smithers Rapra is the global leader in rubber, plastics, polymer and composites testing and consulting services focused mainly on the tyre, industrial, transportation, consumer and medical industries.

We typically seek financial support from the European Commission and UK National Government.

Further details on the specific projects Smithers Rapra has been involved in can be found in the Smithers Rapra Research Projects  brochure – please click here to download this publication.