Polish firms to obtain PLN 3.5 bln for R&D

Nearly PLN 3.5 billion of EU funds will be transferred by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCRD) to Polish firms for R&D purposes. The demand is much bigger, though. The value of the 21 proposals filed to the NCRD amounts to PLN 17 billion. “The industry expects to receive PLN 9 billion in subsidies,” Kamil Melcer, spokesman of the NCRD told Polish daily Puls Biznesu. The final selection of the co-financed projects will be merit-based. The National Centre for Research and Development is the agency of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, responsible for performing tasks within the area of national science, science and technology and innovation policies. Under the Intelligent Development Program the NCRD will transfer €870 million (ca. PLN 3.5 billion) to sponsor R&D activities.