NCBR - National Center for Research and Development / Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju

The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) is a government agency founded in 2007 in Warsaw, Poland and operates under its parent agency, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. NCBR is based on the Act on Public Finance of 27 August 2009 that was enacted with the aim of implementing projects and activities within the framework of public policy in the fields of science, innovation and technology.

The main goal of the agency is to encourage the development of creative solutions and technologies in order to boost the competitiveness of the Polish economy. NBCR strengthens the cooperation between the business world and academia, driving both to a greater commitment of research funding to innovators and to a more viable commercialization of the subsequent research. By fulfilling its remit, the agency guarantees that public financial resources that are spent on R&D bring the optimum beneficial results to the Polish economy.

NCBR offers financial support for a project at any stage of technological development – from basic current expertise to the creation of an innovative product, service or technology. The agency’s programs also involve investors who fund international intellectual property protection and the overseas expansion of newly created ground-breaking companies. NCBR services include the management of strategic research and development programs, the management of applied research programs, the performance of national security and defence projects, training and the implementation of international scientific mobility programs, etc.