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Join Ireland’s Innovation Leaders.

Increase your return on innovation, develop talent for growth,
drive sustainable transformation and learn with your industry peers.

Members

Just some our our valued members.

Who We Are

IRDG – Industry Research & Development Group – is Ireland’s leading business-led Innovation Network.

We represent and advocate for companies across 24 sectors who are investing in R&D and Innovation. We are the voice of the knowledge producing and innovation driven enterprises that underpin prosperity.

We are a practical platform for collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and networking to drive business growth and competitiveness through innovation.

We are a community that nurtures talent with insights and training to keep members at the forefront of their industries.

We work together to drive excellence in industry innovation.

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Member Services

IRDG Represents and Advocates on behalf of our members. We provide world class learning and training, we network, connect and help our members collaborate and share best and emerging practices. We provide direct support engaging to help members with strategy, funding insight and support.

Representation

The Respected Industry Voice on Research and Innovation.

Support

Connection

Training

Direct 1:1 Support

We are an extension of your team helping you navigate uncertainty and the challenges of funding and supporting innovation.

Whether your organisation is indigenous or a multinational IRDG will help you access R&D grant funding, identify tax incentives, leverage available supports and provide you with expert one-to-one guidance.

Connect and Collaborate

From seminars and site visits to cross-disciplinary discussion groups, small speaker events and facilitating collaboration between partners IRDG is key connective tissue in the ecosystem.

IRDG members enjoy plenty of opportunities to make valuable connections across companies and collaborate with Irelands leading third level institutes.

Training and Learning

Supporting professional development through best practice learning is central to our mission and is essential in helping members create a culture of innovation and drive sustainable value.

From CPD Certification to subsided Skillnet training to exclusive webinars we continue you the latest insights.

Why IRDG?

Benefit from an independent, business-led network that is dedicated to promoting excellence in research, development & innovation (RD&I) in our member companies.

Contribute to Ireland’s innovation agenda and be prepared for emerging industry trends.

Accelerate the return on your RD&I investment with all the expert knowledge and resources you need.

Network with over 300 indigenous and multinational member companies of all sizes across 24 sectors of industry, who are also driving RD&I in their businesses.

“IRDG provides a single funnel of indigenous and international companies. Together with the contribution to business in terms of technologies and discoveries and collaboration it is instrumental to our future-proofing the business.”

Catherine Evans, RDI Collaboration Manager, Fexco