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  1. Submitting an R&D Tax Credit Claim

    ReaDI-Watch brings customers from a “retrospective” end of year approach to submitting R&D tax filings by implementing a culture and structure for real-time data capture in the business.  Qualifying R&D activity for R&D tax credits may form a pa...
  2. Auditing R&D Tax Credits - Ireland

    In Ireland, R&D Tax Credits are audited in the context of the Compliance Framework as set out below R&D Tax Credit Risk Reviews & Audits as Part of Tax Compliance Framework How can we understand or navigate this auditing framework? T...
  3. Financial Tracking & Labour Allocation (Timesheet) Tracking on ReaDI-Watch

    The Challenge of Allocating Time to R&D Every company has difficulty with timesheet management. In the R&D world, push typically comes to shove when it comes to: R&D Tax Credit (SR&ED) Claims Grant Claims for Innovation/R&D  Depending on the f...
  4. The meaning of Innovation in Companies, and International Support

    To develop an innovation strategy, roll out an innovation framework or build an innovation programme or project, it is very valuable to take a bigger perspective on what innovation means.  Innovation is a broad term and can mean many things t...
  5. R&D vs Product & Process Development – Is there a difference?

    Are you developing and launching Products, improving Processes, or improving your Software Platform?  If so, you may be carrying out R&D. Why is this important? If you are carrying out R&D, you may be missing out on R&D Tax Credits, Grant Fundin...
  6. Research Readiness Level (RRL)

    Introduction to Research Readiness Level by ReaDI-Watch
  7. ReaDI-Watch at Kuka Robotics 10-Year Innovation Celebration

    Prof. Gerry Byrne, the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of ReaDI-Watch​, recently attended a significant event that marked a milestone in the world of automation and robotics. The event was none other than KUKA Ireland’s 10th-anniversary celebration​.
  8. Classifying Innovation in your Company, incorporating Sustainability and other Factors

    A useful framework to draw on to understand and position Innovation (and R&D) in your company, is Michael Porter’s “ Value Chain ” (outlined below). Michael Porter's “ Value Chain ” comprises a company's “primary” activities and “supporting” activ...
  9. Why was ReaDI-Watch founded?

    ReaDI-Watch was founded by Prof. Gerry Byrne, Dave Byrne and Aisling Kirwan in 2021. Their goal was to change the way companies invest in R&D and Innovation by democratizing a tried and tested approach and making it accessible to companies around ...
  10. Idea Capture & Evaluation

    Innovation Process and R&D Decision-Gates Idea Capture & Idea Evaluation  Ideas should be captured by all team members across the organisation. Setting up a clear set of tools and processes to capture ideas can seem bureaucratic up-front, but if ...