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DownloadSR&ED Project Examples by Industry
| SR&ED Activity | Biotech Example | AI/Software Example |
|---|---|---|
| New product, process, or system | Novel mRNA delivery system using room-temp stable lipid nanoparticles | AI diagnostic combining CT, MRI, and patient metadata (multimodal learning) |
| System upgrade for higher performance | Bioreactor optimized for 30% higher antibody yield, maintaining glycosylation profile | Refactored recommendation engine for rare disease, adding medical ontology |
| Scale-up from lab to production | Scaled CRISPR editing from benchtop to GMP manufacturing for autologous cell therapy | Deployed AI chatbot across hospital network, integrating with HL7 data streams |
| Integration with uncertain performance | Incorporated biodegradable polymer in implantable drug system with unknown in-vivo stability | Integrated new NLP library into EMR pipeline, requiring revalidation |
| Troubleshooting not solvable by standard methods | Investigated unexpected cell death in perfusion bioreactor using novel root-cause analysis | Diagnosed inconsistent training in federated learning due to device variability |
| Custom tools, hardware, algorithms | Designed microfluidic chip for high-throughput single-cell RNA sequencing | Built time-series anomaly detection algorithm for irregular ICU data |
| Meeting strict safety or regulatory standards | Reformulated enzyme cleaner to comply with pharma cleanroom and toxicity rules | Upgraded wearable app to meet HIPAA and ISO 13485 security requirements |
| Technology upgrades from maintenance or capex | Revalidated protein purification workflow after upgrading chromatography hardware | Rebuilt inference engine for new GPU cloud platform, requiring performance tuning |
| Replacing obsolete parts introducing uncertainty | Switched to animal-free media; re-optimized process for comparable cell growth | Migrated from deprecated ML framework (e.g., Theano to PyTorch), requiring retraining |
| External experimentation or testing | Partnered with CRO to test shelf-life and immunogenicity of new biologic | Contracted university lab to benchmark computer vision model with non-public dataset |
Common Project Types by Field
🧪 Chemical / Materials / Pharma
- Reformulating for water-based, biodegradable, or high-durability
- Improving curing, adhesion, stability, or dispersion
- Reducing VOCs or adapting to novel substrates
🖥️ Software / AI / Electronics
- Reducing latency in custom software/hardware stack
- Creating novel control algorithms or simulations
- Building prototypes to validate logic or integration
⚙️ Mechanical / Automation / Robotics
- Adapting systems for new motion, load, or temperature specs
- Solving unexpected wear or dynamic failure
- Calibrating across sensors with real-world variability
🌾 Agri-tech / Food / Bio
- Making formulations shelf-stable
- Testing yield impact under changing soil or light
- Adjusting equipment to handle unstructured natural materials