MariFish Partner 19: Poland - NCBiR

Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju – NCBiR (National Centre for Research and Development)

Start date 1st March 2008, replacing Partner 10 and 17

The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR) is a government funded agency. It was established in July 2007. NCBiR shall fulfil its mission mainly by funding and managing strategic scientific research and experimental development programs. The Centre is responsible for specifying necessary research tasks, choosing organizations (companies, research institutes, universities) to perform these tasks, supervising their implementation and introduction of the results into practical application. The key assumption is that the outcome of strategic programs such as new technologies or products shall be implemented and used in economy, health service, administration or other areas crucial for Polish society.

Encouraging collaboration between researchers and business community is another priority. On one hand, NCBiR intends to increase scientists’ level of engagement in industry related research. On the other, the Centre is to encourage entrepreneurs to develop more R&D intensive activity.

The Centre’s tasks also include:

supporting commercialization and other forms of transferring the results of scientific research to the economy;
supporting the development of the research staff, including in particular the involvement of young scientists in the implementation of research programs;
implementation of international mobility programs for scientists.

The NCBiR will also represent Poland in international undertakings that will perform R&D activities.

The National Centre for Research and Development is managed by the Director supported by the Board, which has an advisory role.