R&D Tax Incentives

Turn Your Research into a Competitive Advantage

Innovation is expensive, but Australia's Research & Development (R&D) Tax Incentive (up to 43.5% rebate) is designed to reward businesses that invest in developing new knowledge, products and technologies.

At Epichem, we do more than provide chemistry services. We partner with innovative companies to solve complex scientific challenges while generating the technical evidence needed to support eligible R&D activities. 

Whether you are a startup, biotech company, pharmaceutical developer or advanced manufacturing business, our highly trained and experienced team can support your research while helping you build the technical evidence required for an R&D claim.

What is the R&D Tax Incentive?

The Australian Government's R&D Tax Incentive encourages companies to invest in innovation by providing tax offsets for eligible research and development activities.

Eligible activities generally involve:

• Developing new products or technologies
• Creating improved manufacturing processes
• Solving scientific or technical uncertainties
• Designing novel chemical compounds
• Pharmaceutical and biotechnology research
• Materials science and advanced chemistry
• Process optimisation requiring experimentation

Many Australian businesses are surprised to learn that work they already perform may qualify.

Supporting Your R&D Tax Incentive Claim

A successful R&D claim relies on demonstrating systematic experimentation and documenting technical uncertainty. Throughout your project, Epichem can provide technical documentation such as:

• Experimental methodologies
• Laboratory records
• Scientific reports
• Process development documentation
• Results and data interpretation
• Technical evidence supporting experimental outcomes

While Epichem does not provide taxation, accounting or legal advice, and cannot determine whether your activities are eligible under the R&D Tax Incentive, our scientific documentation can assist your accountants or specialist R&D advisors when preparing a claim.

How Epichem Can Help

Our experienced chemists work closely with your technical team to design, execute and document high-quality research programs.

We can assist with:

• Custom Chemical Synthesis - from milligrams to multi-kilogram quantities, we develop novel synthetic routes for complex molecules.
• Medicinal Chemistry - supporting pharmaceutical discovery through compound design, optimisation and synthesis.
• Collaborative Research - partnerships with universities, startups, biotechnology companies and established industries.
• Analytical Support - comprehensive analytical testing and documentation throughout your R&D program.

Industries We Support

We regularly work with organisations across:

• Pharmaceuticals
• Biotechnology
• Universities
• Materials Science
• Industrial Chemicals
• Mining and Resources
  

Epichem prides itself on helping innovative companies solve complex scientific challenges through practical chemistry expertise. If your industry is not listed above, we encourage you to contact us to discuss how our team may be able to support your project.

Why Partner with Epichem?

• Experienced and Highly Trained Chemists - our team has decades of experience solving complex synthetic chemistry challenges.
  
• Flexible Collaboration - whether you need a single synthesis or an ongoing R&D partnership, we tailor our approach to your objectives.
• Australian-Based Laboratory - Operating in Australia provides clients with the confidence of working within a well-established legal and intellectual property framework, supported by strong patent protection, reliable commercial institutions and internationally recognised IP agreements. 

Start Your R&D Journey with Epichem

Whether you're developing a new pharmaceutical compound, creating advanced materials, improving manufacturing processes or solving a difficult chemistry problem, Epichem can help transform ideas into commercial outcomes.

Speak to our team today to discuss your project and discover how we can support your innovation program:

• Discuss your technical challenge
• Explore collaborative R&D opportunities
• Obtain a customised project proposal
• Learn how we can support your R&D documentation