Australian Government Registered Research Service Provider (RSP)
Turn complex or ambiguous challenges
into structured, rigorous research.
Ignition Research works in the gap between a business problem and a structured R&D pathway. We assess whether a project holds genuine technical uncertainty, structure it into research questions and testing logic, and set up the evidence behind it.
(RSP No. RSP000047)Our Approach
We help organisations turn
uncertainty into structured R&D.
We clarify challenges, design appropriate methods and create the structure for systematic innovation through research-grade management, documentation and evidence standards.
Our registered capability spans computer science, AI, software engineering, data science, building and construction, and key engineering fields, supporting work at the intersection of technology and applied innovation.
Industry Coverage
Our registered research fields span these areas. Each links to how the R&D Tax Incentive is commonly assessed in that sector.
Built Environment & Infrastructure Systems
Experimental work in construction methods, materials and PropTech — and where the building exclusion starts.
How it applies
Energy & Energy-Transition Technologies
Solar, battery storage and microgrid development — and how it differs from a rebate-funded installation.
How it applies
Digital & Intelligent Systems
Software and AI, judged on genuine technical uncertainty and systematic experimentation — not on novelty.
How it applies
Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Processes
New-product, formulation, fermentation and shelf-life work across production and process lines.
How it applies
Environmental & Climate Technologies
Treatment stability, contamination inference and recovery after extreme events — where compliance ends and experimentation begins.
How it applies
Financial, Economic & Decision Systems
Payment, risk-model, encryption and data-system work, judged on the software R&D test.
How it applies
Professional, Legal & Human-Centred Systems
Contract-review and document AI on the software test — including the internal-use exclusion trap.
How it applies
Cross-Sector & Emerging Technologies
Every sector can claim, but eligible R&D looks different in each. Start at the industry overview.
How it appliesHow we extend the team
No single team covers every problem. Three kinds of partnership let us match capability to the question rather than the other way around.
University researchers
Through IRIN, our innovation network, we connect projects with academic researchers whose field matches the technical question in front of us.
About IRINSpecialist technical partners
When a project needs equipment, testing facilities or a narrow technical capability we do not hold in-house, we identify and coordinate the partner who does.
Specialist & technical partnersOur own research team
A core team across AI and machine learning, software and data systems, engineering and the built environment — the people who frame the question and hold the method.
The capability map
Mission
To help businesses turn unclear, complex or uncertain work into structured, rigorous research that drives innovation — and, when needed, connect them with the research community to deepen that impact.
Vision
To make research capability ordinary infrastructure for Australian industry — a registered RSP that lets any business conduct research with clarity, rigour and defensible evidence.
CONTACT US
Contact info
Ready to talk about a project?
If you have a specific technical problem, start there — tell us about it and a researcher replies within two business days.
Start a project assessmentGeneral information only — not tax, financial or legal advice. R&D Tax Incentive eligibility depends on your specific activities and circumstances; the incentive is self-assessed. Always confirm current rules with the Australian Government (business.gov.au and ato.gov.au) or a registered tax agent.