Unlock Key Insights from the International Innovation Barometer 2025

Discover how global businesses are navigating the evolving landscape of innovation funding. This report provides exclusive data on how leading companies maximize R&D investments, leverage grants, and stay ahead with cutting-edge technologies like AI.

Key Insights:

• Cost Reduction Overtakes Innovation: “Driving innovation” remains a priority, but “cost reduction” now leads as the top business focus.
• R&D Budgets Resilience: R&D budgets increased slightly from 6.4% to 6.6%. Seventy-three percent of firms expect budget increases next year.
• Rise of AI in R&D: Seventy-five percent of firms use AI for R&D activities. Eighty-six percent allocate budgets for AI research and development.
• Growing Preference for Grants: Thirty-seven percent of businesses use innovation grants, now seen as a more secure funding source than R&D tax credits, which only thirty-one percent use.
• Challenges in Grant Navigation: Identifying suitable grant opportunities poses the biggest barrier, with thirty-nine percent of businesses struggling to find the right fit.

What You’ll Learn in The International Innovation Barometer 2025:

• The top innovation strategies driving success in 2025.
• How businesses are adapting to the volatile funding environment, including the rise of grants over R&D tax credits.
• Insights from industry leaders across sectors like tech, manufacturing, and clean energy.

This comprehensive guide will help you enhance your innovation strategy and secure crucial government funding to stay competitive.

Who should read the IIB?

• R&D leaders: Benchmark your strategies and learn how AI is transforming the innovation process.
• CEOs & CFOs: Gain insights into how businesses are balancing innovation with cost efficiency and securing new funding opportunities.
• Innovation teams: Stay ahead of emerging trends in AI, funding, and R&D budget resilience to drive your business forward.

Beyond Innovation – Key Insights from the Experts

Take a look at our first episode of our new podcast “Beyond Innovation” In this episode, we dive into the highlights of the International Innovation Barometer 2025, uncovering how businesses are driving growth through innovation, R&D, AI, and grants. From maximizing funding opportunities to embracing AI’s transformative role in research and development, this discussion offers a roadmap for organizations to stay ahead in a competitive landscape.

Key topics covered in this podcast include:

• How businesses are leveraging grants and tax credits to enhance innovation.
• The growing influence of AI in R&D processes.
• Shifts in funding strategies, from tax credits to grants.

Whether you’re an executive, innovator, or researcher, this episode provides actionable insights into emerging trends shaping the future of innovation.

Ready to boost your innovation efforts? Download the report now and see how Ayming can help you navigate the complexities of R&D funding or contact us now to learn more.