Lightning water that enables sustainable agriculture, a combination of AI and robotics for automated heart ultrasounds, and a QR code for defense to read without internet. Just a few examples of the 23 innovative projects supported by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) in 2025 through the Innovation Credit. The total amount invested by Innovation Credit last year was €59 million. The total co-investments amounted to €153 million.

With the 23 new grants, the Innovation Credit currently has an active portfolio of more than 190 companies. Since the start of the Innovation Credit, a total of €860 million in credits has been committed and more than €2.3 billion in private R&D supported.

Improving quality of life

With the Innovation Credit, we help companies innovate and also ensure that these innovations deliver tangible benefits to society. From medical breakthroughs to sustainable production solutions, the projects we support form a solid foundation for the future. The innovations are technically advanced and often contribute to social themes such as improving peoples quality of life.   

An ultrasound setup from Corbotics

3 examples

A good example of a medical breakthrough is the project from Corbotics. This company develops a combination of AI and robotics that enables automated echocardiography. This produces consistent, high-quality echocardiographic images without an echocardiographer having to hold the probe.  

2 other examples of grants show the diversity of Innovation Credit projects:

LiveDrop

LiveDrop offers solutions for secure data exchange, especially in defense and security. Their innovation to share data offline enables secure, one-way communication.

VitalFluid

VitalFluid offers growers a natural way to protect crops without leaving harmful substances. Using so-called plasma-activated water. That water can be produced on site, allowing VitalFluid to support healthy cultivation without artificial pesticides.  

Experiences of companies with the Innovation Credit

Potential investors see an awarded Innovation Credit as a kind of quality mark. It supports the credibility of our project for a groundbreaking inhalation therapy for cystic fibrosis patients. That also makes it easier to convince investors. 

Chris Licher
CFO of Gilbert

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