Industries
R&D doesn’t always look like R&D.

We know where to find it.
From software architecture and AI models to manufacturing processes, clinical development and advanced engineering, qualifying R&D happens differently in every industry.
Certainti combines deep domain expertise with AI to identify the technical work, people, expenditure and evidence behind innovation — helping businesses capture the incentives they qualify for without forcing every industry through the same process.
Different industries. Different innovation. One intelligent platform.
Industries we coverWhere there's innovation, there are tax incentives. Certainti supports businesses across technical and scientific disciplines.
Software & AI
Software • SaaS • Cloud • Fintech • AI
Scaling systems, optimizing performance, hardening security — this is technical work with real tax value. Certainti identifies it automatically from your existing dev and ops data.
Qualifying Work
- Distributed architecture, load balancing, and auto-scaling
- Real-time analytics, ML integration, and data-pipeline work
- API development, microservices, and deployment automation
- Encryption, access control, and authentication builds
Who It’s For Teams building or scaling cloud infrastructure, platforms, and SaaS products — from early-stage startups to established providers.
Platform Fit Direct integration with dev and financial tools to surface qualifying work without disrupting your workflow, backed by expert review and audit support.
Life Sciences
Biotech • Pharma • MedTech • Diagnostics
Clinical trials, formulation work, and device development generate mountains of documentation — most of it never gets claimed. Certainti connects your lab, quality, and finance data so nothing eligible slips through.
Qualifying Work
- Preclinical and trial design work
- Formulation, biocompatibility, and biomarker research
- Custom lab equipment, prototypes, and device iteration
- Bioinformatics and diagnostic software development
Who It’s For Biotech and pharma companies, medical device makers, and diagnostics developers advancing therapeutics, devices, and testing platforms.
Platform Fit Automated claim prep, expense categorization across lab and regulatory work, audit-ready documentation, and integrations with the systems your team already runs on.
Advanced Manufacturing
Robotics • Industrial • Materials • Electronics
Redesigning a process, testing new materials, developing a new component — this is qualifying work most manufacturers never claim because it isn’t labeled “research.” Certainti finds it in your existing systems.
Qualifying Work
- Product, component, and assembly design improvements
- Materials testing for strength, durability, or compliance
- Process, tooling, and fabrication efficiency work
- Prototyping, test batches, and validation runs
Who It’s For Industrial manufacturers, materials companies, electronics producers, and fabrication shops refining products and processes through hands-on experimentation.
Platform Fit Syncs with accounting, payroll, and project-tracking tools to turn operational data into a clean, defensible claim with minimal manual work.
Aerospace & Defense
Aerospace • Defense • Space
Robotics, aerospace systems, and space technology involve exactly the kind of technical uncertainty R&D credit programs exist to reward. Certainti documents it without slowing down your engineering team.
Qualifying Work
- Robotics design, control systems, and autonomy development
- Aerospace and defense systems engineering
- Orbital, satellite, and ground-station technology
- Materials, propulsion, and structural testing
Who It’s For Robotics companies, aerospace and defense contractors, and space technology firms working on hardware and systems where failure isn’t an option.
Platform Fit Built to handle complex, multi-disciplinary engineering data, with documentation support suited to defense and aerospace compliance requirements.
Energy & Clean Tech
Renewables • Storage • Grid • Climate Tech
Grid upgrades, renewable integration, and storage innovation rarely get logged as R&D — even though most of it qualifies. Certainti links your engineering and financial systems to catch it.
Qualifying Work
- Solar, wind, and renewable system development
- Battery and energy storage engineering
- Grid modernization and smart infrastructure
- Carbon capture and climate technology development
Who It’s For Renewable energy developers, storage and battery startups, utilities, and climate tech companies building toward a lower-carbon grid.
Platform Fit Connects to accounting, payroll, and project systems to build audit-ready claims aligned with federal and state clean-energy programs.
Telecommunications
Networks • Infrastructure • Connectivity
5G rollouts, fiber builds, protocol development — Certainti turns network engineering work into a defensible R&D claim without pulling your team off the roadmap.
Qualifying Work
- Network optimization and traffic management systems
- Infrastructure deployment and coverage engineering
- Latency, reliability, and service-quality improvements
- Protocol work for IoT, edge computing, and network slicing
Who It’s For Network operators, telecoms infrastructure builders and connectivity providers — from fibre and 5G rollouts to the protocol and systems work behind them.
Platform Fit Automatically identifies qualifying work from engineering and project systems, with technical experts validating the claim end to end.
Cybersecurity
Security • Identity • Threat Detection
Threat detection, encryption, access control — every layer of security innovation is potential credit. Certainti documents it while keeping your sensitive technical details protected.
Qualifying Work
- ML-driven threat detection and anomaly analysis
- Encryption, key management, and cryptographic research
- Identity, authentication, and access-control systems
- Incident response automation and forensic tooling
Who It’s For Cybersecurity companies building detection systems, encryption technology, and identity and access management platforms.
Platform Fit Captures qualifying work from dev and project systems without exposing sensitive data, with dedicated support for security-industry audits.
Emerging Technologies
Quantum • Semiconductors • Novel Computing
Quantum computing, semiconductor design, and novel computing architectures sit at the outer edge of technical uncertainty — exactly where R&D credit programs pay off most. Certainti helps you document ground-up innovation others don’t know how to categorize.
Qualifying Work
- Quantum algorithm and hardware development
- Semiconductor design, fabrication, and testing
- Novel computing architectures and materials research
- Early-stage experimentation without a proven path to outcome
Who It’s For Quantum computing startups, semiconductor companies, and teams building computing technology that doesn’t fit existing categories.
Platform Fit Flexible documentation built for frontier research, with technical specialists who understand how to translate novel work into a defensible claim.
How much R&D are you already paying for?
Your business may already be generating qualifying R&D activity. The question is whether you’re capturing it.
Every Engineer
Every Prototype
Every Experiment
Every Technical Challenge
Every Iteration
Who we work with
Built for the people responsible for innovation — and the people responsible for proving it.
CFO & Finance
Capture available incentives while improving visibility into R&D expenditure.
Tax Teams
Standardize the claim process, strengthen documentation and manage incentives across jurisdictions.
R&D & Engineering
Reduce repetitive questionnaires and minimize disruption to technical teams.
Tax & Advisory Firms
Use Certainti to streamline engagements, increase capacity and deliver a technology-enabled R&D tax service.
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