Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Beauty & Cosmetics Industry Technology Transfer and Value-Add Program
美粧產業技術轉導與應用加值計畫
Industry chapter12 · Consumer Goods & Chemical Industries
Eligibility
Cosmetics manufacturers recognised by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (factory registration required), including brand owners. Brands must be Taiwan-owned.
What’s offered
R&D subsidies for new-product development, core-technology transfer in natural/sustainable formulations using indigenous Taiwanese ingredients, advisory site visits, and industry-promotion events.
Key terms
- R&D subsidy
- Encourages firms to adopt new technologies and develop new products. Up to 50% of R&D cost reimbursed.
- Core tech-transfer themes
- Ingredient safety, natural / environmentally-sustainable formulations, and locally-sourced Taiwanese raw materials.
- Advisory visits
- Integrated advisory service aligning the firm's plans with current policy direction and regulatory requirements.
- Promotion events
- Government-policy outreach, industry trend analysis, knowledge-exchange platforms, and international-innovation showcases.
Program structure
Tech-transfer focus areas
- Ingredient safety — Safety assessment and substantiation of cosmetic ingredients.
- Natural & sustainable formulations — Green chemistry, eco-friendly formulations and packaging.
- Indigenous raw materials — Promotes use of Taiwan-grown botanicals and locally-sourced inputs through guided industry-academia collaboration to establish indigenous flagship ingredients.
Application window
Per the official call-for-proposals announcement each cycle.
Who to contact
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
財團法人工業技術研究院
Mr. Liu / Project Office (劉小姐／專案聯絡處)
English-language application support: not confirmed. Plan to bring a Mandarin-fluent collaborator to the first conversation.