Established in February 1993 by the Government of Zimbabwe through the Research Act [Chapter 10:22] to carry out strategic Research & Development for the benefit of the manufacturing, service, agricultural as well as to commercialise the Research & Development outputs.

SIRDC CEO, Dr Leonard Madzingaidzo, taking part in a Panel discussion on Funding and Investment in R&D and Commercialisation at the 2026 WAITRO Summit under the theme “From Ideas to Impact.”
The 2026 Summit focused on Translating Research into Concrete Solutions-bridging the gap between scientific concepts and market-ready or implementation-ready pilot projects.