Unique expertise of RD sub-claster is a bit more vague than other two areas. Based on group of experienced professionals and scolars in plastics area, together with their students, mentees and junior staff members, networking group is gradually shaping out.

There have been several pilot projects in the past to "institutionalize" this initiative. Today, within "Plastics Estonia" cluster, this network serves essential third branch and activity area. This branch is continuously involved to both Export and VET sub-clusters via immediate exchange of data, information, personal contacts etc.

As a result of three projects in the past, Innovation Guidance Approaches have been developed that are used as directions to be considered in elaboration of new projects of every potential type or scope. Those unique approaches are essentially complementing both other Cluster branches, and Plastics Estonia cluster in its whole entity.