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Biotech grants in China

Explore Biotech grants for companies in China. This list brings together funding for drug discovery, diagnostics, cell and gene therapy, biomanufacturing and life-science research from Chinese innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in China, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Biotech in China come first.

Showing 1-24 of 333 grants

Torch High Technology Industry Development Center logo
Open

HNTE Certification

🇨🇳MOST Torch Center · China

Offers tax preference support for qualifying high and new technology enterprises in China.

AIBiotech+9
Oct'26
Chinese Academy of Sciences logo
Open

CAS-TWAS President's Fellowship

🇨🇳CAS · China

Funds international PhD placements between Chinese and global research networks.

AIBiotech+8
Guangdong Department of Science and Technology logo
Open

GD-Macau Joint S&T Innovation Fund

🇨🇳GDSTC · China

Supports Guangdong and Macau collaborators through cross-border innovation partnerships across the region.

BiotechMedtech+2
Guangdong Department of Science and Technology logo
Open

Guangdong Basic & Applied Basic Research Fund

🇨🇳GDSTC · China

Funds Guangdong universities and institutes through tiered support from early to large programmes.

BiotechAdvanced Materials+3
Hangzhou Municipal Human Resources & Social Security Bureau logo
Open

Hangzhou 115 Overseas Intelligence Introduction Program

🇨🇳Hangzhou HR & Social Security Bureau · China

Supports Hangzhou enterprises recruiting overseas experts with salary and project subsidies for advisory work and knowledge transfer.

AIBiotech+3
CN¥100K – CN¥1M
Hangzhou Municipal Human Resources & Social Security Bureau logo
Open

Hangzhou High-Level Talent Classification & Subsidy

🇨🇳Hangzhou HR & Social Security Bureau · China

Provides housing subsidies, healthcare access, and startup support for high-level talent across professional sectors.

AIBiotech+5
CN¥200K – CN¥100M
Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission logo
Open

Hi-Tech Enterprise R&D Subsidy — Claim Year

🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China

Supports Shenzhen high-tech firms through STIC HTE subsidy to recover part of prior innovation spend.

AIBiotech+4
CN¥3M
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China logo
Open

Intergovernmental International S&T Cooperation

🇨🇳MOST · China

Supports Chinese and international partners through intergovernmental collaboration to co develop science and technology for practical impact.

AIBiotech+4
Johnson & Johnson Innovation logo
Open

JLABS Global Incubator Network

🇺🇸J&J Innovation · United States

Offers Johnson and Johnson JLABS with lab space, mentoring, and investor network access for early life science companies.

BiotechMedtech
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China logo
Open

National Key R&D Programs

🇨🇳MOST · China

Offers Chinese organizations support through National Key programs for mission oriented technology projects moving toward practical use.

AIBiotech+8
Zhongguancun Science Park Administrative Committee logo
Open

Overseas Talent Pioneer Park Support

🇨🇳ZGCAC · China

Funds Zhongguancun founder and returnee teams with pioneer support that improves innovation capacity and scale.

AIBiotech+3
Chinese Academy of Sciences logo
Open

PIFI (President's International Fellowship Initiative)

🇨🇳CAS · China

Funds international researcher fellowships across career stages and global placements.

AIBiotech+8
Hangzhou Municipal Human Resources & Social Security Bureau logo
Open

Qiantang Talent Program

🇨🇳Hangzhou HR & Social Security Bureau · China

Offers Hangzhou Qiantang pathways for life sciences, semiconductors, aerospace, and materials firms with housing and startup support.

BiotechSemiconductors+4
CN¥200K – CN¥100M
Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission logo
Open

Shanghai Basic Research Explorer Program

🇨🇳STCSM · China

Supports co-funded basic research in Shanghai through a municipal-STCSM explorer model with enterprise contribution.

AIBiotech+3
Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission logo
Open

Shanghai Innovation Voucher — Scheme

🇨🇳STCSM · China

Supports Shanghai small firms through automatic innovation vouchers to offset a share of development costs.

AIBiotech+4
CN¥10K – CN¥1M
Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission logo
Open

Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau S&T Program Category C

🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China

Funds Hong Kong and Macau university teams with Shenzhen partners through STIC HKMO research collaboration support.

AIBiotech+3
Zhongguancun Science Park Administrative Committee logo
Open

Support Fund for Entrepreneurship Service and Talent Development

🇨🇳ZGCAC · China

Funds technology teams in Zhongguancun parks and talent programs through reimbursements and one-off innovation support in startups.

AIBiotech+4
CN¥100K – CN¥3M
Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) logo
Between cycles

Network Grant — Research Collaboration China–Sweden

🇸🇪VR · Sweden

Supports Swedish and Chinese teams with cross-border grants for healthy aging innovation and skill exchange.

BiotechMedtech
SEK 250K
National Natural Science Foundation of China logo
Between cycles

NSFC General Program

🇨🇳NSFC · China

Supports broad foundational science across major disciplines through principal investigator grants.

BiotechAI+6
CN¥500K
National Natural Science Foundation of China logo
Between cycles

NSFC Young Scientists Fund (Class C)

🇨🇳NSFC · China

Supports early-career Chinese researchers entering their first independent science careers.

BiotechAI+3
CN¥300K
National Natural Science Foundation of China logo
Between cycles

NSFC Young Scientists Fund Class A

🇨🇳NSFC · China

Supports high-tier Chinese investigators pursuing nationally recognized excellence in science.

BiotechAI+4
CN¥2.8M – CN¥4M
Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission logo
Between cycles

Shanghai Sci-Tech Co-Research Program

🇨🇳STCSM · China

Supports internationally based scientists in Shanghai through co-research funding with local host institutions.

AIBiotech+2
CN¥400K
Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission logo
Between cycles

Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation General Program

🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China

Supports Shenzhen researchers through the Natural Science Foundation for foundational research across disciplines.

BiotechAI+3
CN¥300K
Chinese Academy of Sciences logo
Closed

ANSO Co-funded Research Project

🇨🇳CAS · China

Funds bilateral research collaborations with Belt and Road participation and cross-border execution.

AIBiotech+6
$500K – $2M

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