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Synthetic Biology grants in Denmark

Explore Synthetic Biology grants for companies in Denmark. This list brings together funding for engineered biology, biomanufacturing, biofoundries and bio-based materials from Danish innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, EU and international programs open to applicants in Denmark, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Synthetic Biology in Denmark come first.

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Showing 25-48 of 210 grants

European Commission logo
Closed

Nutrients produced by microorganisms utilising primarily CO2 from the air, with the support of biotechnology

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds companies and researchers scaling up precision-fermentation microorganisms that turn captured CO2 into food nutrients.

Synthetic BiologyFood Tech+2
€6M
European Commission logo
Closed

Waste-to-value devices - circular production of renewable fuels, chemicals and materials

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds research turning hard-to-recycle waste streams like plastics, flue gases and desalination brine into fuels, chemicals and materials, with EU contributions up to EUR 4 million per project.

Advanced MaterialsEnergy Tech+2
€500K – €4M
Ministry of Higher Education and Science (Denmark) logo
Open

EUopSTART — cut-off

🇩🇰UFM · Denmark

Funds Danish companies preparing Horizon Europe and EDF proposals by supporting proposal development.

DKK 75K – DKK 150K
National Institute on Aging logo
Open

NIA R01: Drug Repositioning and Combination Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease

NIA · United States

Funds researchers combining computational and experimental approaches to test repositioned drugs for Alzheimer's disease treatment through NIH R01 grants.

BiotechMedtech+2
Oct'26
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations logo
Open

CEPI Open Calls for Proposals

CEPI · Norway

Funds global vaccine and biologic countermeasure developers to build responses for epidemic pathogens.

BiotechMedtech+1
$1M
National Institutes of Health logo
Between cycles

NIH Blueprint Initiative: Tools for Germline Gene Editing in the Nervous System

NIH · United States

Funds developing and validating gene-editing tools in animal and other model systems used to study the human brain.

BiotechSynthetic Biology
$1.2M
Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) logo
Between cycles

HDF Transformative Research Award

Hereditary Disease Foundation · Global / Multinational

Funds high-impact collaborative Huntington disease teams tackling complex mechanisms and novel therapeutic strategies with advanced team science.

NeurotechBiotech+2
$300K – $1M
NC
Between cycles

Artificial Intelligence + Origin of Life Prize

Natural Code · United States

Pays $100,000, and up to $10 million if patentable, for solving the origin of genetic code.

BiotechSynthetic Biology
$100K – $10M
LifeArc logo
Between cycles

LifeArc Early Ventures

🇬🇧LifeArc · United Kingdom

Funds early-stage life science ventures with seed and Series A equity across therapeutics and medical device innovation.

BiotechMedtech+2
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations logo
Closed

CEPI Clinical Development Award — Focus Area 2

CEPI · Norway

Funds organizations conducting clinical trials of vaccine candidates against CEPI priority pathogens and viral families through CEPI's Innovations Call for Proposals.

BiotechMedtech+1
DE
Closed

ACHEMA Start-up Award

DECHEMA · Germany

Awards 15,000 Euro plus exhibition space and mentoring to the winning early-stage company at the ACHEMA Start-up Award 2027, for new ventures in chemistry, process engineering or biotechnology.

Advanced MaterialsAdvanced Manufacturing+1
€15K
Coefficient Giving logo
Closed

Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness

Coefficient · United States

Supports biosecurity research, policy work, and prevention planning for pandemic preparedness.

BiotechSynthetic Biology+1
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations logo
Closed

CEPI FA2 Exploratory Award

CEPI · Norway

Funds organizations designing and early-stage testing of new vaccine candidates against CEPI priority pathogens and Disease X viral families, with awards up to $1M over 18 months.

BiotechMedtech+1
$1M
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations logo
Closed

CEPI FA2 Preclinical Development Award

CEPI · Norway

Funds organizations conducting preclinical vaccine development for CEPI priority pathogens and Disease X exemplars through CEPI's Innovations call.

BiotechMedtech+1
$5M
Cure CMD (Congenital Muscular Dystrophy) logo
Closed

Cure CMD Congenital Dystroglycanopathies Research Grant

Cure CMD (Congenital Muscular · United States

Funds accredited research institutions developing treatments for congenital dystroglycanopathies with grants up to $50,000.

BiotechMedtech+2
$50K
Cure CMD (Congenital Muscular Dystrophy) logo
Closed

Cure CMD L-CMD Research Grant

Cure CMD (Congenital Muscular · United States

Funds accredited research institutions developing treatments and care improvements for congenital-onset laminopathies with grants up to $100,000.

BiotechMedtech+1
$100K
Gates Foundation logo
Closed

Grand Challenges — Placental and Gut Inflammation Interventions for Fetal Growth

Gates Foundation · United States

Funds global teams developing drug, biologic, dietary, or microbiome-based interventions that target placental and gut inflammatory pathways to improve fetal growth outcomes in low-income countries.

BiotechMedtech+1
$1M
Wellcome Leap logo
Closed

HOPE — Execution

Wellcome Leap · United States

Supports United Kingdom human organ engineering collaborations focused on translational tissue platforms.

BiotechMedtech+1
MassChallenge logo
Closed

Security & Resiliency Traction Program

MassChallenge · United States

Runs a 10-week, no-cost, non-dilutive accelerator for early-stage security, resiliency, and dual-use founders, from Pre-Seed through Series A+, culminating in enterprise pilots and investor-ready pitches.

DefenseRobotics+4
Gates Foundation logo
Closed

Grand Challenges — Micronutrient Absorption Barriers in Fortified Foods

Gates Foundation · United States

Funds global teams researching novel approaches to overcome infection, inflammation, and microbiome-related barriers that reduce the effectiveness of food fortification programs.

BiotechAgritech+3
$250K
European Commission logo
Open

ERC Proof of Concept Grant

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds existing ERC grant holders in testing the commercial or societal potential of already-funded research through a fixed EUR 150,000 top-up grant.

BiotechAI+5
€150KSep'26
ER
Open

ERC Proof of Concept Grants

🇪🇺ERC · European Union

Pays existing ERC grant holders a EUR 150,000 lump sum to explore the commercial or social innovation potential of their ERC-funded research.

€150KSep'26
European Commission logo
Open

Horizon EIE: Technology Transfer Offices

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds five €1M projects that help universities and research organisations turn academic inventions into licences, spin-offs and industry deals.

€1MSep'26
European Commission logo
Open

Creative alliances: Fostering global partnerships in cultural policies and CCI innovation

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Pays international research consortiums roughly €3-3.75 million to build cross-regional creative-industry and cultural-diplomacy partnerships between Europe and world regions such as Africa, Asia and Latin America.

€3M – €3.8MSep'26

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