Biotech grants in Germany
Explore Biotech grants for companies in Germany. This list brings together funding for drug discovery, diagnostics, cell and gene therapy, biomanufacturing and life-science research from German innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, EU and international programs open to applicants in Germany, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Biotech in Germany come first.
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Alternative biomanufacturing routes for natural and synthetic rubber
🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union
Funds research into biomanufactured alternatives to imported natural rubber and fossil-based synthetic rubber for automotive, healthcare and industrial uses.
Bio-based and biodegradable delivery systems for fertilising products to reduce microplastics pollution & promote soil health
🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union
Funds research into bio-based, biodegradable delivery coatings for fertilisers that replace today's microplastic-shedding polymer coatings.
Bio-based drop-ins/smart drop-in platform chemicals, via cost-effective, sustainable and resource-efficient conversion of biomass
🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union
Funds a full-scale biorefinery that produces bio-based drop-in platform chemicals able to compete directly with their fossil-based equivalents.
Bioengineering in the Space Environment
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Pays 200,000 euros to study bioengineering business ideas that use microgravity.
Bioprospecting and optimised production of marine/aquatic natural products in the omics & artificial intelligence era
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds biodiscovery projects that use AI and digital tools to find and sustainably produce new natural compounds from marine and freshwater organisms.
Bioprospecting and optimized production of the terrestrial natural products: new opportunities for bio-based sectors
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds companies discovering and scaling up bioactive natural compounds from land-based organisms for pharma, cosmetics, food and other markets.
Bioremediation for Polluted European Waters
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds biotechnology and monitoring tools that remove persistent contaminants from marine, freshwater and groundwater systems.
Biotech Call for Network Projects
🇦🇹EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds international biotech R&D consortia through each country's own national funding scheme.
Biotech Certified Innovation Path
🇪🇺EIT Health · European Union
Funds a consortium of universities to build a new EIT Label-certified biotech learning pathway for graduates and professionals across Europe.
Biotech for Climate Resilient Crops and Plant-Based Biomanufacturing
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds early-stage research teams developing climate-resilient crops and plant-based biomanufacturing of high-value nutrients.
Biotech-to-Clinic Translation Grants
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds small, SME-majority consortia running an early-phase clinical trial to move a biotech therapy, from antibodies to RNA therapies, from the lab towards the market.
CBE JU 2026 Call for Project Proposals
🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union
Funds EU bio-based innovation projects with up to Euro20 million per topic.
CBE JU: Nutritional Food Ingredient Resilience
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one €20M innovation project that scales alternative proteins, oils, fibres or specialty carbohydrates into safe, accepted food ingredients.
CBE JU: Safe Bio-Based Ingredients for Home & Personal Care
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one €20M project that turns bio-based chemicals and ingredients into safer, sustainable home and personal care products at industrial scale.
Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster in Apply AI prioritised sectors
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays three European consortia EUR 15 million each to run generative-AI competitions in aerospace, pharma or telecoms, re-granting up to EUR 2 million per finalist SME team that competes.
Circular-by-design fibre-based packaging with improved properties
🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union
Funds a full-scale plant scaling up fibre-based packaging with new or improved properties, designed from the start for recycling or reuse.
Cost-effective and robust continuous biotech bio-based processes
🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union
Funds converting a batch biotech process for making bio-based chemicals or materials into a continuous process with higher productivity and lower cost.
Develop and deploy new curricula and knowledge exchange practices relevant to bio-based systems
🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union
Pays a university-industry network to build and test new training curricula for bioeconomy skills like biomanufacturing, ecodesign and circularity.
EDF Research Actions
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds collaborative European defense research consortia delivering disruptive solutions across security, space, and quantum technologies.
EIT Food Accelerator Network (FAN) – Call for Startups 2026
🇪🇺EIT Food · European Union
Awards up to €50,000 to top agrifood and foodtech startups after a hub-based accelerator.
EIT Health - Entrepreneurship & Innovation Micro-Credentials Call
🇪🇺EIT Health · European Union
Funds one consortium to build a certified micro-credentials programme teaching entrepreneurship and innovation to health and life-science students.
EIT Health Innovation Validation Call
🇪🇺EIT Health · European Union
Funds clinical validation and regulatory approval for AI-enabled medical devices reaching market readiness.
EIT Jumpstarter (EIT Health)
🇪🇺EIT Health · European Union
Supports pre acceleration programme with prizes and mentorship for early stage healthcare innovators across Europe.
Enhancing Cell Therapies With Genomic Engineering
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds research teams that use gene and epigenome editing to engineer safer, more effective off-the-shelf cell therapies for one chosen disease area.