Biotech grants in Ireland
Explore Biotech grants for companies in Ireland. This list brings together funding for drug discovery, diagnostics, cell and gene therapy, biomanufacturing and life-science research from Irish innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, EU and international programs open to applicants in Ireland, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Biotech in Ireland come first.
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US-Ireland R&D Partnership
🇮🇪HRB (Health Research Board Ire · Ireland
Connects United States and United Kingdom researchers through joint biomedical innovation grants.
IDA Ireland RD&I Feasibility Grant
🇮🇪IDA Ireland · Ireland
Funds Ireland-based firms with feasibility support before major innovation commitments.
Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future
🇮🇪Research Ireland · Ireland
Funds high-risk investigator-driven research in Ireland across frontier technology and translational discovery.
US-Ireland R&D Partnership
🇮🇪Research Ireland · Ireland
Funds tri jurisdiction collaboration between the United States, Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland through a science and technology partnership.
Wellcome Discovery Awards
🇬🇧Wellcome · United Kingdom
Funds established United Kingdom investigators in bold health research with long-term flexible scientific support.
Collaborative Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme (CPFP)
🇮🇪HRB (Health Research Board Ire · Ireland
Supports interdisciplinary postdoctoral fellowship teams in Ireland through project funding, training, and shared infrastructure for longer-term health research impact.
IDA Ireland RD&I Grant
🇮🇪IDA Ireland · Ireland
Funds companies investing in Ireland with support for collaborative innovation.
Wellcome Career Development Awards
🇬🇧Wellcome · United Kingdom
Funds United Kingdom mid-career researchers to expand leadership, interdisciplinary scope, and research impact.
Wellcome Early-Career Awards
🇬🇧Wellcome · United Kingdom
Supports early-career United Kingdom scientists with career development and research funding to grow independence.
Applied Partnership Awards — Women's Health
🇮🇪HRB (Health Research Board Ire · Ireland
Funds applied women's health research co-designed by researchers and non-academic knowledge users.
Investigator-Led Clinical Trials (ILCT)
🇮🇪HRB (Health Research Board Ire · Ireland
Invests in investigator-led clinical trials to strengthen health and life-science programs.
Investigator-Led Projects (ILP)
🇮🇪HRB (Health Research Board Ire · Ireland
Funds independent investigator teams at Irish host institutions for health and biomedical questions, supporting leadership and practical translational outputs.
Research in-Practice Fellowships (RPF)
🇮🇪HRB (Health Research Board Ire · Ireland
Supports early-career healthcare practitioners in Ireland building applied research projects with practitioner-led methods and stronger workplace impact.
Secondary Data Analysis Projects (SDAP) — Cycle 2
🇮🇪HRB (Health Research Board Ire · Ireland
Supports Irish research groups analysing existing health and social care data to answer policy-relevant questions and improve practice.
Summer Student Scholarships (SS)
🇮🇪HRB (Health Research Board Ire · Ireland
Provides paid summer research placements for Irish undergraduates to gain hands-on health research experience in clinical and social care settings.
EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports translating decades of ageing biology into biotech or pharma proofs-of-concept that prevent, delay or revert age-related disease.
EIC Pathfinder Challenges
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds European consortia developing breakthrough solutions across AI, climate, energy, materials, medical, and quantum fields.
EIC Accelerator Challenge: Biotech for Regenerating Agricultural Soils
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports scaling deep-tech for soil health, sustainability, and resilience of EU agriculture.
EIC Accelerator Challenges
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds strategic deep-tech challenge projects in materials, energy, biotechnology, and climate innovation.
Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1
🇪🇺EISMEA · European Union
Connects research teams and institutions for Interregional Innovation Investments Strand in manufacturing, materials science, and agriculture innovation.
Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 2a
🇪🇺EISMEA · European Union
Funds EISMEA Interregional Innovation Investments for small and medium-sized enterprises in developing European regions through cross-border transfer and capability building.
MSCA Doctoral Networks (HORIZON-MSCA-DN)
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds European doctoral networks enabling multi-country training in life and engineering sciences.
Innowwide — Next
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers market-feasibility support for small companies exploring non-European markets through Europe-wide innovation networks.
EIC Accelerator — Short Proposal
🇮🇱ISERD · Israel
Supports small and medium firms in early-stage deep technologies through public proposals and commercialization mentoring.