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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.

Showing 1-24 of 657 grants

HRB (Health Research Board Ireland) logo
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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.

BiotechMedtech+1
€700KOct'28
IDA Ireland logo
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IDA Ireland RD&I Feasibility Grant

🇮🇪IDA Ireland · Ireland

Funds Ireland-based firms with feasibility support before major innovation commitments.

AIBiotech+5
Research Ireland (Taighde Éireann) logo
Open

Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future

🇮🇪Research Ireland · Ireland

Funds high-risk investigator-driven research in Ireland across frontier technology and translational discovery.

BiotechAI+6
€600K – €1.5M
Research Ireland (Taighde Éireann) logo
Open

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.

BiotechAI+6
€350K – €700K
Wellcome Trust logo
Open

Wellcome Discovery Awards

🇬🇧Wellcome · United Kingdom

Funds established United Kingdom investigators in bold health research with long-term flexible scientific support.

BiotechMedtech+2
HRB (Health Research Board Ireland) logo
Between cycles

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.

BiotechMedtech
€1.2M
IDA Ireland logo
Between cycles

IDA Ireland RD&I Grant

🇮🇪IDA Ireland · Ireland

Funds companies investing in Ireland with support for collaborative innovation.

AIBiotech+7
Wellcome Trust logo
Between cycles

Wellcome Career Development Awards

🇬🇧Wellcome · United Kingdom

Funds United Kingdom mid-career researchers to expand leadership, interdisciplinary scope, and research impact.

BiotechMedtech+2
Wellcome Trust logo
Between cycles

Wellcome Early-Career Awards

🇬🇧Wellcome · United Kingdom

Supports early-career United Kingdom scientists with career development and research funding to grow independence.

BiotechMedtech+2
£400K
HRB (Health Research Board Ireland) logo
Closed

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.

BiotechMedtech
€200K
HRB (Health Research Board Ireland) logo
Closed

Investigator-Led Clinical Trials (ILCT)

🇮🇪HRB (Health Research Board Ire · Ireland

Invests in investigator-led clinical trials to strengthen health and life-science programs.

BiotechMedtech
€430K – €1.3M
HRB (Health Research Board Ireland) logo
Closed

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.

BiotechMedtech+1
€430K
HRB (Health Research Board Ireland) logo
Closed

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.

BiotechMedtech
€80K
HRB (Health Research Board Ireland) logo
Closed

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.

BiotechMedtech+1
€350K
HRB (Health Research Board Ireland) logo
Closed

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.

BiotechMedtech
€3K
European Innovation Council logo
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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.

BiotechMedtech+1
€4MOct'26
European Innovation Council logo
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EIC Pathfinder Challenges

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Funds European consortia developing breakthrough solutions across AI, climate, energy, materials, medical, and quantum fields.

AIBiotech+5
€4MOct'26
European Innovation Council logo
Open

EIC Accelerator Challenge: Biotech for Regenerating Agricultural Soils

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Supports scaling deep-tech for soil health, sustainability, and resilience of EU agriculture.

AgritechBiotech+3
€1M – €12.5MNov'26
European Innovation Council logo
Open

EIC Accelerator Challenges

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Funds strategic deep-tech challenge projects in materials, energy, biotechnology, and climate innovation.

Advanced MaterialsEnergy Tech+2
€2.5MNov'26
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) logo
Open

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.

Advanced ManufacturingAdvanced Materials+6
Nov'26
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) logo
Open

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.

Advanced ManufacturingAdvanced Materials+6
Nov'26
European Commission logo
Open

MSCA Doctoral Networks (HORIZON-MSCA-DN)

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds European doctoral networks enabling multi-country training in life and engineering sciences.

BiotechClimate Tech+4
Nov'26
EUREKA Network logo
Open

Innowwide — Next

🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational

Offers market-feasibility support for small companies exploring non-European markets through Europe-wide innovation networks.

AIBiotech+9
€60KDec'26
Israel-Europe Research & Innovation Directorate (ISERD) logo
Open

EIC Accelerator — Short Proposal

🇮🇱ISERD · Israel

Supports small and medium firms in early-stage deep technologies through public proposals and commercialization mentoring.

AIBiotech+12
₪2.5MDec'26

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