Biotech grants in the United Kingdom
Explore Biotech grants for companies in the United Kingdom. This list brings together funding for drug discovery, diagnostics, cell and gene therapy, biomanufacturing and life-science research from UK innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in the United Kingdom, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Biotech in the United Kingdom come first.
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MRC CoRE Round 4 — Full
🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom
Supports cross-disciplinary medical research initiatives translating discoveries into applied health solutions and services.
Prevention and Population Programme Award
🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom
Funds UK cancer researchers up to £2.5m over five years for prevention and population studies.
BBSRC-STFC DeepTech Catalyst Bio
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom startups working on biological-in-nature technologies through BBSRC STFC DeepTech Catalyst Bio to move ideas toward practical impact.
Early independence: career development fellowship
🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom
A fellowship for medical researchers taking a first step towards independence.
BHF Discovery Research PhD Studentship
🇬🇧BHF · United Kingdom
Funds doctoral cardiovascular research positions focused on discovery innovation to strengthen real-world implementation.
BHF Discovery Research Senior Fellowship
🇬🇧BHF · United Kingdom
Funds senior cardiovascular scientists to build independent research teams to strengthen real-world implementation.
Expression of interest: Precision prevention: biological mechanisms of response variation
🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom
Funding for human studies of biological mechanisms in precision prevention.
Wellcome Discovery Awards
🇬🇧Wellcome · United Kingdom
Funds established United Kingdom investigators in bold health research with long-term flexible scientific support.
Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage
🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom
A fellowship for independent bioscience research in a host laboratory.
Osteoarthritis Treatments Research Consortium
🇬🇧Arthritis UK · United Kingdom
Funds a UK osteoarthritis drug-development consortium, up to £3 million over 5 years.
Pre-doctoral Research Bursary
🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom
Pays up to £25k for clinicians to get short-term cancer research experience.
Discovery Programme Award — B outline)
🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom cancer science programmes with multi-stage funding for innovation in disease biology.
Career Development Fellowship
🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom
Funds up to £1.5m over 6 years for a new group leader without a salaried independent position.
Career Establishment Award
🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom
Funds up to £1m over 6 years for a new group leader who already holds a salaried independent post.
RD Lawrence Fellowship
🇬🇧Diabetes UK · United Kingdom
Funds students and early career scholars with mentoring support for RD Lawrence Fellowship in biotechnology and medical technology.
Senior Cancer Research Fellowship
🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom
Supports established United Kingdom cancer scientists with senior fellowships for sustained innovation leadership.
Sir George Alberti Research Training Fellowship
🇬🇧Diabetes UK · United Kingdom
Helps students and early career scholars with mentoring support for Sir George Alberti Research Training Fellowship in medical technology and biotechnology.
Experimental Medicine Stage One
🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom experimental medicine teams through early-stage grants for mechanistic healthcare innovation.
IHI European HealthCare Incubator Network
🇨🇦IHI JU · European Union
Funds a pan-European industry-and-academia incubator network that re-grants up to EUR 2,000,000 each to early-stage healthcare startups.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
A university and a business share a graduate for a project neither could run alone.
UKRI Translation: BBSRC Proof of Concept 2026
🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom
Funding to translate bioscience research into products, services or solutions.
Doctoral Clinical Fellowship
🇬🇧ARUK · United Kingdom
Supports doctoral fellowships focused on dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in clinical settings.
International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences
🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom
Travel support for BBSRC-supported researchers to build international links.
Major Projects
🇬🇧ARUK · United Kingdom
Funds major dementia research programs in the United Kingdom through multi-year grants.