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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.

Showing 337-360 of 799 grants

European Commission logo
Closed

Tackling High-Burden, Under-Researched Medical Conditions

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds clinical and pre-clinical research that pins down the causes of, and builds better diagnostics and treatments for, medical conditions that are common but poorly understood, such as ME/CFS, autism, gynaecological diseases and low back pain.

BiotechMedtech
€6M
Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking (EDCTP3) logo
Closed

Transformative Innovations in Global Health

🇪🇺EDCTP3 · European Union

Funds beyond-proof-of-concept innovations that make infectious-disease prevention, treatment or diagnostics cheaper, more accessible or better suited to sub-Saharan Africa.

MedtechBiotech
€1.4M – €2.1M
European Commission logo
Closed

Translating Disruptive New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) into Practice

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Pays biomedical New Approach Methodology developers a fixed EUR 300,000 lump-sum grant to validate animal-free testing methods and prepare them for regulatory use.

MedtechBiotech
€300K
Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI JU) logo
Closed

Understanding how infections foster and induce non-communicable diseases

🇪🇺IHI JU · European Union

Funds one project mining research cohorts and biobanks to find causal links between infections and non-communicable diseases, aimed at new vaccines, diagnostics and early treatments.

BiotechMedtech
€7.1M
European Commission logo
Closed

Understanding the effects of environmental exposure on the risk of paediatric, adolescent and young adult cancers

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds research into how environmental exposures interact with genetic and lifestyle factors to cause cancer in children, adolescents and young adults.

MedtechBiotech
€6M – €7M
European Commission logo
Closed

Unleashing the potential and advancing the impact of the digitalization/Artificial Intelligence of the climate-neutral bio-based value chains

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds AI and digital-twin tools that speed up bio-based manufacturing — from biorefinery process control to predicting biosynthesis pathways.

BiotechAI
€5M
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) logo
Closed

Urban-industrial symbiosis for bio-waste valorisation

🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union

Funds a full-scale flagship biorefinery that turns separately-collected urban bio-waste into higher-value bio-based products instead of compost or biomethane.

BiotechClimate Tech
€20M
European Commission logo
Closed

Vaccine Development for Epidemic-Potential Viruses

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds the advancement of existing vaccine candidates against one named epidemic-prone virus, from lab testing through to a first human safety trial.

Biotech
€9M – €11M
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) logo
Closed

Valorisation of untapped forest biomass

🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union

Funds research into new tools and conversion routes that turn low-value forest residues into bio-based chemicals, materials or products beyond bioenergy.

BiotechAgritech+1
€3.5M
Welsh Government logo
Open

Young Person's Start Up Grant

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Supports young entrepreneurs in Wales with seed assistance and mentoring for first business launch.

£2KMar'27
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Grant for Research & Development

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Funds Northern Ireland businesses developing products, processes, or services through Invest NI R&D grants.

Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Project Definition

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Funds Northern Ireland businesses planning R&D projects through Invest NI project-definition support.

£100K
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Technical Development Incentive

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Funds Northern Ireland SMEs using technical service providers through Invest NI innovation support.

£15K
Innovate UK logo
Open

Innovate UK EDGE Growth Loans

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Funds United Kingdom small companies with EDGE growth loans for scalable innovation.

£100K – £1M
Scottish Funding Council logo
Open

SFC Student Placement Innovation Vouchers

🇬🇧SFC · United Kingdom

Funds Scottish SMEs extending academic collaborations through SFC-backed student placement vouchers.

£1K – £8K
UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

Access EuroHPC supercomputers for research computing

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Apply for time on Europe's most powerful supercomputers. No cash — compute.

AI
Plexal logo
Between cycles

Barclays Eagle Labs x Plexal Scaleup Programme

🇬🇧Plexal · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom technology scale-up through a hybrid programme for growth firms with either raised capital or active revenue.

UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

Collaborate with researchers in Brazil

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Joint UK-Brazil research with São Paulo-based researchers.

UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Joint UK-Luxembourg collaborative research applications through participating councils.

UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

Collaborate with researchers in Norway

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Funding for Norway-based project co-leads in UK-led research applications.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Between cycles

EPSRC Programme grant full proposal

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Flexible funding for strategic engineering and physical sciences research programmes.

Strathclyde Inspire — University of Strathclyde logo
Between cycles

Exploring Entrepreneurship Challenge

🇬🇧Strathclyde Inspire · United Kingdom

Supports Strathclyde community teams building entrepreneurial skills through a practical team challenge program.

£2K
Innovate UK logo
Between cycles

Knowledge Transfer Partnership

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Part-funded innovation projects between businesses and academic partners.

Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Regional EDGE

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports Regional EDGE programmes for early-stage Scottish businesses across four regions via local delivery partners.

£10K – £50K

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