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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.

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Business Wales logo
Open

SMART Innovation Funding

🇬🇧Business Wales · United Kingdom

Funds Wales-based businesses of all sizes to research and develop new products, processes, or services through discretionary Welsh Government R&D grants.

AIAgritech+12
Business Wales logo
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SMART Partnerships

🇬🇧Business Wales · United Kingdom

Funds collaborative R&D between Wales-based businesses and knowledge-base partners, with the Welsh Government covering 100% of the academic or research partner's eligible costs.

AIAgritech+12
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Techstart Ventures Proof of Concept Grant

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Supports small businesses in Northern Ireland with proof-of-concept development for testing commercialization hypotheses.

AIHardware+5
£10K – £30K
UK Research and Innovation logo
Open

UKRI International Science Partnerships Fund

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom researchers connecting globally through partnerships in planet, health, technology, and talent priorities via UKRI International Science Partnerships Fund.

AIBiotech+5
Cambridge Enterprise (University of Cambridge) logo
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University Discovery Fund — Pre-Seed

🇬🇧Cambridge Enterprise · United Kingdom

Funds early-stage university-linked science ventures through philanthropic capital to strengthen real-world implementation.

AIBiotech+4
£20K
Cambridge Enterprise (University of Cambridge) logo
Open

University Venture Fund — Investment

🇬🇧Cambridge Enterprise · United Kingdom

Funds long-run capital for Cambridge-affiliated deep-tech and life science spinouts.

AIBiotech+5
Research Ireland (Taighde Éireann) logo
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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
Warwick Innovations (University of Warwick) logo
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Warwick Innovations Proof of Concept Fund

🇬🇧Warwick Innovations · United Kingdom

Supports University of Warwick researchers with internal proof-of-concept funding so registered discoveries can move toward commercialization.

BiotechMedtech+3
Wellcome Trust logo
Open

Wellcome Accelerator Awards

🇬🇧Wellcome · United Kingdom

Supports underrepresented United Kingdom researchers through focused fellowships and research development pathways.

BiotechMedtech+1
£200K
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
West Midlands Combined Authority logo
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West Midlands Innovation Accelerator

🇬🇧WMCA · United Kingdom

Connects West Midlands teams to United Kingdom Innovate competitions in health technology, clean technology, and advanced manufacturing innovation.

MedtechClimate Tech+3
UCL Business (UCLB) logo
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UCL Business Translational Funding

🇬🇧UCLB · United Kingdom

Offers UCL Business translational funding for teams turning research into market pilots.

BiotechMedtech+2
£25K – £500K
UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11 — Industry Track

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom non-academic organisations in developing independent innovation programmes through UKRI Future Leaders Industry fellowships.

AIBiotech+5
£300K – £2M
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology logo
Between cycles

LSIMF Round 7

🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom life science manufacturing teams through LSIMF grants for facility and process innovation.

BiotechMedtech+1
SBRI Healthcare (NHS England) logo
Between cycles

NHS Cancer Programme — Innovation Call 4

🇬🇧SBRI Healthcare · United Kingdom

Contracts UK or EU organisations to implement and independently evaluate mature cancer innovations across NHS sites in England.

MedtechBiotech+1
£3M
Parkinson's UK logo
Between cycles

Parkinson's UK Project Grants

🇬🇧Parkinson's UK · United Kingdom

Funds core Parkinson's science projects led from the United Kingdom across biological and clinical research questions.

BiotechMedtech+1
£400K
British Heart Foundation logo
Between cycles

BHF Clinical Research Training Fellowship

🇬🇧BHF · United Kingdom

Funds training of clinical researchers in acute care science to strengthen real-world implementation.

BiotechMedtech
Parkinson's UK logo
Between cycles

Parkinson's UK Drug Accelerator Awards

🇬🇧Parkinson's UK · United Kingdom

Funds translational Parkinson's drug discovery in the United Kingdom to generate partnership-ready preclinical evidence.

BiotechMedtech+1
£150K – £200K
Medical Research Council logo
Between cycles

MRC / AstraZeneca Small Molecule HTS

🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom

Supports high-throughput small molecule discovery for faster medicine development and health impact.

BiotechMedtech
£270K
British Heart Foundation logo
Between cycles

BHF Translational Award — Preliminary

🇬🇧BHF · United Kingdom

Funds milestone-based cardiovascular technologies toward translation to strengthen real-world implementation.

BiotechMedtech
British Heart Foundation logo
Between cycles

BHF Discovery Research PhD Studentship

🇬🇧BHF · United Kingdom

Funds doctoral cardiovascular research positions focused on discovery innovation to strengthen real-world implementation.

BiotechMedtech
British Heart Foundation logo
Between cycles

BHF Discovery Research Senior Fellowship

🇬🇧BHF · United Kingdom

Funds senior cardiovascular scientists to build independent research teams to strengthen real-world implementation.

BiotechMedtech
Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI JU) logo
Between cycles

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.

MedtechBiotech
€35M
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation logo
Between cycles

ADDF-Harrington Scholar Program

🇺🇸ADDF · Global / Multinational

Funds academic Alzheimer's researchers with hit-to-lead and development-stage support plus therapeutic guidance.

BiotechMedtech
$600K

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