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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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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council logo
Between cycles

BBSRC Stand-alone LINK — Always Open

🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom university and industry teams through LINK grants that share innovation ownership and risk.

BiotechAgritech+4
£2M
Cancer Research UK logo
Between cycles

Biology to Prevention Award — B

🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom

Supports mechanistic prevention research in the United Kingdom with early career fellowships for practical development.

Biotech
£100K – £600K
Cancer Research UK logo
Between cycles

Black Leaders in Cancer Scholarship Programme

🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom

Fully funds a 4-year cancer research PhD for applicants who self-identify as Black heritage.

Biotech
NIH National Cancer Institute logo
Between cycles

Cancer Grand Challenges

🇺🇸NCI · United States

Supports large interdisciplinary global teams tackling transformative unsolved problems in cancer biology.

BiotechMedtech+2
$25M
Cancer Research UK logo
Between cycles

Clinical Research Funding Scheme — B

🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom clinical teams through CRUK grants that progress studies from pilot concepts to trials.

BiotechMedtech
Science and Technology Facilities Council logo
Between cycles

DeepTech Catalyst Health

🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom

Gives Liverpool health start-ups up to £50,000 zero-equity cash plus £10,000 R&D vouchers.

MedtechBiotech
£50K
Diabetes UK logo
Between cycles

Diabetes UK Project Grants

🇬🇧Diabetes UK · United Kingdom

Funds United Kingdom biomedical teams conducting diabetes projects with hypothesis-driven methods.

BiotechMedtech
£500K
Cancer Research UK logo
Between cycles

Early Detection and Diagnosis Programme Award — B

🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom

Supports cancer detection and diagnosis innovation in the United Kingdom through transformational early development programmes.

BiotechMedtech
£2.5M
HM Revenue and Customs logo
Between cycles

Enhanced R&D Intensive Support (ERIS) — Scheme

🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom

Provides enhanced tax relief for loss-making United Kingdom companies with intensive innovation spending.

AIBiotech+12
HM Revenue and Customs logo
Between cycles

Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) — Company Certification

🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom

Offers United Kingdom startups with certification support tied to investor incentive access for high growth innovation.

AIBiotech+14
£10M
Medical Research Council logo
Between cycles

Experimental medicine: invited stage two application

🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom

Funding for human experimental medicine projects testing mechanistic hypotheses.

BiotechMedtech
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Between cycles

Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Supports independent research career transitions in the United Kingdom through fellowships combining academic and non-academic hosts.

AIQuantum+7
£300K
National Institute for Health and Care Research logo
Between cycles

i4i Product Development Awards

🇬🇧NIHR · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom healthcare teams developing medical devices, diagnostics, and digital patient-care solutions through NIHR i4i Product Development Awards.

MedtechBiotech+1
National Institute for Health and Care Research logo
Between cycles

i4i THRIVE

🇬🇧NIHR · United Kingdom

Supports NHS researchers and clinicians through NIHR i4i THRIVE, helping them develop healthcare technologies that reduce inequalities.

MedtechBiotech+1
£150K
LifeArc logo
Between cycles

LifeArc Rare Disease Clinical Trials Programme

🇬🇧LifeArc · United Kingdom

Supports clinical rare-disease teams with practical trial design and execution.

BiotechMedtech+2
£5M
West Midlands Combined Authority logo
Between cycles

Local Innovation Partnerships Fund (LIPF)

🇬🇧WMCA · United Kingdom

Grants West Midlands scale-ups £100k-£1m for near-to-market R&D projects.

MedtechBiotech+1
£100K – £1M
Melanoma Research Alliance logo
Between cycles

MRA Team Science Award

🇺🇸MRA · United States

Supports collaborative melanoma science in the United States through consortium-style grants for cross-institution teams.

BiotechMedtech+1
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
Medical Research Council logo
Between cycles

MRC New Investigator Research Grant

🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom

Supports early-career United Kingdom researchers with grants to establish independent innovation pathways.

BiotechMedtech
Medical Research Council logo
Between cycles

MRC Partnership Grant

🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom

Supports collaborative United Kingdom biomedical infrastructure through grants for shared capacity, data, and developmental activities.

BiotechMedtech
Multiple Sclerosis Society UK logo
Between cycles

MS Society Data Discovery Awards

🇬🇧MS Society UK · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom multiple sclerosis prevention research with data-discovery grants in risk and healthcare.

BiotechMedtech+2
£100K
Multiple Sclerosis Society UK logo
Between cycles

MS Society PhD Fellowships

🇬🇧MS Society UK · United Kingdom

Supports three-year doctoral training pathways in multiple sclerosis research led by United Kingdom university supervisors.

BiotechMedtech+1
£300K – £375K
Multiple Sclerosis Society UK logo
Between cycles

MS Society Project Awards

🇬🇧MS Society UK · United Kingdom

Offers long-form support for United Kingdom multiple sclerosis projects through hypothesis-driven grants.

BiotechMedtech+1
Natural Environment Research Council logo
Between cycles

NERC-NSF Lead Agency — Collaborative

🇬🇧NERC · United Kingdom

Supports joint United Kingdom and United States environmental teams through the NERC NSF Lead arrangement for collaborative proposals and shared review.

Climate TechAgritech+1
£300K

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