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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 121-144 of 775 grants

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
Parkinson's UK logo
Between cycles

Parkinson's UK Senior Research Fellowships

🇬🇧Parkinson's UK · United Kingdom

Supports postdoctoral Parkinson's researchers in the United Kingdom transitioning toward independent research leadership.

BiotechMedtech+1
£450K
HM Revenue and Customs logo
Between cycles

Patent Box — 10% Corporation Tax Rate on IP Profits

🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom

Offers United Kingdom innovation firms an improved tax route on qualifying intellectual property income.

BiotechHardware+8
Natural Environment Research Council logo
Between cycles

Pushing the Frontiers of Environmental Research

🇬🇧NERC · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom environmental researchers through exploratory innovation grants that expand frontier ecological evidence.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+2
£950K
HM Revenue and Customs logo
Between cycles

R&D Tax Relief — Merged RDEC (Scheme)

🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom

Administers United Kingdom tax-research support claims through HMRC filing workflows connected to corporate innovation activity.

AIBiotech+14
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Scottish EDGE Main — Round 27

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports early-stage Scottish businesses with blended grant and loan funding for scalable growth across sectors.

AIBiotech+8
£10K – £100K
Welsh Government logo
Between cycles

SMART FIS

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Supports Welsh organizations pursuing research, development, and innovation through partnerships and grants.

AIBiotech+6
Welsh Government logo
Between cycles

SMART Partnerships

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Funds Welsh business and research institution collaborations for short-term joint innovation and commercialization projects.

AIBiotech+6
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Social Enterprise EDGE — Round 27

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports asset-locked Scottish social enterprises and charities with mission-led funding to drive community and social impact outcomes.

AIBiotech+8
£75K
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology logo
Between cycles

Sovereign AI Strategic Assets Programme — Initial

🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom sovereign AI growth by funding infrastructure and shared digital innovation assets.

AIBiotech+3
£1M – £9M
AM
Between cycles

Springboard Awards

🇬🇧AMS · United Kingdom

Funds early-career biomedical scientists with up to £125,000 over two years.

Biotech
£125K
Strathclyde Inspire — University of Strathclyde logo
Between cycles

Strathclyde Inspire Accelerator

🇬🇧Strathclyde Inspire · United Kingdom

Supports University of Strathclyde ventures through an accelerator that helps teams progress to investor-ready, mentor-backed operations.

AIBiotech+5
£5K
EIT Health logo
Between cycles

Transformative Health Instrument

🇬🇧EIT Health · European Union

Gives for-profit health SMEs a EUR 400,000-500,000 grant that converts to an equity option, with a 30% co-funding requirement.

BiotechMedtech
€400K – €500K
British Heart Foundation logo
Between cycles

Translational Pump Priming Awards

🇬🇧BHF · United Kingdom

Pays up to £50,000 for quick proof-of-concept work on cardiovascular innovations.

MedtechBiotech
£50K
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
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Wild Card EDGE — Round 27

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports unconventional pre-trading Scottish ventures, including sole traders and partnerships, through the Wild Card EDGE grant pathway.

AIBiotech+8
£10K – £15K
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Young EDGE — Round 27

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports Scottish companies led by young directors through a grant-only path in the Young EDGE category for early business development.

AIBiotech+8
£10K – £15K
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council logo
Closed

BBSRC sLoLa

🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom large-team bioscience projects through collaborative grants for high-impact innovation.

BiotechAgritech+5
£2M
Advanced Research and Invention Agency logo
Closed

ARIA Activation Partners RFP

🇬🇧ARIA · United Kingdom

Offers collaboration opportunities for United Kingdom organizations designing advanced activity hubs across strategic AI opportunity spaces.

AIBiotech+7
£5M – £20M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council logo
Closed

BBSRC Early Independence Fellowships

🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom

Supports early-career United Kingdom bioscientists with fellowships that build independent innovation leadership.

BiotechAgritech+3
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council logo
Closed

BBSRC Follow-on Fund Two

🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom teams through follow-on funding to move discovery innovation toward commercialization.

BiotechAgritech+3
£100K – £800K
Defence and Security Accelerator logo
Closed

Biosecurity Frontiers

🇬🇧DASA · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom biosecurity teams with innovation in sensing, diagnostics, and preventive systems.

BiotechMedtech+3
£100K – £500K
UK Defence Innovation (formerly DASA) logo
Closed

Biosecurity Frontiers

🇬🇧UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom

Funds UK-based organisations developing biosecurity innovations across biodetection, AI diagnostics, and non-pharmaceutical protective systems for national security.

BiotechAI+4
£100K – £500K

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