Synthetic Biology grants in the United Kingdom

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

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

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

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Supports United Kingdom innovators building systems to detect and respond to biological risk faster.

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Funds teams delivering high impact prototypes with milestone support for DASA Themed Competition Biosecurity Frontiers in defense innovation, biotechnology, and synthetic biology.

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Supports DASA Themed Competition Future proofing Biosecurity Microbial Forensic Capability for practical innovation and measurable results.

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A fellowship for independent bioscience research in a host laboratory.

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Funds promising gene therapies for rare conditions through LifeArc's Gene Therapy Innovation Fund.

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Funds Scottish SMEs conducting high-risk feasibility studies to prove out novel technologies through Scottish Enterprise R&D grants.

Discontinued

Funds United Kingdom technology ventures across broad sectors through competitive grants for deep technology and innovation.

Open

Supports translating decades of ageing biology into biotech or pharma proofs-of-concept that prevent, delay or revert age-related disease.

Open

Supports scaling deep-tech for soil health, sustainability, and resilience of EU agriculture.

Open

Funds a €3M project that reviews how synthetic biology could be misused for bioterrorism and pinpoints where monitoring and regulation fall short.

Scheduled

Funds two €6M projects that use biotechnology to purify captured carbon and turn it into sustainable feedstock for industrial products.

Between cycles

Funds late stage deep tech start ups and small businesses with combined non dilutive and growth support across technology fields.

Between cycles

Funds innovative SME-led international R&D consortia through the Eurostars Call 12 grant process.

Between cycles

Runs students and early career scholars with mentoring support for CRF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in biotechnology, medical technology, and synthetic biology.

Between cycles

Administers research teams and institutions for CRF Research Grant in biotechnology, medical technology, and synthetic biology.

Closed

Funds bottom-up research for breakthrough deep-tech, any field of science.

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Supports European deep-tech ventures advancing laboratory research toward validated prototypes and near-market technologies.

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Funds biodiscovery projects that use AI and digital tools to find and sustainably produce new natural compounds from marine and freshwater organisms.

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Funds one €20M innovation project that scales alternative proteins, oils, fibres or specialty carbohydrates into safe, accepted food ingredients.

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Funds one €20M project that turns bio-based chemicals and ingredients into safer, sustainable home and personal care products at industrial scale.

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Funds one €20M industrial project that scales biotechnology into sustainable biorefineries and market-ready bio-based products.