Synthetic Biology grants in the United Kingdom

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Funds three €4M lump-sum grants for industrial and environmental biotech — synthetic biology, gene editing, biofoundries — not health biotech or biofuels.

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Funds two €5M projects turning marine organisms — algae, fungi, invertebrates — into safer bio-based replacements for adhesives, coatings and chemicals.

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Funds two €7M projects that turn farm, forestry, aquatic and urban bio-waste into market-ready chemicals, materials and ingredients.

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Funds companies and researchers scaling up precision-fermentation microorganisms that turn captured CO2 into food nutrients.

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Funds research turning hard-to-recycle waste streams like plastics, flue gases and desalination brine into fuels, chemicals and materials, with EU contributions up to EUR 4 million per project.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Joint UK-Luxembourg collaborative research applications through participating councils.

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

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Flexible funding for strategic engineering and physical sciences research programmes.

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

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Part-funded innovation projects between businesses and academic partners.

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

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Funds UK founders starting or growing a young business with a government-backed personal loan and 12 months of mentoring.

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Supports women founders with a focused programme of mentorship and investor readiness for startup growth.

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Supports scaling Scottish technology businesses with hybrid grant-loan funding and growth recognition.

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Turn a public sector research asset into something a market will pay for.