Synthetic Biology grants
Explore grants for synthetic biology companies. This directory includes funding for engineered organisms, biomanufacturing, biofoundries, bio-based chemicals and materials, and the tools behind them, from research councils, bioeconomy programs and foundations.
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Q-FASTR Development Award
🇺🇸Q-FASTR · United States
Funds Harvard biomedical investigators through sustained support to reach preclinical milestones.
Q-FASTR Pilot Award
🇺🇸Q-FASTR · United States
Supports Harvard investigators with early funding for biomedical trials and validation.
R3 Global — Execution
Wellcome Leap · United States
Funds global RNA biofoundry collaboration to speed vaccine and biologic development readiness.
Security & Resiliency Traction Program
MassChallenge · United States
Runs a 10-week, no-cost, non-dilutive accelerator for early-stage security, resiliency, and dual-use founders, from Pre-Seed through Series A+, culminating in enterprise pilots and investor-ready pitches.
Shenzhen International Science and Technology Cooperation Project
🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China
Supports Shanghai teams with international peers through STIC cooperation funding for joint research exchanges.
STDR Pilot (Q1/Q3 cycles)
🇸🇬A*STAR · Singapore
Funds selected therapeutic development projects through A*STAR STDR Pilot support for small molecules, biologics, and cell therapy.
STDR Pre-Pilot (Q1/Q3 cycles)
🇸🇬A*STAR · Singapore
Funds early-stage therapeutic proof-of-concept research in Singapore across multiple modalities.
Tempo Funding
🇫🇮Business Finland · Finland
Supports Finnish startups validating innovation demand and strengthening models before major business scaling.
Waste-to-value devices - circular production of renewable fuels, chemicals and materials
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
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.
Young Innovative Companies (YIC) — Phase 1
🇫🇮Business Finland · Finland
Funds high-potential young Finnish startups with promising international expansion potential and innovation readiness.
Grand Challenges — Micronutrient Absorption Barriers in Fortified Foods
Gates Foundation · United States
Funds global teams researching novel approaches to overcome infection, inflammation, and microbiome-related barriers that reduce the effectiveness of food fortification programs.
Innovate UK Smart Grants
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Funds United Kingdom technology ventures across broad sectors through competitive grants for deep technology and innovation.
Eurostars autumn 2026 call 11
🇸🇪Vinnova · Sweden
Funds Swedish SMEs and their international partners to bring near-market R&D to launch.
Eurostars Call 11 for projects
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds international R&D and innovation projects led by an SME through each country's own national funding body.
Innovative SMEs - 11th Call (Eurostars-3 Call 11)
🇵🇱NCBR · Poland
Co-funds Polish SMEs running R&D projects with a partner in another Eurostars-3 country.
Globalstars
EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds joint research and development projects that pair an organisation from a EUREKA member country with an independent partner in a market outside the network, such as Japan, Taiwan, India or Uruguay.
MIT R&D Cooperation Projects
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Funds Dutch SME teams doing joint R&D to develop or renew products, processes or services.
UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration Accounts 2027
🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom
Flexible early-stage funding for research organisations to progress research impact.
Michigan State Trade Expansion Program (MI-STEP)
🇺🇸MSF · United States
Funds Michigan small businesses pursuing export growth through pre-approved trade reimbursements.
ERC Proof of Concept Grant
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds existing ERC grant holders in testing the commercial or societal potential of already-funded research through a fixed EUR 150,000 top-up grant.
ERC Proof of Concept Grants
🇪🇺ERC · European Union
Pays existing ERC grant holders a EUR 150,000 lump sum to explore the commercial or social innovation potential of their ERC-funded research.
Santander X Portugal Award - Startup
🇵🇹Santander X · Portugal
Splits a €20,000 prize among three Portuguese startups, plus a spot in the global final.
Horizon EIE: Technology Transfer Offices
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds five €1M projects that help universities and research organisations turn academic inventions into licences, spin-offs and industry deals.
Creative alliances: Fostering global partnerships in cultural policies and CCI innovation
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays international research consortiums roughly €3-3.75 million to build cross-regional creative-industry and cultural-diplomacy partnerships between Europe and world regions such as Africa, Asia and Latin America.