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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NIH Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs
🇺🇸NIH SEED · United States
Supports first-time founder entrepreneurs in the United States with healthcare prototypes from early ideas.
NJ CSIT SBIR/STTR Direct Financial Assistance Program
🇺🇸NJ CSIT · United States
Funds New Jersey small businesses pursuing federal SBIR/STTR awards through CSIT direct grants.
One NC SBIR/STTR Phase I Incentive Funds
🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States
Funds North Carolina small businesses preparing and submitting Phase I SBIR or STTR proposals to federal agencies.
One NC SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds
🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States
Funds North Carolina small businesses that have received a federal SBIR or STTR Phase I award with matching grants to bridge the gap to Phase II.
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.
Plant Biotic Interactions
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds research into how plants deal with the microbes, pests and other organisms living on and around them. NSF and USDA pay for it jointly.
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.
Rice One Small Step Grant
🇺🇸Rice OoI / Rice 360 / BME · United States
Funds Rice laboratory teams running final technology experiments before a startup or licence through grants of up to USD 100,000.
SBIRI Grant
🇮🇳BIRAC · India
Funds early Indian biotech enterprises in pre-commercial research collaboration with innovation partners.
SOSV NY (formerly IndieBio NY)
🇺🇸SOSV · United States
Invests in early-stage biology and life sciences startups and provides a six-month New York City residency.
Stanford Bio-X IIP Seed Grant — Round 13
🇺🇸Stanford Bio-X · United States
Funds Stanford faculty collaborations exploring high-risk interdisciplinary bioscience with translational intent.
Technology Leadership — Genomics Stream
🇨🇦PIC · Canada
Funds commercialization pathways for genomic tools for pulse and cereal crop improvement through Canadian crop innovation.
UCSF Catalyst Awards
🇺🇸UCSF IV · United States
Supports UCSF investigators with seed funding that starts healthcare innovation and accelerates patient-facing pilots.
Wellcome Career Development Awards
🇬🇧Wellcome · United Kingdom
Funds United Kingdom mid-career researchers to expand leadership, interdisciplinary scope, and research impact.
Wellcome Early-Career Awards
🇬🇧Wellcome · United Kingdom
Supports early-career United Kingdom scientists with career development and research funding to grow independence.
ZIM Individual R&D Projects
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Supports German small and medium-sized enterprises with technology-neutral projects for new products, processes, and services.
Georgia FAST Grant Phase 0
🇺🇸UGA Innovation Gateway · United States
Funds Georgia-based small businesses hiring a grant writing consultant to prepare a competitive SBIR or STTR application.
ZIM Feasibility Studies
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German small businesses preparing technology concepts for future project development and commercialization planning.
ZIM Innovation Networks
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Supports German innovation ecosystems by funding management of networks that connect multiple companies and institutions.
BBSRC sLoLa
🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom large-team bioscience projects through collaborative grants for high-impact innovation.
CEPI Clinical Development Award — Focus Area 2
CEPI · Norway
Funds organizations conducting clinical trials of vaccine candidates against CEPI priority pathogens and viral families through CEPI's Innovations Call for Proposals.
EIC Pathfinder Open
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds bottom-up research for breakthrough deep-tech, any field of science.
EIC Transition Open
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports European deep-tech ventures advancing laboratory research toward validated prototypes and near-market technologies.
Innovate UK Venture Builder Pilot
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom university spin-outs in frontier AI, engineering biology, and advanced materials manufacturing.