DeepTech Catalyst Health
Gives Liverpool health start-ups up to £50,000 zero-equity cash plus £10,000 R&D vouchers.
DeepTech Catalyst Health is a Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) programme funding early-stage health-technology companies based in the Liverpool City Region — spanning infectious disease solutions, drugs made from living cells, medical hardware and software, and health apps. Successful applicants get up to £50,000 of zero-equity cash funding plus up to £10,000 in R&D vouchers, along…
DeepTech Catalyst Health backs early-stage companies building advanced health technologies, spanning solutions for infectious disease, drugs made from living cells, medical hardware and software, and health apps for phones. It targets young UK companies, new or up to five years old, that are still majority-owned by their founders and employees. A significant part of the business must already operate within the Liverpool City Region.
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