Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC)
Supports industrial biotechnology innovation in Scotland through shared university and industry research development.
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre, or IBioIC, sits under the Scottish Funding Council as one of four active innovation centres in academic year 2025-26. The centre focuses on industrial biotechnology commercialisation and acts as a bridge between Scottish universities and industry. Its role is to turn academic capability into industry projects that can reach commercial use. The route offers grants from £20,000 to £200,000, with a median actual award of £80,000. It runs annually, is open to UK SMEs working with Scottish universities, and points to projects in the TRL 4 to 7 band. The programme is jointly funded with Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and SFC provides £2 million in core funding per centre each year. That makes IBioIC a partnership-driven route for SME-university collaborations that need applied research support rather than stand-alone company funding. It suits firms that need technical collaboration, access to research strengths, and a route into Scotland's innovation centre network.
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