Pioneer Group, a specialist in life science infrastructure and venture building, has teamed up with global healthcare company Novo Nordisk to launch a Golden Ticket designed to help accelerate innovations in cardiometabolic diseases, rare blood and rare endocrine disorders. The Golden Ticket programme is aimed at early-stage biotech companies focused...
New SBRI Healthcare funding competition: Work-related digital innovations for individuals with poor mental health
Funding competition information SBRI Healthcare Competition 27: 'Work-related digital innovations for individuals with poor mental health’ invites innovations that focus on three areas: Digital interventions targeting work-related risk factors facing working age population (aged 16 to 64) with mental health problems in employment, that provide rapid support to individuals to...
Health Tech Enterprise Innovation Voucher Competition is live
Applications are now open for the Health Tech Enterprise Innovation Voucher Competition, sponsored by product design and development specialist Smallfry, which rewards the most novel ideas in medtech innovation. Innovation Vouchers are designed to support the development of new medical technologies. Entries are limited to those supporting the development of...
Funding opportunity: Biomedical Catalyst 2024 Round 1
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £15m in innovation projects by UK SMEs. The aim of this industry-led R&D competition is to support SMEs to develop innovative solutions to address health, and healthcare, challenges. Your project can focus on: disease prevention and proactive management...
Blue Zone Consortium offers new funding opportunities for its members
The 2024 Blue Zone Consortium Flexible Talent Mobility Award (FTMA) funding call is now open. By 2040, nearly one in seven people in the UK is projected to be aged over 75, many living with multiple morbidities. By contrast, blue zones are areas across the world with lower rates of...
Opportunities to apply for SBRI funding are open
SBRI Healthcare provides funding and support to early-stage projects, enabling testing for business feasibility and technology development, as well as to more mature products by supporting real-world implementation studies. The competitions aim to accelerate innovative technologies in the NHS and the wider health and social care system, tackling unmet health...
Innovate UK Smart grant opportunity
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25m for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. This funding is from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation. The Innovate UK Smart grant has focused scope and eligibility criteria to...
Funding opportunities with Wellcome
Wellcome funds researchers across fields, disciplines and career stages through its Discovery Research schemes. Wellcome Early-Career Awards Deadline: 1 October 2024 This scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. Through innovative projects, they will deliver shifts in understanding related to...
Women in Innovation Award 2024/25
Women within UK registered micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to £4m to develop their exciting and innovative ideas. The £75,000 grant also includes bespoke business support. The aim of this competition is to fund and support a diverse portfolio of Women in...
Funding competition: UK-Taiwan CRD 2024
UK-registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5m for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with Taiwan. Businesses must collaborate with at least one Taiwan business applying under the equivalent DoIT programme. The aim of this competition is to fund business-led, collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects...