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CfI: Engineering Biology for Defra and FSA Phase 1

Organisations can apply for a share up to £3 million inclusive of VAT, to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Publication date:
1 September 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosis

Innovate UK, on behalf of the OLS Cancer Healthcare Goals programme, will invest up to £25.4 million, to support the clinical validation and evaluation of early cancer diagnostic technologies and devices.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Office for Life Sciences’ (OLS)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£25,400,000
Publication date:
20 August 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Investor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors

UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£15,000,000
Publication date:
1 September 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

National Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12 million for collaborative industrial research to speed the translation of advanced materials innovations in three prioritised high growth themes and one strategic opportunity theme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Minimum award:
£12,000,000
Publication date:
3 September 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Round 5

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for small R&D partnership projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Defra Farming Innovation Programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£13,000,000
Publication date:
3 September 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Engineering Biology Access to Infrastructure Pilot

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for Engineering Biology pilot scale and validation projects. This funding is part of UKRI’s Engineering Biology Programme and funded by BIST.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,000,000
Publication date:
8 September 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £500,000 for a phase 1 project to establish the Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute (MMDI). This funding is from Innovate UK.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£500,000
Publication date:
8 September 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £8.5 million to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services. This funding is part of UKRI’s Engineering Biology Programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£8,500,000
Publication date:
15 September 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies Relaunch

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for project development studies to support the development of electrochemical ultra long duration energy storage demonstration projects in the UK.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Publication date:
14 September 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Battery innovation: feasibility studies round three

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification.

This funding is from the battery innovation programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Business Innovation Science and Trade (BIST)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£25,000,000
Publication date:
18 September 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

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