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From UK Find a Grant — schemes open to the private sector · checked 14 Nov 2026
Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1
Open · 18 days left
Grant
United Kingdom
Innovate UK (UK Research and Innovation) · Engineering Biology Programme
- Closes
- 2 Dec 2026
- 18 days left
- Opened
- 1 Oct 2026
- Funding per project
- 250 000–2 000 000 GBP
- Who can apply
- SMEs, Micro companies, Startups
- Open to applicants from
- United Kingdom
What this call funds
UK-registered SMEs can apply for Innovate UK grant funding of £250,000 to £2 million per project, within a competition budget of up to £8 million, for engineering biology experimental development projects. Successful applicants must also secure aligned private investment from a lead investor from the programme pool worth at least twice the grant. The application deadline is 2 December 2026 at 11am UK time.
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The call in detail
- Funder
- Innovate UK (UK Research and Innovation)
- Programme
- Engineering Biology Programme
- Type
- Grant
- Funding per project
- 250 000–2 000 000 GBP
- Total budget of the call
- 8 000 000 GBP
- Funding rate
- Up to 45% of eligible costs
- Eligible applicants
- SMEs, Micro companies, Startups
- Eligible countries
- United Kingdom
- Startup relevance
- High
- Source
- UK Find a Grant — schemes open to the private sector
Key dates
- 1 Oct 2026
- Applications opened
- 2 Dec 2026
- Applications close
Earlier rounds and changes
| Recorded | What changed | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | First listed here | Already listed when the source was first read |
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