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The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)

LSIMF is a grant covering 10 to 20% of project costs for UK businesses investing in capital projects to manufacture human medicines, medical diagnostics or MedTech products. Open, closes 13 November 2026.

Run by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Government

Checked against the official page (find-government-grants.service.gov.uk) on 5 Oct 2026.

Capital grants of 10-20% of project costs for UK businesses investing in life sciences manufacturing of human medicines, medical diagnostics and MedTech products.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

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Deadline

Closes 13 November 2026 at 12 noon (12 days)

As stated: Round 9 will close on 13 November 2026 at 12PM.

Confirmed on the official page

How much

between 10 and 20% of project costs

Whole fund: £520,000,000, shared between applicants

You put in: Typical intervention rate 10-20% of total project costs, maximum 25%

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

UK registered businesses (or UK registered establishments with a UK registered company in their group) that are wholly private sector product developers, contract development manufacturing organisations, or generics manufacturers. Projects must have a total eligible cost of at least £8 million, be located in the UK, be primarily capital investment, and be for manufacturing human medicines, medical diagnostics, or MedTech products.

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Business size

Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff), Large businesses

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How to apply

Submit an expression of interest (EOI). Visit the provider website for further information and application details.

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Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

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