DDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund Pilot offers capital grants to support large-scale R&D projects in the UK life sciences sector (eligible projects must exceed £100 million in total costs).
Amount
Up to £25,000,000
Deadline
Listed on Find a grant until 2028-03-31
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Supports innovative UK businesses to realise the potential of new technologies, develop ideas and make them a commercial success.
Amount
£25,000 to £10,000,000
Deadline
No single deadline. Innovate UK runs separate funding competitions through the Innovation Funding Service, each with its own opening and closing dates (e.g. Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1 opened 1 October 2026 and closes 11 November 2026; Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems opens 12 October 2026 and closes 18 November 2026).
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
A BASS open call for proof-of-concept studies that validate market opportunity and pilot projects that test services with customers in the primary target market.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Europe, per the BASS Funding description; no UK-specific area stated.Rating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
BASS Growth Projects help space-enabled solutions that have already achieved demonstrable commercial success in a primary market to unlock secondary market opportunities.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Large-scale capital investment funding to develop a UK-based zero-emission vehicle value chain and support transition to battery electric vehicle future.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
An angel investment network that helps businesses get ready to raise money and introduces them to its investors, with equity investment from £25k to £2m to start, expand or scale up. It is for early-stage and growing businesses that want angel investment and help with pitching.
Amount
£25,000 to £2 million
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Not stated on the page; run by the Manchester-based Growth CompanyRating 6/10Local Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Hire of pilot scale laboratory facilities, or installation of a business's own equipment in the flexi hall, offered by the Biorenewables Development Centre.
Deadline
Open all yearRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10