Funding competition from Innovate UK
Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1
- Businesses can apply
- UK-registered applicants
- SMEs only
- Funder
- Innovate UK
- Kind
- Funding competition
- Total funding
- Share of up to £8 million
- Each project
- Up to £2 million
- Closes
- 2 December 2026in 5 weeks
What it funds
UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £8 million to develop engineering biology products and services with selected investor partners.
From the Innovation Funding Service listing.
Who can apply
- Applicants must be registered in the UK.
- Small and medium-sized businesses only.
Key dates
- Closes2 December 2026in 5 weeks
Dates as the Innovation Funding Service listing gives them. Relative dates count from 26 October 2026.
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