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Grants

Innovate UK Investor Partnerships

Status

Closes in 51 days

Applications close 2026-12-02.

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Amount
£2,000,000

Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1: grant request GBP 250,000-2 million (pot GBP 8m), alongside aligned investment from a lead investor of at least twice the grant for experimental development projects.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Innovate UK (UKRI)

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1 opens 1 October 2026, closes 2 December 2026 11:00am. Earlier ACT and Semiconductors round (pot GBP 15m) also ran.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

UK registered SMEs invited by an Innovate UK investor partner who has submitted an expression of interest; must secure aligned investment with a lead investor.

How to apply

  1. Secure interest from an Innovate UK approved investor partner
  2. Investor endorses/co-submits the application
  3. Apply through the Innovation Funding Service in an open round
  4. Assessment plus investor due diligence

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/2580/overview/8881af18-31f4-4db3-9483-cbb047163164

"Competition opens: Thursday 1 October 2026 - Competition closes: Wednesday 2 December 2026 11:00am"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk

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