Cancer Research UK Therapeutic Discovery Laboratories co-development
Cancer Research UK Therapeutic Discovery Laboratories partnerships
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
CRUK co-develops oncology therapeutics with academic groups and biotechs, funding preclinical and clinical work in exchange for a share of future returns rather than paying a cash grant to the company.
Cancer Research UK (via Cancer Research Horizons)
private · national
Deadline: rolling — Partnership opportunities are assessed on a rolling basis through Cancer Research Horizons.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: health
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- R&D activity required
Focus on oncology; UK-based academic groups and companies are the main route, but international partnerships are considered.
Source. https://www.cancerresearchhorizons.com/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked