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Biomedical Catalyst

Status

Usually opens in April and October

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
£4,000,000

Historically two strands: primer awards (~GBP 250k-800k) and early-stage/late-stage awards up to several million. Intervention rate 35-70%.

You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Innovate UK (UKRI)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Delivered as periodic competitions. Rounds have typically opened in the spring or autumn with an 8-12 week window.

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
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 30% yourself.

Who can apply

UK-registered SMEs developing healthcare/biomedical innovations; collaborations with research organisations allowed.

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

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.ukri.org

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