Biomedical Catalyst
Usually opens in April and October
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
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%.
Innovate UK (UKRI)
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — Delivered as periodic competitions. Rounds have typically opened in the spring or autumn with an 8-12 week window.
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.
You fund 30% yourself.
Who can apply
- medium enterprises
- Sectors: health
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
UK-registered SMEs developing healthcare/biomedical innovations; collaborations with research organisations allowed.
Source. https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked