ICURe Explore
Status not published
Cohorts run 2-3 times a year; BBSRC ICURe Explore 2026 and Innovate UK ICURe Explore cohorts are advertised on the UKRI funding finder and Innovate UK Business Connect.
Typically around GBP 35,000 to fund a market-discovery 'Journey' for an Early Stage Researcher over ~3 months, plus training. Amounts vary by cohort and sponsoring research council.
Innovate UK (UKRI) / Innovate UK Business Connect
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — Cohorts run 2-3 times a year; BBSRC ICURe Explore 2026 and Innovate UK ICURe Explore cohorts are advertised on the UKRI funding finder and Innovate UK Business Connect.
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.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, health, any
- Stage: idea, pre_seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Applicants are university or research-organisation teams; a company does not need to exist yet.
How to apply
- University/RTO team applies with an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) lead
- Selection into a cohort
- Training bootcamp then ~100+ customer discovery interviews
- Final 'Go / No-Go' panel; successful teams can progress to ICURe Exploit
Source. https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunities/icure-explore/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked