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Closing soonR&D & innovationVerified 9 Nov 2026

Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1

Innovate UK (UKRI Engineering Biology Programme)

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Worth

£250,000 to £2,000,000

Deadline

Closes 2 December 2026

Type of funding

Grant

Where

UK-wide

What it is

An Innovate UK grant of £250,000–£2 million for a UK SME developing engineering biology products or services close to market, paid alongside private investment of at least twice the grant from one of Innovate UK's partner investors. Single applicants only; closes at 11am on 2 December 2026.

Checked 9 Nov 2026 on Find a Grant and the Innovation Funding Service: open until 11am on 2 December 2026. You only get the grant if a lead investor from Innovate UK's investor pool invests at least twice the grant amount.

Official source

Who can apply

A summary of the main rules, not the full list. Innovate UK (UKRI Engineering Biology Programme) decides who is eligible, so read their guidance before you apply. The free scan checks these against your own business.

  • UK-registered organisation doing the project work in the UK
  • A micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
  • A UK business registered at Companies House
  • A life sciences business
  • You have an R&D or innovation project
  • You can raise private investment of at least twice the grant from an Innovate UK partner investor
  • You develop engineering biology products or services
Read the full rules at the official source

Common questions

Is Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1 open for applications?
Yes, but it is closing soon: the deadline is 2 December 2026.
How much is Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1 worth?
£250,000 to £2,000,000. It is a grant, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.
Who runs Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1, and where is it available?
Innovate UK (UKRI Engineering Biology Programme) runs it. It is available across the UK.

Does your business qualify?

Eligibility rules are where schemes get fiddly. Gov Owed checks your business against Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1 — and every other UK scheme we track — in about two minutes, free. The £19.95 report then explains exactly why you qualify, drafts your answers and walks you through the real application step by step.

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Information, not financial advice; eligibility is decided by the funder. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Schemes change — confirm details on the official page before applying.