Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3

Business-led R&D grants from Innovate UK for new engineering biology products, processes or services across six themes: health, agriculture and food, chemicals and materials, low carbon fuels, waste and environment, and cross-cutting technology and service development. Total eligible project costs must fall between GBP 750K and GBP 2.5M drawn from a GBP 8.5M pot, with projects running 12 to 36 months and starting no earlier than 1 April 2027. The lead must be a UK registered business of any size, academic institutions cannot lead, at least two organisations must request funding with at least one being an SME, and no single partner may claim more than 70 percent of project costs. The round opened 8 September 2026 and closes 3 November 2026 at 11:00 UK time, with interviews in January 2027 and decisions on 4 February 2027.