Innovate UK ICURe Explore

Accelerator, Incubator, FellowshipActive
Type: FellowshipNon-Dilutive: Up to GBP 35,000Applications: OpenDeadline: 2026-10-22Format: CohortLocation: United KingdomWebsiteApply

ICURe Explore is a 12 to 16 week, full-time market exploration programme funded by Innovate UK in which a researcher acting as Entrepreneurial Lead is paid to leave the lab and validate the market for a university technology before spinning out. Teams receive up to GBP 35,000 together with structured customer-discovery training and a go/no-go investment readiness review at the end. Themed cohorts run for areas including semiconductors, biosciences and AI. Applicants must have completed the earlier ICURe Discover stage.

Deep Tech (Generalist)Semiconductors and ComputingBiotech, Life Sciences, Synthetic BiologyAI and Machine Learning

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