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Funding for early stage development of new healthcare interventions

Apply to the Developmental Pathway Gap Fund (DPGF) to generate critical preliminary data and de-risk your development strategy for a new medicine, medical device, diagnostic test, or other medical intervention.

You must be based at a research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.

Developmental pathway funding scheme: invited stage two

Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.

You must be a researcher employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

You must be invited to apply for stage two of this funding opportunity.

Developmental pathway funding scheme: stage one

Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.

You must be a researcher employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

UKRI Metascience research grants

The Metascience Grants Programme funds cutting-edge research into more effective ways of conducting and supporting Research and Development (R&D).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

Small molecule High Throughput Screen using AstraZeneca facilities

Apply for funding to run a High Throughput Screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots.

Two funding opportunities per year with changing themes. This funding opportunity will have a focus on new targets related to Fibrosis or Extracellular Matrix.

FAPESP and UKRI (MRC) artificial intelligence (AI) for health

This funding opportunity allows UK-based researchers and researchers in the state of São Paulo, Brazil to jointly apply for funding to collaborate in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) for biomedical and health applications that are relevant to Brazil.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Applications must be submitted directly to FAPESP.

Artificial intelligence, engineering biology and quantum technologies: highlight notice

Apply for funding for the application of artificial intelligence (AI), engineering biology, and quantum technologies in biomedical research and development.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Better methods, better research new investigator

Apply for funding to improve the methods used by others in biomedical and health research.

You must:

  • focus your project on methods research within scope of Medical Research Council (MRC) or National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
  • have the skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’

Understanding public involvement in non-clinical research

Apply for funding to improve public involvement in non-clinical health and biomedical research. The methodology research proposed should be designed to deliver generalisable learning and support best practice. This is a Better Methods, Better Research strategic funding opportunity.

Better methods, better research

Apply for funding to improve the methods used by others in biomedical and health research.

You must:

  • focus your project on methods research within scope of MRC or National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
  • be a researcher employed by an eligible research organisation

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