Our ambition is to drive and accelerate innovation through bioscience research. We support this by enabling research translation through to application, working with business, enterprise and venture activities.
Knowledge exchange and commercialisation
BBSRC follow-on fund
Funding bridging the gap between fundamental research and later-stage innovation
Impact acceleration accounts
Block grants for research organisations, to support translation of research into impact
BBSRC ICURe programme
Funding to determine whether there is a market for the products or services under development
Research and innovation campuses
Five BBSRC-funded campuses with different bioscience focus areas, unique facilities and range of support
UK Innovation and science seed fund
A £40 million early stage venture capital fund supporting research-based technology companies
Working with and supporting businesses
Working with business
We collaborate with businesses, innovation stakeholders and partners to deliver competitive innovation programmes
Collaborative programmes
We invest in collaborative research in strategic areas with bioscience and biotechnology businesses
Research collaboration
Research networks
BBSRC participates in several major national research and research funding networks
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
We are members of EMBO which promotes excellence in life sciences in Europe
Cross-research council programmes
BBSRC works with other UKRI research councils on specific priority areas