Funding opportunity

Launchpad: life and health sciences, Northern Ireland round two MFA

• Opportunity status: Open
• Funders: Innovate UK
• Co-funders: Invest Northern Ireland
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £4,300,000
• Publication date: 7 November 2024
• Opening date: 4 November 2024 9:30am UK time
• Closing date: 11 December 2024 11:00am UK time

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.3 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the life and health sciences cluster in Northern Ireland. This De minimis or Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) funding is from Innovate UK.

Eligibility summary

This competition is open to single applicants only.

To lead a project your business must:

• be a UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (GOV.UK)
• be growing your innovation activities in the in the life and health sciences cluster in Northern Ireland
• intend to exploit the project outcomes from the UK for domestic or global benefit