Healthcare & Life Sciences Business Grants
The UK life sciences sector benefits from substantial government investment through UKRI, NHS innovation programmes, and dedicated biotech funding. Grants support research, development, and commercialisation of healthcare innovations.
Medical Research Funding
UKRI, MRC, and charity funders support biomedical research and early-stage development. Academic-industry partnerships can access significant research grant funding.
NHS Innovation
NHS programmes including SBRI Healthcare and Academic Health Science Networks support health tech companies to develop and deploy innovations within the healthcare system.
Regulatory & Commercialisation
Grants help life sciences companies navigate regulatory approval and commercialisation. This includes clinical trial support and market access assistance.
Canadian Life Sciences & Health Grants
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Paid Work Experience Tax Credits
The Paid Work Experience Tax Credit (PWETC) provides eligible employers with a refundable tax credit on a percentage of wages paid to trainee employees, recent graduates, co‑op students and apprentices in Manitoba, with credit caps up to $5,000 per individual.
First Jobs Fund
A Manitoba application-based fund for organizations delivering job-readiness and paid work experience programs that help youth aged 15 to 29 obtain their first workplace experience.
Canada-Manitoba Job Grant
The Canada-Manitoba Job Grant was a program that provided funding to support employee training, but it has been discontinued and replaced by the Building Up Manitoba Program (BUMP).
Communities Economic Development Fund Business Loan Program
The CEDF Business Loans Program provides flexible, repayable loans of up to $2 million to support Indigenous entrepreneurs and businesses in northern Manitoba.
Trade Growth Investment Financing Program
The Trade Growth Investment Financing Program provides repayable loans of $250,000 to $5 million (up to 25 % of total project costs) to Manitoba‑based small and medium‑sized enterprises for productivity‑enhancing projects such as trade/export growth, job creation and workforce development.
Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive (WIPSI)
Funding to help train your employees to improve the productivity and competitiveness of your business.
START
An incentive to help you hire unemployed Nova Scotians.
Student Summer Skill Incentive (SKILL)
A wage subsidy to reduce the cost of hiring post-secondary students for quality summer jobs if you work for a non-profit or registered charity.
Job Creation Partnership
A funding incentive to help you hire unemployed Nova Scotians for community projects that will help them achieve their full-time employment goals.
Graduate to Opportunity (GTO)
A 2-year salary incentive that reduces the cost of hiring recent post-secondary graduates for full-time, permanent jobs.
Energy Training Program
A wage subsidy to help you hire post-secondary students or grads for a summer work experience in the energy sector.
Co-op Education Incentive (CO-OP)
Wage assistance when you hire university or community college co-op students for career-related work terms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Canadian life sciences & health grants