US Sector Grants

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.

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Innovation, growth & development funding

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.

US Life Sciences & Health Grants

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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC)

Massachusetts Next Generation Initiative (MassNextGen)

Competitive program that awards non‑dilutive grant funding and executive coaching to women‑led early‑stage life science companies.

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Life Sciences & HealthGrants & Funding
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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC)

Life Sciences NIIMBL

Partners with the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals to accelerate biopharma manufacturing innovation and workforce development.

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Life Sciences & HealthInnovation & R&D
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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC)

Building Breakthroughs (Biomanufacturing)

Provides grants for capital projects that support biomanufacturing innovation, including upstream/downstream processing and production of cell and gene therapies.

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Life Sciences & HealthGrants & Funding
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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC)

Bits to Bytes

Grant program that funds scientific projects generating and analyzing large datasets to answer pressing life science questions and to train data scientists.

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Life Sciences & HealthGrants & Funding
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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC)

Life Sciences Tax Incentives

Tax incentive program for companies engaged in life sciences research, development, commercialization, and manufacturing in Massachusetts.

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Life Sciences & HealthFinance & Investment
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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC)

Research Infrastructure Program

Provides grants for capital projects that support the life sciences ecosystem in Massachusetts, enabling research and development activities.

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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Illinois Reproductive Grant Expansion Program

Provides grants for pregnancy centers staffed by licensed health‑care professionals to deliver medical and counseling services related to pregnancy prevention, preservation, or termination.

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Life Sciences & HealthCommunity & Social
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U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

U.S. National Institutes of Health Grants

The NIH is currently funding grant opportunities related to COVID-19 research.

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National Institutes of Health

Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The National Institutes of Health is accepting applications for grants to support cancer intervention and surveillance modeling.

Up to $1,240,000Nationwide12 Feb 2026
Life Sciences & HealthInnovation & R&D
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National Institutes of Health

Limited Competition: Competing Revisions to Support Clinical Trials in Somatic Cell Genome Editing (U19 Clinical Trial Required)

The National Institutes of Health is accepting applications for grants to support clinical trials in somatic cell genome editing.

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Life Sciences & HealthInnovation & R&D
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National Institutes of Health

Enhancing Reuse of NHGRI Data Assets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The National Institutes of Health is accepting applications for grants to support the reuse of data assets.

Up to $125,000Nationwide15 Feb 2026
Life Sciences & HealthInnovation & R&D
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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC)

Novel Therapeutics Delivery

Aims to foster the development of novel technologies and techniques for the delivery of existing or innovative therapies by working at the intersection of engineering, biology, chemistry, and medicine.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about US life sciences & health grants