Information from the BBSRC
Closing date: 25 June 2026 The strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) funding aims to support large team-based curiosity-driven bioscience discovery research projects. Projects are expected to generate new fundamental biological knowledge of broad and long-term significance, changing how we think about bioscience within and likely transcending their immediate fields. They …
Deadline: 22 April 2026 Â This fellowship provides support for researchers wishing to undertake independent research within a host laboratory and gain leadership skills as part of the transition to fully independent research leaders. Applicants must provide strong evidence of working towards this goal, demonstrating an upward trajectory to pursuing independent …
Deadline: 31 March 2026 The Follow-on Fund aims to help researchers maximise the commercial, economic and societal benefits of their work. Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funding. Projects must: draw on current or previous BBSRC-supported research, or …
Closing date: 6 Feb 2026 BBSRC is inviting applications for its 2026 Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) Explore programme. For full details see here. In order to apply, you must have completed BBSRC’s ICURe Discover. The programme provides funding to explore the potential market of your bioscience-based idea, …
In April 2026, BBSRC’s Sparking Innovation conference will return for its fourth consecutive year. The event will be held in Leicester, with registration opening in January. The conference will include dedicated panel sessions discussing a range of topics: commercialisation: from lab to the market building sustainable models for translation What …
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is inviting applications for funding to support excellent investigator-led research across the breadth of its scientific remit.  Applicants are encouraged to consider the relevance of the proposed work in line with the long-term research and innovation priorities set out in BBSRC’s strategic …
Closing date: 20 Jan 2026 16:00 UK The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is inviting applications for funding to purchase mid-range equipment for research in areas across its scientific remit through ALERT 2025. The funding is intended to provide: equipment that will be widely used and underpins capability …
Closing date: 14 Jan 2026 16:00 UK The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is inviting applications for funding to support excellent new investigator-led research across the breadth of its scientific remit. This scheme is designed primarily to assist newly employed university lecturers, researchers (at a level equivalent to …
Registration deadline (stage 1): 19 Nov 2025 16:00 UK BBSRC’s Pioneer Awards provide funding to pursue early-stage bioscience discovery research. Applications should open novel adventurous research avenues with the potential to transform the fundamental understanding of living systems. Projects must: be early-stage fundamental bioscience lacking preliminary data explore visionary and …
Date: Thurs 16 Oct 2025 15-17:00 UK Register here BBSRC has announced its Engineering Biology Scale-up Infrastructure Preliminary Activity (EBSI PA) – a new initiative to scope and develop a plan for national scale-up infrastructure supporting researchers and innovators. This is envisioned as an 18-month community-led project that will investigate: Current …
Deadline: Tues 23 Sept 2025 BBSRC has launched a new Engineering Biology ICURe Discover programme with Innovate UK Business Connect and The Helix Way. This is a part-time online market exploration programme for bioscience researchers and technicians in the field of Engineering Biology, with up to ÂŁ2,500 support for market …
BBSRC-STFC Biotechnology Business Incubation Centre (Bio BIC)Â is a great opportunity for early-stage biotechnology companies to de-risk and turn their innovative technologies into market reality. The Bio BIC offers a comprehensive package of support that includes: ÂŁ50k of R&D funding ÂŁ10k innovation voucher for R&D activity and access to specialised capabilities …
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) and BBSRC are discussing the idea of running a biofilm-focused ICURe Discover programme to start in autumn this year. BBSRC ICURe Discover is a part-time online market discovery programme designed to support researchers and technicians in exploring the potential market to commercialise their biofilm …
The outcome of BBSRC’s refreshed Forward Look, shaped by the insights and expertise of the UK’s bioscience community including EBNet, is now available. Prof Anne Ferguson-Smith, BBSRC’s Executive Chair, said “The Forward Look sets out a bold and ambitious direction for the decade ahead. It reflects our shared vision to harness the power …
Closing date: 17 July 2025. BBSRC has launched a call for membership of its Transformative Technologies Strategic Advisory Panel (SAP). The focus of this SAP is on the tools, technologies and approaches that enable researchers to push the boundaries of bioscience discovery and stimulate innovation. For this round of recruitment …
