EPSRC: Accelerating the medicines revolution outline: small grants

05/10/2023

28/11/2023

Apply for funding to revolutionise the development and manufacture of future medicines. We will fund a diverse portfolio of projects that bring transformative ideas to solve bottlenecks across the pipeline, from discovery to deployment. Proposals must address the grand challenge of delivering an accelerated, sustainable pathway to future medicines. We will fund research projects up to £2 million in this funding opportunity. Another opportunity linked to this funding opportunity which will fund smaller projects up to £150,000, including feasibility studies to test new ideas or translational projects to maximise the impact of prior research will follow the publication of this funding opportunity.

We are seeking high-quality proposals that will draw on novel multidisciplinary engineering and physical sciences to address key bottlenecks in the medicines manufacturing pipeline. From discovery to deployment, proposals will facilitate a revolution by delivering a step change in how future medicines are developed and manufactured.

Eligibility Note Standard EPSRC eligibility rules apply. Research grants are open to: UK higher education institutions research council institutes UK Research and Innovation-approved independent research organisations eligible public sector research establishments eligible research and technology organisations NHS bodies with research capacity