Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D round 2

Collaborative research and development will advance sustainable medicines manufacturing through green chemistry, circularity, productivity and resource efficiency. Projects should achieve measurable reductions in waste, emissions or energy demand and improve commercial readiness alongside technical maturity. Grant requests must be £500,000–£1 million for 9–12 months, starting by 1 April 2027 and ending by 31 March 2028. Applications close on 2 December 2026 at 11:00 UK time.

Collaborations led by a UK-registered business, research and technology organization, catapult centre, nonprofit, public-sector organization or charity. At least one UK-registered SME must claim funding. Funded work and exploitation must be in the UK.