MRC: new investigator research grant: applicant-led
Medical Research Council (UKRI)
UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards
Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Drug Repurposing and medical product development grant from UK Research and Innovation - Medical Research Council
Apply by Wednesday, Nov 11
Closing time not stated; check the source.
£50,000 – £300,000
About
The Medical Research Council offers single-step support to develop a new or repurposed medicine, medical device, diagnostic, or other medical product. Projects should tackle a high-risk development step backed by prior funding and generate critical data that either de-risks onward progression or supports an evidence-based decision to stop.
Eligibility
Career stage: Not stated
Institution applies
Host location: United Kingdom
Reviewed Sep 24, 2026. Check the funder’s full conditions before applying.
Applicants must be based at a research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council funding and propose a high-risk development step for a medical product that builds on prior funded work.
Topics
Medical Research Councilsingle-step supportrepurposed medicinemedical devicediagnosticmedical producthigh-risk development stepcritical dataevidence-based decision
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Source: ukri.org