Digital Health & Care
The digital health and care sub-sector is characterised by a large number of small companies developing technology across the health spectrum.
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Issues related to the development of digital health systems include access to clinical input, understanding of the regulatory route to market and adoption in the NHS, where multiple customers must be considered (patient, clinician, commissioner and procurement all have differing needs and wants. Other issues include interoperability of digital systems and the disruption of traditional organisational boundaries that ‘digital’ solutions tend to cause.
Innovate UK Business Connect is ideally placed to guide companies through the innovation landscape in the UK. We are increasingly working with agencies outside of the UK through our activity on the Global Expert Mission programme.
Related Opportunities
IHI (Innovative Health Initiative) 12th Call For Proposals
Opens: 21/01/2026 Closes: 21/04/2026
Up to €60m per project for international consortia to tackle unmet public health needs with ambitious public-private partnerships.
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Horizon Europe 2026-2027: Health, Cluster 1
Various closing dates from Apr 2026 to Sep 2027
Topics available under Horizon Europe's Health programme for 2026/27, with funding of up to €90m per call.
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 1
Opens: 02/02/2026 Closes: 01/04/2026
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
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Advancing innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare
Opens: 16/02/2026 Closes: 06/05/2026
Industry led R&D projects with total eligible costs up to an expected £10m can apply for grants of up to £3m for each business involved in the project.
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Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare
Opens: 16/02/2026 Closes: 06/05/2026
Promising pharmaceutical, MedTech and digital interventions for addiction can receive up to £1.5m (inc. VAT) per project.
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Eurostars call for projects – call 10, closing March 2026
Opens: 16/01/2026 Closes: 19/03/2026
Up to €360,000 for SMEs performing innovative R&D as part of a consortium with one or more organisations from other Eurostars countries.
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Related Events and Recordings
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24/07/2024
£3.2m funding awarded to advance early-stage healthcare innovation
Thirty-three companies, which took part in Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst pilot accelerators, have been awarded funding to further develop their innovative projects.
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09/12/2022
BelleVie Care raises £2.1m in seed funding and grants to boost award-winning, Dutch-inspired care model across the UK
The recent investment unlocks an additional £550,000 grant from Government-backed UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge programme, delivered by Innovate UK, bringing latest funding round to £2.15m.
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Related programmes
Biomedical Catalyst
Accelerating the translation of innovative ideas and discoveries into healthcare solutions that improve lives. The Biomedical Catalyst transforms innovative ideas into commercially viable businesses. It delivers sector growth, de-risks innovation and gets companies investment ready.
Health Funding Map
The map was developed by Innovate UK Business Connect and the BioIndustry Association (BIA) with the help of a wide range of funders. It helps in the navigation of the complicated world of health innovation funding.