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iX Challenge - Dry ice alternatives that maintain LUSH spa's sensory and theatrical magic
Closing Soon
Opens: 23/02/2026
Closes: 17/04/2026
LUSH Spa invites solutions which can address the challenge of maintaining the moments of magic created using dry ice within 3 spa treatments. The proposed solution should be either: a direct replacement of dry ice, e.g. making dry ice or a dry ice replacement easily and safely onsite, or a new innovative, wow factor spectacle to impress clients in the treatment room. This could be another form of mist or something completely new.
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Contracts for Innovation: industrial human relevant drug models
Opens: 02/03/2026
Closes: 15/04/2026
Organisations can apply for a share of £2 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop and commercialise non‑animal methods for assessing the pre‑clinical pharmacokinetics and cardiovascular safety of new medicines.
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PQA ICURe Engage - March 2026
Opens: 29/01/2026
Closes: 24/02/2026
This sector-specific Innovate UK ICURe Engage programme, delivered in collaboration with the Photonics & Quantum Accelerator (PQA) and Scottish Enterprise, is a 4-week, part-time programme tailored for research students and technicians from Scottish institutions.
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European Space Agency: Sustainable Wetlands
Opens: 16/03/2026
Closes: 01/05/2026
(Note: UK applicants are not eligible.) ESA seeks business proposals for space-based applications and services that support wetland sustainability while delivering economically viable business cases.
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ARIA: Scaling Trust - Tooling and Fundamental Research
Opens: 09/02/2026
Closes: 24/03/2026
ARIA are seeking to fund teams to develop open-source tools for future Arena participants and perform fundamental research that moves us from empirical to theory-driven guarantees in agentic coordination.
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Inclusive Mobility Challenge: Safe Urban Navigation for People with Access Needs
Opens: 16/02/2026
Closes: 27/03/2026
Seeking innovative tools that give people who experience barriers due to vision or mobility, reliable advanced information about temporary obstacles, such as pavement diversions, street works, and other hazards that may impact their pedestrian journeys.
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UK-Germany Collaborative Innovation for Quantum Technologies 2026
Opens: 12/02/2026
Closes: 15/04/2026
UK registered organisations can apply for £750k-£1m per project for innovative projects in quantum technologies.
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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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Advancing innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare
Opens: 16/02/2026
Closes: 06/05/2026
Industry led consortia can apply with total eligible costs up to an expected £10m
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Zero Emission Flight Demonstrator Round 1
Opens: 16/02/2026
Closes: 01/04/2026
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of a minimum of £8 million for developing zero emission capable flight in the UK, subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received. This funding is from DfT.
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European Space Agency: Rural Transportation Networks
Opens: 24/02/2026
Closes: 01/04/2026
(Note: UK applicants are not eligible.) Businesses are invited to submit proposals for space-based applications and services that support rural transportation networks.
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Full ADOPT Grant Round 6
Opens: 05/02/2026
Closes: 08/04/2026
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.
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Robotics Adoption Programme skills development
Opens: 02/02/2026
Closes: 25/03/2026
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2.5m for projects to develop vocational robotics skills courses.
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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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Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator Provider Pool EoI: late stage
Opens: 02/02/2026
Closes: 04/03/2026
UK registered organisations can apply to join an approved provider pool for the BC Accelerator Programme.
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Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator Provider Pool EoI: early stage
Opens: 02/02/2026
Closes: 04/03/2026
UK registered organisations can apply to join an approved provider pool for the BMC Accelerator Programme.
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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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EIT Rapid Applications for Transport Open Call 2026
Opens: 16/01/2026
Closes: 12/03/2026
RAPTOR 2026 includes 15 city-defined mobility challenges: SMEs with solutions can receive a lump sum of €60,000 to implement them.
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UK Defence Innovation: Conflict Wounds - From Biology to Battlefield Solutions
Opens: 27/01/2026
Closes: 24/03/2026
UK defence bodies seek innovations addressing challenges in the field of conflict wounds, funding of c.£200k-£300k per project.
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AI Management Practitioner Training
Short courses, various dates
Join BridgeAI programme partner BSI online and harness the transformative powers of AI through the AI Management Practitioner training. Boost business growth, develop your AI skills, and gain a professional qualification.
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Innovation Exchange challenge: ORE Catapult Launch Academy National 6
Opens: 29/01/2026
Closes: 25/03/2026
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s flagship accelerator for offshore wind innovation, designed to support a cohort of up to 10 high-growth UK SMEs.