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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · GB · UKRI

UKRI Translation: BBSRC Proof of Concept 2026

This scheme funds translation of bioscience research into innovations such as products, services or solutions that generate real-world economic, societal, and environmental impact. Projects must build on prior BBSRC support and include a clear pathway to real-world use through commercialisation, adoption, or progression towards deployment. The full economic cost (FEC) of a project can be up to £800,000, with BBSRC funding 80% of FEC, and projects can last up to 24 months.

£100,000–£800,000 ~24 months Deadline 2026-10-14

Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Host country

GB

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. Projects must build on prior BBSRC support.

Deadline

2026-10-14

Application form effort

2 form file(s) downloaded; 5 writing prompts; 30 fields/sections; moderate — substantial written sections

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse
Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated itemValue in this recordSource
Funding agency Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) www.ukri.org ↗
Country / funding source GB · UKRI same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗
Deadline 2026-10-14 — LLM-checked against the archived official page same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗
Funding amount £100,000–£800,000 same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗
Eligibility 2 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗

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Not captured / obstacles

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