Medicines
The medicines sector is characterised by a few large pharmaceutical companies and a large number of SME biotech companies.
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Support for companies of all sizes is provided by the Health Team across the sector but particularly linked with the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and advanced therapeutics. Members of the Health Team are closely aligned with the Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership and the Bioindustry Association.
Innovate UK Business Connect also organises the Medicines Manufacturing Challenge Community. Its core goal is to accelerate the outcomes from the medicines manufacturing ISCF Challenge which has seen £146m invested in different projects, including the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre and Advanced Therapy Treatment Centres.
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Global Business Innovation Programme in India - Antimicrobial Resistance
Opens: 28/02/2024 Closes: 10/04/2024
Innovate UK invites ambitious companies in the Antimicrobial Resistance sector to join a programme that includes market visits to Hyderabad and Bangalore.
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Global Incubator Programme: Canada - AI in Health
Opens: 22/01/2024 Closes: 15/03/2024
Innovate UK EDGE seeks up to 8 companies developing health tech using AI-powered solutions to join a programme working with Canada.
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NHS Cancer Programme: Innovation Open Call 3
Opens: 26/01/2024 Closes: 29/05/2024
NHS England has launched a new round of its funding competition for innovation in the early detection and diagnosis of cancer.
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Biomedical Catalyst
Helps transform innovative ideas into commercially viable businesses.
Medimap: End-to-end medicines supply chain map
Medimap is a new interactive reference tool for the UK medicines sector, mapping and categorising over 3,000 sites of organisations engaged in or supporting the end-to-end supply chain for medicines.
Medicines Manufacturing Challenge Community
A now-completed programme that supported manufacturers of medicines in order to grow the UK economy – replaced by the Medicines Manufacturing programme.