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Our charitable model allows us to invest in risky projects or where commercial returns may be low
Philanthropic Fund
£5 million philanthropic fund for rare disease research
Seed Fund
For promising early stage therapeutics, diagnostics and biological research
The Development Gap Fund
Administered by LifeArc to support small-scale studies by MRC researchers
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LifeArc-MRC Innovation Hub
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and LifeArc are making £16m available to establish a network of Gene Therapy Innovation Hubs - apply by 1 June, 2020
COVID-19 Fund
15 projects approved for £10m funding to address the COVID-19 pandemic
LifeArc-CSO Fund for Scottish researchers
Joint fund of £300,000 for research led by Scottish institutes or the NHS
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