Funding, projects and partnerships
We fund promising research in our Translational Challenges.
If you’re looking for ways to fund your initiative, please get in touch about partnering with us.
Find details of our partnerships and open funding calls, including eligibility criteria, below.
Projects
Featured projects
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Our science
Our Future Health: Accelerating health research using clinical data
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Childhood cancer
C-Further Consortium: advancing innovative cancer therapies for children and young people
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Global health, Antimicrobial resistance
PACE: A £30 million collaborative initiative to tackle antimicrobial resistance
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Chronic respiratory infection
Translational Innovation Hub Network for Lung Health and Infection in Cystic Fibrosis project page
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Rare disease
LifeArc Translational Centres for Rare Disease
All projects
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Motor neuron disease
MinderCare: An NHS service helping people with dementia live independently for longer
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Our science
Our Future Health: Accelerating health research using clinical data
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Chronic respiratory infection
Molecular respiratory tests for rare and common lung conditions
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Chronic respiratory infection, Rare disease, Childhood cancer
Rare Disease Clinical Trials Programme
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Global health, Antibody humanisation
USAMRIID: A transatlantic collaboration to develop a treatment for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
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Rare disease
Muscular Dystrophy UK: A £1 million partnership to find new treatments for congenital muscular dystrophy
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Rare disease
DefINe: A clinical trial to explore treatment for a rare genetic brain disorder
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Chronic respiratory infection
CF AMR Syndicate: Accelerating the translation of cystic fibrosis diagnostics and therapeutics
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Childhood cancer
C-Further Consortium: advancing innovative cancer therapies for children and young people
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Motor neuron disease
Neuropeutics Inc: A partnership to advance treatment for MND/ALS
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Global health, Neglected tropical diseases
Accelerating dengue solutions: Boosting early-stage research efforts in India and Australia
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Rare disease
The TIARA trial: Investigating a new treatment for a life-threatening blood disorder
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Global health, Antimicrobial resistance
DOSA2: A collaborative project to combat antimicrobial resistance
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Rare disease
Innovation Hubs for Gene Therapy: A national network to transform gene therapy research
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Rare disease
GOSH and UCL: Co-funding a new blood test to detect a deadly heart condition in children
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Chronic respiratory infection
Simple Lung Test TPP: Developing a patient focused target product profile (TPP) for to accelerate diagnosis of chronic lung conditions
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Global health, Antimicrobial resistance
CTAR: A centre for translational antimicrobial resistance research
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Global health, Antimicrobial resistance
The Newborn Survival Prize: A partnership to combat neonatal sepsis
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Rare disease
GOSH: A partnership to increase access to gene therapies for children with rare diseases
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Global health, Neglected tropical diseases
Drugs & Diagnostics for Tropical Diseases: Developing a smartphone app to detect neglected tropical diseases
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Rare disease
Funding: Partnering with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) to deliver translational research accelerator grants
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Motor neuron disease
ALS TDI: Advancing ALS/MND prognosis, monitoring, and drug development
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Motor neuron disease
MND STaR: Validating therapeutic targets for motor neuron disease with King’s College London
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Global health, Antimicrobial resistance
Fleming Initiative: Partnering to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance
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Global health, Antimicrobial resistance
PACE: A £30 million collaborative initiative to tackle antimicrobial resistance
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Chronic respiratory infection
Funding: Translational Innovation Hub Network for Lung Health and Infection in Cystic Fibrosis
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Chronic respiratory infection
Translational Innovation Hub Network for Lung Health and Infection in Cystic Fibrosis project page
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Chronic respiratory infection
AIRNET: A clinical trial to find new treatments for bronchiectasis
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Childhood cancer
PROTECT: Developing new cancer treatments for children
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Childhood cancer
CureSearch: A global partnership to combat childhood brain cancer
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Chronic respiratory infection
Bronchiectasis: a neglected and overlooked lung condition with unrealised commercial potential
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Neurodegeneration
NEURii: Transforming care for people living with dementia throughUK-based collaboration
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Rare disease
LifeArc Translational Centres for Rare Disease
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Global health
Grand Challenges African Drug Discovery Accelerator programme: Supporting drug discovery projects in sub-Saharan Africa
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Global health, Neglected tropical diseases
FIND: A partnership to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya
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Global health, Antimicrobial resistance
ReACT Africa: Tackling drug-resistant infections with ReACT Africa
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Global health
Crick Africa Network: A partnership to support biomedical research in Africa
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Global health, Antimicrobial resistance
TB-MBLA: A test for both diagnosis and monitoring of tuberculosis over time
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Motor neuron disease, Neurodegeneration
UKDRI: A £30 million partnership for the development of new dementia treatments
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Motor neuron disease
MND Insights Group: Collaborating with the MND community to understand urgent needs
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Rare disease
The Pathfinder Award: Fast-tracking innovative rare disease research projects with £3 million of funding