OpenGrantMedical equipment and pharma

Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2[E8]

United KingdomInnovate UK[E1]

In plain English

What it funds: Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to invest up to £7 million to support the development and adoption of sustainable technologies for the manufacturing of medicines. Location: National. Award: £500,000 to £1,000,000. Total fund: £7,000,000.
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector, local authority.
Open to: Small and medium firms
Open to: Nonprofits
Open to: Public bodies
Dates: Opens 5 Oct 2026.Closes:
Funder's deadline: 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC). UTC: 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UTC.
Funding: GBP 7,000,000 in totalUp to GBP 1,000,000 for one applicant.Kind of money: Grant.
Funder: Innovate UKSee what else this funder offers.
How to apply: Apply to the funder directly. Open the funder's page on UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Guidance and application: The funder's guidance, rules and application form are on its own page. Read them before you apply.

Opens[E6]: 5 Oct 2026
Closes[E3]: 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC)
Total funding[E9]: GBP 7,000,000
Per applicant[E10]: GBP 1,000,000
Source: UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 5 hours ago

Who can apply

EligibilityWho can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector, local authority.[E4]
Open toSmall and medium firms, Nonprofits, Public bodies. Tagged by SLETOR from the listing's own words.

Risks and unknowns

RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownWe read the funder's listing, not the full guidance or application forms.

Updates

First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
The funder published the call with a future closing date.
Source record: Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (ID 7IEPaUQq55k4iTTJ7E1TTg)

Evidence

10 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the funder's listing. Each entry shows the record and the field it was read from.

E1
The funder is Innovate UK.
From Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (ID 7IEPaUQq55k4iTTJ7E1TTg), field /grantFunder, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The grant is listed on the UK government's Find a grant service.
“GB”
From Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (ID 7IEPaUQq55k4iTTJ7E1TTg), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Applications close on 2 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC).
“2026-12-02T11:00”
From Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (ID 7IEPaUQq55k4iTTJ7E1TTg), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector, local authority.
From Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (ID 7IEPaUQq55k4iTTJ7E1TTg), field /grantApplicantType, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This is a UK government grant. Applicants apply to the funder.
From Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (ID 7IEPaUQq55k4iTTJ7E1TTg), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Applications open on 5 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time (UTC+1).
“2026-10-05T10:00”
From Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (ID 7IEPaUQq55k4iTTJ7E1TTg), field /grantApplicationOpenDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
When we read it, the call was open, going by the open and close dates on Find a grant.
“2026-12-02T11:00”
From Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (ID 7IEPaUQq55k4iTTJ7E1TTg), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2".
From Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (ID 7IEPaUQq55k4iTTJ7E1TTg), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The stated value is GBP 7,000,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).
“7000000 GBP”
From Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (ID 7IEPaUQq55k4iTTJ7E1TTg), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The most one applicant can get is GBP 1,000,000.
“1000000 GBP”
From Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 (ID 7IEPaUQq55k4iTTJ7E1TTg), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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