Deadline: 10 October 2025

Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator - Managing Chronic Conditions

Bring your disease prevention

innovations to healthcare markets

This programme, funded by Innovate UK, in collaboration with Medical Research Council, as part of the Biomedical Catalyst, can help early stage life science startups targeting unmet needs in disease prevention or proactive management of chronic conditions. Through expert commercial support and access to grant funding, Innovate UK and Pioneer Group are committed to supporting entrepreneurs within life sciences. Female founders developing therapeutics are a particular group of interest within this Accelerator.

Benefits of joining the Managing Chronic Conditions Accelerator

You’ll have access to:

Introduction and application of proven tools, delivered by experts with experience supporting academic spinouts and commercial ventures

Workshops to de-risk the commercial and technical viability

Dedicated 1-1 coaching from a life sciences commercialisation expert

Access to 250+ key life sciences, pharmaceutical and healthcare professionals in our expert network

Talks from founders, investors, grant funding specialists, product development experts and IP lawyers

A stipend for customer discovery and testing

Access to a closed grant funding competition from Innovate UK

Equity investment upon Programme completion for top performers

 

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