Innovate UK's UK-Switzerland Collaborative R&D Round 3 opened on 1 July 2026 and closes at 11:00am on 3 September 2026, sharing up to GBP 3 million (matched by at least CHF 3 million from Innosuisse). A UK-registered business can request up to GBP 450,000, the project must include at least one grant-claiming SME, and it must partner with a Swiss company working in semiconductors, engineering biology or life sciences.
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Innovate UK-Switzerland R&D fund: up to GBP 450k per UK firm, closes 3 Sep 2026
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UK deeptech founders in semiconductors, engineering biology or life sciences can line up a Swiss implementation partner and apply on the Innovation Funding Service before the 3 September 2026 deadline to secure up to GBP 450,000 in non-dilutive grant funding.
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