UK Support and Funding
Source Type Amount Criteria
Health Technology Devices Programme Department of Health, R&D programme Up to 50% (Example grants £50-400k) Project teams must contain at least one research-based partner and at least one industrial partner
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) Government Funding for business - research base partnerships Approximately £50k per associate/year Required company contribution of £16-27k per associate/year
Small Firm Loan Guarantee Scheme Guaranteed bank loan for most business purposes up to £250k Available to UK businesses with an annual turnover of up to £5.6M and which are up to five years old


Further information on Funding Sources and Support Organisations can be found at in the Scottish Life Sciences and funding support guide – downloadable by clicking here.