Grant Funding

Unlock the funding your
innovation deserves

From SBRI Healthcare and Innovate UK to Horizon Europe and NHS Innovation Accelerator — we identify, write, and manage grant applications that win.

£180M+
Grant funding secured for clients
87%
Application success rate
200+
Grant applications written
40+
Funding bodies engaged
Funding Landscape

Funding sources we work with

The UK and European grant landscape is vast and complex. We know which programmes are right for each stage — and exactly how to win them.

NHS-backed

SBRI Healthcare

Small Business Research Initiative — NHS-backed competitions funding innovative solutions to specific NHS challenges. We identify relevant competitions and write winning bids.

Range£100K – £1M
StageFeasibility & Development
Government

Innovate UK

The UK's innovation agency funds R&D projects in health, life sciences, and medtech. We manage the full application lifecycle from expression of interest to project start.

Range£50K – £10M
StageAll Stages
Research

NIHR Funding

National Institute for Health Research funding programmes including i4i, Health Technology Assessment, and Research for Patient Benefit — each requiring deep clinical framing.

Range£150K – £5M
StageClinical Evidence
EU / International

Horizon Europe

For innovations with pan-European ambition, we support Horizon Europe applications across EIC Accelerator, EIC Pathfinder, and health-cluster calls.

Range€500K – €17.5M
StageScale & Research
NHS

NHS Innovation Accelerator

The NIA supports proven innovations to spread rapidly across the NHS. We prepare fellows for the rigorous selection process and ongoing programme requirements.

RangeFellowship + Spread Support
StageProven Innovations
Philanthropic

Charity & Foundation Grants

From the Wellcome Trust and CRUK to disease-specific charities, we identify and pursue philanthropic grant opportunities aligned to your clinical focus and impact goals.

Range£20K – £2M
StageEarly to Mid Stage
Regional

Regional & AHSN Funding

Academic Health Science Networks administer regional adoption funds and innovation budgets. We map your innovation to the right AHSN and build compelling local cases.

Range£25K – £500K
StageAdoption & Spread
NHS Procurement

ICB & Trust Procurement Grants

Integrated Care Boards increasingly hold dedicated innovation budgets. We help you navigate ICB procurement frameworks and position your innovation for funded pilots.

Range£50K – £2M
StagePilot & Scale
Our Process

How we win grants for you

A rigorous end-to-end methodology that maximises your probability of success at every stage.

01

Funding Landscape Scan

We conduct a full scan of open and upcoming grant opportunities aligned to your innovation, clinical area, technology readiness level, and commercial stage.

02

Eligibility & Fit Assessment

We assess your innovation against each funder's criteria — scoring fit, identifying gaps, and prioritising the highest probability opportunities.

03

Application Writing

Our specialist writers craft compelling, evidence-based applications — translating clinical complexity into funder-friendly language that scores against assessment criteria.

04

Review & Submission

Applications go through rigorous internal review before submission. We coordinate with co-applicants, finance teams, and ethics bodies where required.

05

Post-Award Management

Winning is just the start. We support grant management, reporting milestones, audits, and variations — ensuring compliance and maximising the value of your award.

Full-Spectrum Support

Everything a winning application needs

Grant applications fail not because of weak innovations — but because of weak evidence, poor framing, or missing components. Our team ensures nothing is left to chance.

We bring together grant writers, health economists, clinical experts, and regulatory specialists to build applications that stand out in competitive rounds.

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Health Economic Analysis & Cost-Effectiveness Modelling
Clinical Evidence Synthesis & Systematic Review Support
Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) Strategy
Logic Model & Theory of Change Development
Budget Justification & Financial Modelling
Co-Applicant & Partner Coordination
Ethics & Governance Documentation
Impact Measurement Frameworks
Clinical Specialisms

Grant expertise across all clinical areas

Every application is written by specialists who understand the clinical context — not generalists who don't speak the language.

Digital Health & AI
Cancer & Oncology
Mental Health
Cardiovascular
Diagnostics & Imaging
Genomics & Precision Medicine
Workforce & Training
Patient Safety
Elderly Care
Chronic Disease
Global Health
MedTech Devices
Why The IDC Network

What makes our grant service different

Strategic Targeting

We don't shotgun applications. Every grant we pursue is chosen because of genuine fit, high probability of success, and strategic alignment with your goals.

Expert Writers

Our writers have reviewed grants from funder perspectives — they know the scoring rubrics and what assessors look for, section by section.

Health Economics Built-In

Most applications fail on cost-effectiveness. We embed rigorous health economic analysis from the outset — not as an afterthought.

Full Document Suite

We prepare everything — the main application, CVs, letters of support, risk registers, Gantt charts, budgets, and ethics documentation.

Regulatory Alignment

For regulated innovations, we ensure your regulatory pathway is coherent with your grant narrative — a consistency assessors value highly.

International Reach

We work on UK, EU, and select international funding programmes — giving you access to the broadest possible funding landscape.

FAQ

Common questions

Ready to find your funding?

Start with our Maturity & Readiness Assessment to understand your funding readiness — then let us build a bespoke grant strategy for your innovation.

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Let's build something
extraordinary

Tell us about your project and we'll adapt our approach to fit.

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