NICE - backing the healthtech that changes lives

Is your technology getting lost in a crowded market? With around 2 million products registered for UK use, NHS commissioners are overwhelmed by choice. Without robust evidence, even the most promising technologies risk being overlooked.

A positive NICE evaluation sends a powerful signal to NHS commissioners, payers and international markets

NICE HealthTech guidance evaluates diagnostics, medical technologies and interventional procedures. It helps the NHS invest in impactful healthtech – and backs the developers behind them.

It considers healthtech products that are in early development but may offer potential value to the NHS, be suitable for routine widespread use, or are already in existing use in the NHS. It includes guidance on the effectiveness and safety of interventional procedures.

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Funding opportunities

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Knowledge Transfer Partnership: 2026 to 2027 Round Three

UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

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Innovation Loans Expression of Interest

UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprises can submit an Expression of Interest for loans for close to market innovative projects with strong commercial potential. They must significantly improve the UK economy and drive societal benefit.

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Calling all HealthTech innovators - New fund announced

Apposite Capital has launched its new growth fund, with a £100m commitment from British Business Bank, which is expected to attract double or triple that amount in additional investment.

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Target trial emulation: utilising routine data to answer key health and care questions

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking to fund target trial emulation studies.

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Pathfinder Challenges 2026: Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing

The EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026: Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing is one of three challenge themes under the EIC Work Programme 2026.

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EIC Accelerator 2026 (Grant Component — UK SMEs)

Develop and scaleup innovations with the potential to create or disrupt markets (TRL 6-8). Patient capital principle.

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Developmental pathway funding scheme: stage one

Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.

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Innovate UK Venture Builder Pilot Expression of Interest

Innovate UK is funding up to £150,000 for a pilot Innovate UK Venture Builder Programme to support new deep-tech spin-outs and to help them in raising their first significant investment.

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i4i Product Development Awards (PDA) NICE early use - April 2026

The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme is inviting outline applications to its Product Development Awards (PDA) funding opportunity aimed at generating real world evidence for products that have been recommended for early use in the NHS through NICE early use assessment.

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NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling funding opportunity (EME Programme)

NIIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme is inviting outline applications to their commissioned workstream.

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MRC Partnership Grant

Apply for funding to support exciting and ambitious partnerships in the remit of the Medical Research Council (MRC).

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Horizon Europe 2026-2027: Health, Cluster 1

Topics available under Horizon Europe's Health programme for 2026/27, with funding of up to €90m per call.

News Funding

Need help with writing your Grant Application

SEHTA has partnered up with Bidshaper to support our members with Grant Writing support.

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Google AI Futures Fund

Google launches new initiative to back startups building AI.

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UKRI: Travel support for UK businesses to attend European events

Innovate UK is offering travel support for companies to attend consortia-building events in Europe. Up to £700 is available to help cover travel and subsistence costs.

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UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

Revolutionise agriculture, healthcare, and manufacturing industries by creating or redesigning biological systems

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Horizon Europe

This programme supports individual UK SMEs wanting to explore and access Horizon Europe collaborative research and innovation opportunities.

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Medilink UK: MediPath Innovation Roadmap

MediPath™ is a flexible six-step tool designed to derisk and accelerate innovation for the medical device and in vitro diagnostic and related sectors.

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Grow your business in London

The London & Partners’ Business Growth Programme can help you grow your business and boost your innovation, productivity and profitability.

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Funding Opportunities

Please find below all the latest funding opportunities currently available to apply.

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Exclusive Member Benefit with Santander

As part of our partnership with Santander Navigator, we are delighted to announce that all SEHTA members (as part of the Medilink partnership) can benefit from exclusive, free access to the Santander Navigator digital trade facilitation platform.

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KTN Health Funding Map

This funding map helps in the navigation of the complicated world of innovation funding.

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NICE - backing the healthtech that changes lives

A positive NICE evaluation sends a powerful signal to NHS commissioners, payers and international markets

Funding opportunities

Please find below all the latest funding opportunities currently available to apply.

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We are here to help your organisation make the right contacts via our business support services, networking events and opportunities.