[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grant-ukri-engineering-biology-programme-mission-hubs-2026":3,"similar-ukri-engineering-biology-programme-mission-hubs-2026":32},{"id":4,"name":5,"funder":6,"link":7,"budget":8,"budget_min_eur":9,"budget_max_eur":10,"deadline":9,"deadline_note":11,"duration":12,"trl":9,"relevance":9,"why_relevant":9,"early_career":13,"consortium":14,"first_seen":15,"last_updated":9,"update_note":9,"status":16,"stages":9,"call_frequency":9,"next_call_expected":9,"source_url":7,"created_at":17,"updated_at":18,"last_seen_at":17,"eligible_countries":19,"description":21,"seo_summary":22,"recurring_round":13,"canonical_id":4,"links":23},"ukri-engineering-biology-programme-mission-hubs-2026","Engineering Biology Programme: Mission Hubs","UKRI","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ukri.org\u002Fopportunity\u002Fengineering-biology-programme-mission-hubs\u002F","Up to £15M (80% FEC funded by UKRI)",null,17550000,"Application deadline to be confirmed","Up to 5 years",false,"Required - cross-sector partnerships with industry, public sector, regulators, infrastructure providers and other stakeholders; institutional matched funding of 20% of FEC required from host organisations","2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","open","2026-10-18T08:09:38.708Z","2026-10-18T08:11:40.059Z",[20],"GB","Funds mission hubs for engineering biology-based products, processes and services, requiring cross-sector collaboration with industry, investors, regulators and policymakers. Host organisations must provide 20% matched funding of FEC; not for foundational\u002Fbroad-application technology research.","{\"summary\":\"The UKRI Engineering Biology Programme: Mission Hubs funds large cross-sector hubs developing engineering biology-based products, processes and services, with up to £15M available (80% FEC funded by UKRI) over up to five years. The call targets UK host organisations able to build consortia spanning industry, investors, regulators and policymakers, and excludes foundational or broad-application technology research in favour of mission-focused development. 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