Stage 2: i4i - LeapX joint funding opportunity - October 2026
Expected to open. The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme and the National Health Innovation Centre Singapore (NHIC) LeapX programme are jointly funding late-stage healthcare innovations toward critical clinical and commercial inflection points in both countries. Projects must have two joint leads (one UK, one Singapore) and generate target-market evidence — including clinical validation, regulatory clearance, health economics and real-world evaluation — to support adoption in the UK and/or Singapore. Eligible products are medical devices, in vitro diagnostics and Tier C digital hea…
- Funding
- £250k-£1m
- Up to £500,000 for the UK component and SGD $750,000 for the Singapore component, to deliver work in the respective country, for a project of up to 24 months. The UK component is funded by DHSC via NIHR; the Singapore component is funded by NHIC. The NHIC supplementary form states the SGD $750,000 cap is inclusive of a maximum 30% indirect costs where applicable. The UK intervention rate (funding rate %) is not stated on the official NIHR listings, the 14 October 2026 launch webinar, or the NHIC page.
- Closes
- 1 April 2027
- Applicants
- Collaborative
Who can apply?
Mandatory two joint leads: one UK lead applicant and one Singapore lead applicant. UK lead: any eligible UK organisation (for example NHS bodies, higher education institutions, SMEs). Large enterprises cannot be the UK lead. Singapore lead: the principal investigator must hold a primary appointment…
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Discuss this grantProgramme at a glance
- Funding
- £250k-£1m
- Funder
- NIHR
- Region
- International
- Partners required
- Yes
- Next deadline
- 1 April 2027
Why GrantUp
- Over 82% success rate per engagement
- Over £190m secured for clients
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