LifeArc
A self-funded medical research charity that takes promising science towards patients, funding translational projects in rare disease, chronic infection and early diagnostics, and providing drug discovery expertise alongside the money.
- Kind of funder
- Charity
- Where it funds
- UK-wide
- Indicative award size
- £50k – £3m
- Approx. annual research spend
- £100m
- Who can apply
- Universities, Research institutes, SMEs, NHS & healthcare providers, Charities & NGOs
- Career stages
- Any stage
Translational focus — expects a clear path to patient benefit, not discovery science.
Research areas
Named schemes (1)
LifeArc translational challenge funding ↗
Funding plus in-house drug discovery and diagnostics expertise for projects with a credible route to patient benefit, concentrated in rare disease, chronic infection and early diagnosis.
Rolling / recurringCheck funder site for current round£100k – £3m per awardchecked 2026-05-01