Life Sciences Growth Fund
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
What it funds
The Life Sciences Growth Fund provides grants to help businesses in the life sciences sector in the Highlands and Islands to grow. The funding helps cover capital investment that will help your business to establish or increase its activities in the Highlands and Islands by: expanding into new markets developing new products, services, or processes scaling up your export plans Capital investment refers to spending on physical assets such as buildings, land or equipment. You can use the funding…
Who can apply
Life sciences enterprises looking to grow their commercial activity in the Highlands and Islands region.
Key criteria
- The business must operate in an eligible life-sciences field listed by the programme.
Last checked against the official source: 3 Aug 2026. Scheme parameters are set by the funder and can change — verify before applying, or let us do it for you.
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