UK Research and Innovation
VC Fund
Swindon, United Kingdom
UK Research and Innovation is a VC fund in Swindon focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. UKRI intends to be an outstanding organisation that ensures the UK maintains its world leading position in research and innovation.
- Total investments:
- 103
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 83%
Last updated:
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Industries UK Research and Innovation invests in
Stages UK Research and Innovation invests in
Countries UK Research and Innovation invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $655k–$4.1M
- Grant
- $145k–$13M
- Pre-Seed
- $62k–$921k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 15 (15%)
- Biotechnology 15 (15%)
- Information Technology 12 (12%)
- Artificial Intelligence 12 (12%)
- Education 11 (11%)
Stage
- Grant 83 (81%)
- Seed 2 (2%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (2%)
- Funding Round 1 (1%)
Country
- United Kingdom 75 (73%)
- United States 3 (3%)
- Canada 2 (2%)
- Pakistan 1 (1%)
- Australia 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | Total investments: 1 | Find email | ||
Damien Hatton
Service Design Lead
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Service Design Lead | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Dario Canale
Head of UKRI Creative Services (JRS)
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Head of UKRI Creative Services (JRS) | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Disa Lee Choun
Assessor
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Assessor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
George MacGinnis
Healthy Ageing Challenge DirectorHealthy
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Healthy Ageing Challenge DirectorHealthy | Total investments: 30 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
University of Liverpool
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The University of Liverpool is one of the great centres of research, knowledge and innovation. Our pioneering reputation attracts students, experts and partners from around the world. Through our research, teaching and collaborations we seek to be life changing and world shaping.Exceptional minds1,300 leading researchers36,000 students177,000 alumni in 192 countries4,700 staffCountless partners worldwideLiverpool has been home to explorers and revolutionaries for over 800 years. Their pioneering spirit is alive in the city and inspires our university.Our university is everywhere, from our Chinese joint venture University to our Arctic research stations, American exchanges to the Internet home of our online programmes. | $31.9M / Grant / Jun 01, 2026 | |
University of Manchester
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The University of Manchester was formed in 2004 by the amalgamation of the Victoria University of Manchester and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. It is a member of the worldwide Universities Research Association group, the Russell Group of British research universities and the N8 Group. The University of Manchesterhas been a red brick university since 1880 when Victoria University gained its royal charter.The university owns and operates major cultural assets such as the Manchester Museum, Whitworth Art Gallery, John Rylands Library and Jodrell Bank Observatory. The University of Manchester has 25 Nobel Laureates among its past and present students and staff, the third-highest number of any single university in the United Kingdom after Cambridge and Oxford.According to The Sunday Times, Manchester has a formidable reputation spanning most disciplines, but most notably in the life sciences, engineering, humanities, economics, sociology and the social sciences. The 2013 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings have placed Manchester as the 9th most reputable university in Europe. | $4M / Grant / Jan 08, 2026 | |
Entos Pharmaceuticals
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Entos develops next-generation genetic medicines using their proprietary Fusogenix proteolipid vehicle (PLV) drug delivery system. Fusogenix PLVs are formulated with FAST proteins to enable the delivery of nucleic acid into target cells through direct fusion. | Grant / Jan 06, 2026 | |
Mediphage Bioceuticals
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Mediphage Bioceuticals is a genetic medicine company focused on developing safe, effective, and personalized transgene delivery platforms for the delivery of genes into cells for gene therapy, cell engineering and gene editing. Our flagship technology, ministring DNA (msDNA) is the safest transgene delivery vector on the market that does notcompromise effectiveness and can be produced at a fraction of the cost of competing solutions. | Grant / Jan 06, 2026 | |
Chromatin Bioscience
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Chromatin Bioscience develops synthetic promoter systems by identifying and engineering natural gene regulatory elements using a bioinformatics platform. Its services include designing cell-type-selective promoters for gene and cell therapy, enhancing protein yields in biologics production, and creating tailored promoters for industrial andagricultural biotechnology. The platform integrates algorithmic analysis of genomic data to generate optimized gene expression cassettes for diverse applications. | Grant / Jan 06, 2026 | |
KHOTT BIOTECH
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KHOTT Biotech is a medical technology company that designs and delivers photodynamic-driven solutions for chronic wound care | $53.9K / Grant / Jan 01, 2026 | |
Teesside University
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Teesside University is one of the UK’s top institutions of higher education in business. | $1.7M / Grant / Dec 10, 2025 | |
University of Aberdeen
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Founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland, the University of Aberdeen is Scotland's third oldest and the UK's fifth oldest university. William Elphinstone established King's College to train doctors, teachers and clergy for the communities of northern Scotland, and lawyers andadministrators to serve the Scottish Crown. Much of the King's College still remains today, as do the traditions which the Bishop began. King’s College opened with 36 staff and students, and embraced all the known branches of learning: arts, theology, canon and civil law. In 1497 it was first in the English-speaking world to create a chair of medicine. Elphinstone’s college looked outward to Europe and beyond, taking the great European universities of Paris and Bologna as its model. | $1.3M / Grant / Dec 09, 2025 | |
Cyberhare Solutions
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Cyberhare Solutions revolutionizes integrity management by detecting misbehavior in universities and commercial businesses, enabling institutions throughout the world to investigate breaches, protect trust, and assure fair, transparent decisions. | $338.1K / Grant / Sep 23, 2025 | |
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The Alignment Project
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The Alignment Project is dedicated to accelerating progress in AI alignment research. TAP aim is to promote the development of advanced AI systems that are safe, reliable, and beneficial to society. | $20M / Grant / Jul 29, 2025 | |
| See all 103 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
Northstar Ventures
4 deals together
Innovate UK
3 deals together
National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program
3 deals together
24 Haymarket
2 deals together
Defra
2 deals together
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
2 deals together
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FAQ
What does UK Research and Innovation invest in?
UK Research and Innovation invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Information Technology startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 103 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is UK Research and Innovation's check size?
UK Research and Innovation typically joins rounds of $655k–$4.1M at Seed, $145k–$13M at Grant and $62k–$921k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds UK Research and Innovation participates in.
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Who are the partners at UK Research and Innovation?
The team at UK Research and Innovation includes Dame Ottoline Leyser (CEO), Damien Hatton (Service Design Lead) and Dario Canale (Head of UKRI Creative Services (JRS)), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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