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FOI2025/00806: ALERT Scheme Award Winners

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Case reference FOI2025/00806

Received 10 September 2025

Published 7 October 2025

Request

Request received: 08 July 2025

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding the recent ALERT scheme awards mentioned here https://www.uktech.news/biotech/ukri-awards-27m-in-biotech-funding-20250910.

Specifically, I would like to request the following details for each successful application:

  • Company Name

  • Company Registration Number (or Charity Number, if applicable)

  • Value of the Grant Awarded

  • Project Title and Short Description (if available)

  • Timeline / Start and End Dates of the Project

If any of the above information is already publicly available, I would be grateful if you could direct me to the appropriate source.

Response

Response sent: 07 October 2025

I can confirm that UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) holds information relevant to your request. Please see the information below.

The information you have requested is exempt from disclosure under Section 22(1) of the FOIA as it is intended for future publication. Section 22 is a qualified exemption meaning that it is subject to the public interest test. We consider that premature release would put undue pressure on UKRI to publish outside of our scheduled timeframes which would lead to a disproportionate burden on the organisation. This would not be in the public interest.

We have therefore determined that the outcome of this test is that the public interest is insufficient to justify immediate disclosure. It is expected this information will be published in the next few months.

Details of the successful applicants to the Mid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 20241 funding opportunity will be published to BBSRC’s Awarded research grants2 page. This information can then be cross referenced with UKRI’s Gateway to Research3 to obtain the additional information you are interested in; organisation name, grant value, project title and an abstract, as well as start and end dates of the project.

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