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Nexa – Climate and Health Innovation Funding Programme

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Grand Challenges Canada and the Science for Africa Foundation

Category

SME and Startup Scale-Up Support Opportunities

Focus Areas

  • Climate & Environment
  • Health

Application Deadline

22 July 2026 (2:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. UTC)

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS | Facilitation of Knowledge Exchange, Partnerships and Investment Linkages between Europe and South Africa

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The Vaccines for Africa: Roll-out and Production in South Africa (SAVax) programme invites qualified Chambers of Commerce, Business Organisations and Consortia to submit proposals for facilitating strategic partnerships, knowledge exchange and investment linkages between European and South African pharmaceutical and biotechnology ecosystems.

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Government Launches Peo Pele Youth Fund to Expand Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs

South Africa has taken another step towards strengthening youth entrepreneurship with the launch of the Peo Pele Youth Fund, a new government initiative aimed at improving access to finance and integrated business support for youth-owned enterprises.

Launched by the Minister of Small Business...

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K-Scouter 2026: South Korea Market Entry Programme for Innovative Startups

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K-Scouter 2026 is an international acceleration programme designed to help innovative startups from around the world establish and grow their businesses in the Republic of Korea.

Backed by Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development (KISED), the programme provides selected startups with structured market-entry support, business matching opportunities, investor engagement, and access to one of Asia's most advanced innovation ecosystems.

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Futurelife Research Foundation

FutureLife Research Foundation is a Kenyan non-profit organization registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) under the Companies Act, 2015. The Foundation was established to advance research, innovation, capacity strengthening, and sustainable development through evidence-based solutions that address pressing health, environmental, climate, and socio-economic challenges across Africa.

The Foundation works at the intersection of research, technology, and implementation science to develop, evaluate, and scale innovative solutions that improve health systems, environmental sustainability

Site-Specific Biomarker Platform for Keloid Diagnosis

Keloid disease is a chronic fibroproliferative skin disorder characterised by excessive scar tissue formation that extends beyond the boundaries of the original wound. Accurate diagnosis remains challenging due to the heterogeneous nature of keloids and their similarity to other fibroproliferative...

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Transforming the Treatment of Keloid Scarring Through Precision Medicine

Keloid disease represents a significant and growing unmet need in dermatology and surgical care. The disease is characterised by abnormal scar formation that extends beyond the original wound site. Despite the availability of treatments such as surgery, corticosteroid injections, radiotherapy, and...

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Call for Proposals: EUNIC Spaces of Culture Fund 2026

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The EUNIC Spaces of Culture Fund 2026 is now open for applications, supporting innovative cultural relations projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme forms part of the wider Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture initiative funded by the European Union and implemented by EUNIC (EU National Institutes for Culture).

The fund aims to strengthen equitable partnerships between African and European cultural actors through collaborative projects that promote intercultural dialogue, mutual learning, co-creation, and shared capacity building.

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FORTHCOMING | Horizon Europe Health Call 2027: Development of Innovative Antimicrobials Against Drug-Resistant Pathogens

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The European Commission has announced a forthcoming Horizon Europe Cluster 1: Health funding opportunity aimed at accelerating the development of innovative antimicrobial therapies to combat antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial and fungal pathogens.

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Science for Industry Call 2026: Up to €1.2 Million for Public-Private Life Sciences & Health Innovation Projects in the Netherlands

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Health Holland has launched the Science for Industry Call 2026, providing at least €5 million in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) funding to support collaborative research and development projects within the Dutch Life Sciences & Health (LSH) sector.

The programme is designed to accelerate the translation of scientific research into innovative products, services, and technologies that address healthcare challenges while strengthening the Netherlands' innovation ecosystem and economic competitiveness.

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