For translational research and spinout R&D leads
Translational funding without a research office behind you.
Spinouts, biotechs and deep-tech SMEs go for the same NIHR i4i, Innovate UK Smart and Horizon Europe pots as universities but without the central research office that drafts the applications. Bidwell is that office.
More applications
per funding cycle, no extra hires
Founder time back
for customer discovery and product
Better second attempts
because past feedback feeds the next draft
Sound familiar
The bits of the job that should not be this hard
You are the CSO, the CTO and the bid writer because the team is twelve people.
Innovate UK Smart and NIHR i4i each have their own shape and you only write one or two a year, so the muscle memory never sticks.
A failed application means a year of runway gone and no clear feedback on what to change.
The technical work is your edge. The application is the bottleneck.
How Bidwell helps
The shape of the day, after Bidwell
Innovate UK and NIHR i4i shapes built in
Bidwell knows what Innovate UK Smart Grants, NIHR i4i and Eurostars actually score on. It drafts each section against the published assessment criteria rather than a generic project narrative.
Technical evidence and commercial validation paired
Your patents, peer-reviewed publications, preclinical data, regulatory roadmap and customer LOIs all live in one library. Each application pulls the right mix of technical depth and commercial credibility for the funder.
Learn from your near-misses
Failed applications and reviewer feedback get loaded into the library. The next attempt has the previous critique built into the draft, with the specific weak sections rewritten by default.
Founder time freed for the customers and the science
You stay in the technical and commercial driver's seat. Bidwell handles the application drafting load that currently makes you choose between funding and shipping.
Frequently asked
Bidwell for translational research leads, in short
UK data residency, no training on your content, no shared learning between customers. Pre-IP filings, proprietary chemistry, customer pricing: all stay in your account.
Stop spending weeks on paperwork.
Set up takes 15 minutes. First tender draft inside the hour.
No credit card. Cancel any time. From £15 per month.