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Grant Writing

At Kenko, we understand the challenges faced by MedTech and Biotech start-ups. Building an innovative company requires balancing scientific, technical, commercial, and operational priorities, often with limited resources and lean teams.

In many start-ups, CEOs, founders, and senior scientists or engineers spend valuable time on activities such as grant writing, business planning, and market analysis, reducing the time available for research, product development, and growth.

Developing a competitive funding application is a specialist skill that requires experience, strategic thinking, and a thorough understanding of funders' priorities, assessment criteria, and feedback processes.

Drawing on extensive experience supporting innovative organisations across Cambridge, Oxford, and London, we have helped clients secure millions of pounds in public funding through national and international grant programmes.

We work closely with our clients to develop clear, compelling, and competitive proposals, enabling their teams to focus on what they do best: advancing research, developing technologies, and bringing innovative solutions to market.

Testimonials

"Working with Ella was transformative for us as academic founders preparing our first Innovate UK application for our spin-out company. Ella helped us move beyond an academic grant-writing mindset and understand the commercial perspective through which Innovate UK assessors would evaluate our proposal. Ella’s insightful, constructive feedback fundamentally strengthened both our application and our thinking, and her support was instrumental in helping us secure the grant. The lessons we learned from her continue to influence our approach today."

Prof. A. Callaghan, University of Portsmouth, Co-founder of RevoNA Bio Ltd

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Unlock Your Funding Potential

We help researchers, start-ups, and innovative companies secure funding through programmes such as Innovate UK, Horizon Europe, EPSRC, BBSRC, and MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF). From funding strategy and proposal development to project delivery and reporting, we provide expert support at every stage of the process.

Services

We provide grant proposal reviews and full application writing services to help maximise your chances of securing funding. Whether you need support with a new application or an expert review of an existing proposal, we are here to help.

Find out more in our Services section.

Full Grant Writing

We take the lead in writing your grant proposal, working from the scientific, technical, and commercial information provided by your team. Through a highly collaborative process, we transform your project concept into a compelling funding application, providing personalised support from the initial project description through to the final budget and submission-ready proposal.

Proposal Review

A comprehensive review of your final proposal draft before submission. Includes an initial consultation and up to two rounds of detailed feedback to improve the quality, clarity, and competitiveness of your application, maximising its potential for success.

Grant Writing Mentor

A personalised one-to-one video consultation designed to help you identify the right funding opportunities for your company or spin-out. We will assess your project, discuss funding strategies, and provide practical guidance on developing a competitive application and navigating the subsequent stages of the funding process.