Pharmaceutical crystallization and formulation

Ideas about drug substances and drug products, from crystallizing active ingredients to formulation, solid dosage forms and biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Who funds this idea

26 calls from 14 funders currently fund work on this idea. Most calls: NIH (9), European Commission (Horizon Europe) (3), Innovate UK (2), Rinn Pharma & Biopharma / SSPC (2), FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency (1), NIIMBL (National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals) (1), and 8 other funders.

8 calls for this idea welcome industry or international partners

Open now (20)

CCRP Initiative: Promoting a Basic Understanding of Chemical Threats to Skin (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health (NIAMS, NIAID, NIDA) · United States

Deadline: 05 Nov 2026 (14 days)

Award: Up to $300,000 per year direct costs, for up to 5 years (Grants.gov lists about 5 expected awards)

Checked 22 Oct 2026

chemistrypharma processestablished / PI

MDI Programme Innovation and Scale-up Hub

Innovate UK · UK

Deadline: 18 Nov 2026 (27 days)

Total budget (all awards): Share of up to GBP 4 million; award size: see call

Checked 16 Oct 2026

pharma processestablished / PI

Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D round 2

Innovate UK (UKRI) with DHSC · UK

Deadline: 02 Dec 2026 (41 days)

Total budget (all awards): Up to £7 million total competition budget (per-project size: see the competition brief); award size: see call

Checked 16 Oct 2026

pharma processcrystallizationchemistryestablished / PI

FFG Basisprogramm 2026 (company R&D projects, any topic)

FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency · Austria

Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 (70 days)

Award: Up to EUR 3,000,000 per project (grant + loan mix, usually 50% of costs; startups up to 70%)

Checked 16 Oct 2026

crystallizationpharma processchemistryestablished / PI

NIIMBL Project Call 10.1 (biopharmaceutical manufacturing technology & workforce)

NIIMBL (National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals) · United States

Deadline: 07 Jan 2027 (77 days)

Award: USD 8 million combined across projects (per-proposal maximum not stated)

Checked 16 Oct 2026

crystallizationpharma processestablished / PIindustry / SME

Limited Competition: Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed, PAR-27-067)

National Institutes of Health (NIGMS and partner institutes, ORIP) · United States

Deadline: 26 Jan 2027 (96 days)

Award: $25,000 to $250,000 (instrument base cost at least $25,000)

Checked 22 Oct 2026

chemistrymaterialspharma processestablished / PIearly-careerinstrument / beamtime

Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities

UKRI – Medical Research Council (MRC) · United Kingdom

Deadline: 28 Jan 2027 (98 days)

Award: £270,000

Checked 22 Oct 2026

chemistrypharma processestablished / PI

Discovery of in vivo Chemical Probes for the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health · United States (non-US organisations also eligible)

Deadline: 05 Mar 2027 (134 days)

Award: Varies, see funder (budgets not limited; up to 5 years)

Checked 22 Oct 2026

chemistrypharma processestablished / PI

Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed, PAR-27-021)

National Institutes of Health (ORIP, NIA, NIAID) · United States

Deadline: 01 Jul 2027 (252 days)

Award: $50,000 to $400,000 for one instrument (no limit on the instrument's total cost)

Checked 22 Oct 2026

chemistrymaterialspharma processestablished / PIearly-careerinstrument / beamtime

National Cooperative Drug/Device Discovery/Development Groups (NCDDG) for the Treatment of Mental Disorders (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · United States

Deadline: 25 Oct 2027 (368 days)

Award size: not stated in the listing; see call

Checked 22 Oct 2026

pharma processestablished / PI

National Cooperative Drug/Device Discovery/Development Groups (NCDDG) for the Treatment of Mental Disorders (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · United States (non-US organisations also eligible)

Deadline: 25 Oct 2027 (368 days)

Award size: not stated in the listing; see call

Checked 22 Oct 2026

pharma processestablished / PI

Alzheimer's Drug-Development Program (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · United States

Deadline: 05 Nov 2027 (379 days)

Award: Up to $1,500,000 direct costs per year

Checked 22 Oct 2026

chemistrypharma processestablished / PI

Limited Competition: CCRP Initiative: Promoting a Basic Understanding of Chemical Threats to Skin (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health · United States

Deadline: 07 Jan 2028 (442 days)

Award size: not stated in the listing; see call

Checked 22 Oct 2026

chemistrypharma processestablished / PI

HEAL Initiative: Non-addictive Analgesic Therapeutics Development [Small Molecules and Biologics] to Treat Pain (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · United States

Deadline: 20 Feb 2029 (852 days)

Total budget (all awards): Total program funding $11,000,000; award size: see call

Checked 22 Oct 2026

chemistrypharma processestablished / PI

BARDA Broad Agency Announcement (medical countermeasures, incl. manufacturing platforms)

HHS ASPR – Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) · United States

Deadline: Areas of interest listed; no closing date on the page – check the funder page

Award size: not stated in the listing; see call

Checked 16 Oct 2026

pharma processindustry / SME

C-SOPS industry membership / sponsored projects

Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (Rutgers-led) · US/International

Deadline: Rolling / no fixed deadline

Cost: membership fee USD 50,000/yr (single tier)

Checked 16 Oct 2026

pharma processestablished / PI

CMAC CEDAR EPSRC CDT PhD studentships (medicines manufacturing)

CMAC / University of Strathclyde (EPSRC CDT) · UK

Deadline: Rolling / no fixed deadline

Award: Home fees + research/training costs + stipend min £20,780/yr tax-free for 4 years

Checked 16 Oct 2026

pharma processcrystallizationstudent

Enabling Technologies Consortium (ETC) RFI/RFPs and third-party project proposals

Enabling Technologies Consortium (16 pharma member companies) · International

Deadline: Rolling / no fixed deadline

Award size: not stated in the listing; see call

Checked 16 Oct 2026

pharma processcrystallizationestablished / PI

Rinn Pharma & Biopharma (ex-SSPC) PhD positions

Rinn Pharma & Biopharma / SSPC · Ireland

Deadline: Rolling / no fixed deadline

Award size: not stated in the listing; see call

Checked 16 Oct 2026

pharma processcrystallizationstudent

SSPC/Rinn industry-led research projects (fully funded or up to 50% co-funding)

Rinn Pharma & Biopharma / SSPC · Ireland (company partners worldwide)

Deadline: Rolling / no fixed deadline

Award: Co-funding max 50%

Checked 16 Oct 2026

pharma processcrystallizationestablished / PI

Opening soon (3)

Development of cell-free protein synthesis platforms for discovery and/or production of biologicals

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries

Opening soon: not yet open

Deadline: 17 Feb 2027 (118 days)

Award: EUR 6,000,000–8,000,000 per project

Checked 22 Oct 2026

chemistrypharma processestablished / PI

Development of novel small molecule antiviral therapeutics for pathogens with epidemic potential

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries

Opening soon: not yet open

Deadline: 17 Feb 2027 (118 days)

Award: EUR 9,000,000–11,000,000 per project

Checked 22 Oct 2026

chemistrypharma processestablished / PI

Personalised approaches to reduce risks from Adverse Drug Reactions due to administration of multiple medications

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries

Opening soon: not yet open

Deadline: 17 Feb 2027 (118 days)

Award: EUR 8,000,000–10,000,000 per project

Checked 22 Oct 2026

pharma processestablished / PI

Recurring calls (3)

AIChE PD2M Forum Awards (Technical Innovation, Process Development, Manufacturing, Early Career Impact, Student)

AIChE – Pharmaceutical Discovery, Development & Manufacturing Forum · International

Deadline: Recurring call (recurring (annual)): check the funder page for the next date.

Award: USD 1,500 + plaque (Excellence/Early Career); USD 800 (Student Award) – per page (2023 text)

Checked 16 Oct 2026

pharma processcrystallizationstudentearly-careerestablished / PIearly-career / new PIprize / nomination

EFCE Excellence Award in Crystallization

European Federation of Chemical Engineering – Working Party on Crystallization · Europe (EFCE)

Deadline: Recurring call (closed – next call 2028): check the funder page for the next date.

Award size: not stated in the listing; see call

Checked 16 Oct 2026

crystallizationpharma processstudentearly-careerprize / nomination

FDA Broad Agency Announcement for Advanced Research and Development of Regulatory Science (FY26: FDABAA-26-00123)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration · US (contracts; check BAA for foreign eligibility)

Deadline: Recurring call (closed for FY26 (response date 24 Feb 2026; notice inactive 30 Sep 2026); recurring annually): check the funder page for the next date.

Award size: not stated in the listing; see call

Checked 16 Oct 2026

crystallizationpharma processchemistryestablished / PI

Recently funded work on this idea

10 awards from NSF and NIH in our sample of the last 24 months match this idea. Latest examples:

Award (official page)	Institution	Amount	Start date
Collaborative Research: Investigating the Molten Salt Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles via in situ X-ray Scattering/Spectroscopy Techniques U.S. National Science Foundation · Macromolec/Supramolec/Nano	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	$270,000 (estimated total award)	01 Mar 2026
Ion Hydration and Nanodrops in Mass Spectrometry U.S. National Science Foundation · Chemical Measurement & Imaging	University of California-Berkeley	$600,000 (estimated total award)	01 Feb 2026
Integrating Machine Learning and Atomistic Simulations for Accurate Prediction of Drug Molecular Crystal Solubility U.S. National Institutes of Health · NIGMS	University Of California Berkeley	$401,250 (FY 2026 award amount)	15 Sep 2025
NMR strategies to probe allosteric effects of inhibitor binding on AML-associated Src-family kinases U.S. National Institutes of Health · NCI	University Of Pittsburgh At Pittsburgh	$151,920 (FY 2025 award amount)	01 Sep 2025