Funding Advisory Services
Finance Your Life Sciences Projects and Unlock Your Innovation Potential
Pharmaceutical, biotech, and MedTech companies continually invest in research and development, production capacity, digitalization, as well as sustainable transformation. A wide range of funding opportunities is available at the European, national, and regional levels.
Companies rarely make full use of the funding available to them, whether they are developing new active ingredients, introducing innovative manufacturing processes, investing in laboratory and pilot facilities, scaling up, or expanding production. Drees & Sommer helps you identify suitable funding programs, develop a tailored funding strategy, and successfully navigate the application process through to disbursement.
Investment pressure meets funding potential
You are likely facing several challenges at once: rising investment costs, sustainability and decarbonization requirements, process digitalization, and the need to build resilient supply chains. Meanwhile, the number of attractive funding programs at the EU, federal, and state levels continues to grow.
Yet accessing this funding presents its own challenges:
- The funding landscape is complex.
- Funding requirements change constantly.
- Internal teams often lack the time to research opportunities, prepare applications, and handle grant reporting.
As a result, companies often only assess funding eligibility once projects are already underway, by which point valuable opportunities have been lost. They leave money on the table that could fund innovation, growth, and investment.
Our solution: Plan Funding Strategically, Not Project by Project
Drees & Sommer treats funding as an integral part of a successful investment and innovation strategy, rather than an isolated application process.
We work with you to identify funding opportunities across your project pipeline and establish a clear path from the initial idea to the disbursement of funds. We combine funding expertise with decades of industry, project, and delivery experience.
Services
1. Opportunity assessment and funding strategy
Evaluate projects, assess funding eligibility, and develop a tailored funding strategy.
2. Application planning and preparation
Prepare the technical, financial, and strategic documentation required for your applications.
3. Process support and communication
Coordinate the application process and represent you in dealings with funding bodies.
4. Implementation and grant reporting
Support project delivery, documentation, and reporting to funding agencies.
5. Scaling and future development
Identify follow-on funding opportunities and strengthen your innovation pipeline.
Our approach: Step By Step Toward Your Funding Goals
Your benefits
- Access additional funds: Funding provides financial flexibility for research, innovation, production expansion, and transformation.
- Discover untapped funding opportunities: Many companies do not make full use of the funding available to them. We bring clarity to the funding landscape and identify opportunities you have yet to explore.
- Ease the pressure on internal teams: We handle the complex tasks involved in funding strategy, applications, and compliance documentation so your teams can focus on your core business.
- Reduce risks: We minimize errors, delays, and uncertainty by systematically assessing eligibility and providing expert support throughout the process.
- Accelerate innovation: Funding helps you move research, investment, and transformation projects forward faster, strengthening your company’s long-term competitiveness.
How Much Funding Potential Do Your Projects Hold?
Schedule a no-obligation funding quick check to discover which funding opportunities are available for your research, production, or transformation projects.
