Who funds tissue engineering research?

We count 47 funded tissue engineering projects, active between 2020 and 2032, from 5 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (24 projects), EU · MSCA (13 projects) and EU · Health (2 projects). The median award is $1.8M, across the 47 of 47 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

47

Funders

5

Median award

$1.8M

Open calls now

1

Top funders of tissue engineering research

Projects whose title or summary mentions tissue engineering. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open tissue engineering funding calls

1 open call mentions tissue engineering today.

• Cell and Tissue Engineering
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·

Funded tissue engineering projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• CAREER: Leveraging Microphysiological Systems to Study Molecular Mechanisms of Pathological Angiogenesis
  NSF · BIO · $1,009,319 · ends 2031
• CAREER: High-Precision Phototoxic Subtractive Engineering of Multicellular Tissues with Immune-Mediated Clearance
  NSF · ENG · $500,001 · ends 2031
• Engineering functional tissues by spatiotemporal patterning: 3D bioprinting and optogenetics for directing the organization of cell spheroid building blocks (OPTO-BIOPRINTING)
  Wellcome · £685,186 · ends 2030
• Bioengineering human lymphatic networks
  UKRI · BBSRC · £1,461,671 · ends 2029
• Freezing-based assays for high-resolution characterization of transport properties of hydrogels
  EU · MSCA · €307,959 · 2027–2029 · EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH
• Michigan-Pittsburgh-Wyss Regenerative Medicine Resource Center: Advancing Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Regeneration to Clinical Trial Initiation
  NIH · NIDCR · $6,151,035 · ends 2027
• Artificial intelligence-driven design and fatigue life prediction of 3D printed bone scaffolds
  EU · MSCA · €276,188 · 2027–2029 · THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
• Acoustic holography for rapid in situ fabrication of biomimetic tissue grafts
  EU · ERC · €2,411,058 · 2027–2032 · EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH
• Biofabrication of gene activated grafts targeting synovial joint inflammation and meniscus repair
  EU · ERC · €1,500,000 · 2027–2032 · THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN
• Advanced Tissue Engineering, Bioprinting, and 5D Optogenetics for Arrhythmia Investigation and Treatment
  EU · ERC · €3,375,000 · 2027–2031 · TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “tissue engineering”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.