The Academy of Medical Sciences

Name

The Academy of Medical Sciences

Legal name

The Academy of Medical Sciences

Website

https://acmedsci.ac.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomedical Research Funding

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAI)

Keywords

• Biomedical research funding
• Medical fellowships
• Research career development
• Health policy advocacy
• Research grant programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Partnership Funding: Five-year partnership worth £27.3 million with Wellcome to support UK biomedical research and talent development, funding programs from early career to leadership roles.
2. Donations: Registered charity receiving donations from supporters and members, including Helix group members who contribute £250 annually.
3. Government Support: Funding from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) supporting equity, diversity and inclusion programs.
4. Co-funding Partnerships: Co-funded grants with UK Government, Wellcome, and British Heart Foundation for early career researcher support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Academy of Medical Sciences is an independent UK charity that convenes a Fellowship of more than 1,500 leading biomedical researchers and operates grant schemes, career development programmes, and policy initiatives to support medical science. Its core offerings are competitive grant schemes (Springboard, Starter Grants, Cross-Sector Experience Awards, Professorship Scheme, Hamied Foundation UK-India AMR Visiting Fellowships, Networking Grants), structured career support programmes (Mentoring, SUSTAIN, FLIER, INSPIRE, PILLAR, HIVE, Cross-Sector Programme), and the FORUM platform linking NHS, academia, MedTech and industry.

Product overview

The Academy of Medical Sciences is an expert organization that functions as a research funding body, career development provider, and policy influence entity rather than a traditional product company. Its portfolio consists of grant programmes (including Springboard, Starter Grants, Cross-Sector Experience Awards, and the Professorship Scheme), career support initiatives (Mentoring Programme, SUSTAIN, FLIER, INSPIRE, PILLAR, and HIVE), and the FORUM platform for cross-sector collaboration. These services collectively support researchers from undergraduate through senior leadership levels, fund biomedical research, and influence medical science policy in the UK and globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Springboard Pre-doctoral grant scheme supporting early-career researchers to generate preliminary data needed for future grant applications.
• Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers Grant funding for clinical lecturers to pursue medical research and establish independent research careers.
• Cross-Sector Experience Awards Funding of up to £100,000 enabling researchers to gain experience in different sectors such as industry, government, or healthcare settings.
• Academy of Medical Sciences Professorship Scheme Prestigious professorship funding scheme supporting established research leaders in medical science.
• Hamied Foundation UK-India AMR Visiting Fellowships International fellowship programme addressing antimicrobial resistance through UK-India research collaboration.
• Networking Grants Funding to support researchers in organising events and workshops that build research networks and collaborations.
• Mentoring Programme Structured mentoring support connecting researchers with experienced mentors for career guidance and professional development.
• SUSTAIN Women in research programme providing support and networking opportunities for female researchers at various career stages.
• FLIER Leadership development programme for early career researchers to develop skills for research leadership roles.
• INSPIRE Undergraduate research programme providing research experience opportunities for students considering careers in medical science.
• PILLAR Community network for researchers building collaborative relationships across sectors and disciplines.
• HIVE Alumni network connecting past awardees of Academy funding for continued professional engagement.
• Cross-Sector Programme Programme enabling researchers to network, connect, and collaborate across academic, industry, and healthcare sectors.
• FORUM Cross-sector collaboration platform connecting NHS, academia, MedTech and pharmaceutical stakeholders to facilitate knowledge sharing and policy projects with health research impact.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55 early career researchers awarded Springboard funding in 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• International Research Consortium (Thailand, UK, France, Czech Republic)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026An international research consortium funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences is developing an AI-powered mobile application to identify disease-carrying sandflies by wing patterns, with institutions from Thailand, UK, France, and Czech Republic. Plans to expand to mosquitoes transmitting dengue, malaria, and Zika.
• University of CambridgeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026Seven scientists from University of Cambridge elected as 2026 Academy Fellows, recognized for outstanding contributions to advancing medical science with expertise spanning cancer genetics, antibody technology, oxygen-sensing biology, stem cell therapeutics, leukemia research, toxicology, and obesity neuroscience.
• Durham UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026Dr Alessandro Borghi of Durham University received £125,000 in funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences to optimize 3D printed custom surgical plates for mandibular reconstruction using computer simulations and real surgical testing to improve patient outcomes.
• GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026GSK's Chief Scientific Officer Dr Tony Wood co-chairs the UK Medical Science Careers Taskforce with Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed of University of Liverpool, addressing fragmented career pathways for clinical and non-clinical researchers across the sector.
• University of LiverpoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2026Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed serves as co-chair of the UK Medical Science Careers Taskforce alongside GSK's Chief Scientific Officer, representing the academic sector in addressing medical science workforce challenges.
• Ulster UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2026Professor Joan Condell appointed to the UK Medical Science Careers Taskforce, contributing expertise from Ulster University's technology department to examine career pathways across medical science.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal Society: UK's national academy for all sciences, with parallel Fellowship election, grant programs (e.g., University Research Fellowships), and policy work — broader in scope than the Academy of Medical Sciences.
• Wellcome Trust: One of the world's largest biomedical research funders, with a far larger endowment and grant footprint — a financial partner of the Academy and a comparable grantmaking institution in the UK health research ecosystem.
• Medical Research Council (MRC): UK government research council that funds biomedical research and trains researchers across UKRI — comparable mission to the Academy's grant and talent-development role, with a national-scale funding remit.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): US federal agency that is the world's largest biomedical research funder, supporting grants, training, and policy — a broad incumbent analogue operating at vastly greater scale.
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Global health and development grantmaker funding biomedical research and talent in low- and middle-income countries — a much larger international peer relevant to the Academy's emerging global-health consortia.
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI): US-based biomedical research organisation that funds investigator scientists and runs innovative training programs — comparable in mission to combine elite researcher support with biomedical research advancement.

Direct peers

• British Heart Foundation: Major UK medical research charity that co-funds Academy programs (e.g., Springboard) and runs its own grant and fellowship portfolio for cardiovascular research — directly comparable charity model.
• Cancer Research UK: One of the largest UK medical research charities, funding biomedical and clinical research and training the next generation of researchers — comparable charity funder with disease-specific remit.
• National Academy of Medicine (US): The US national academy for medicine, advising on health and biomedical policy and electing an influential Fellowship — the closest functional analogue to the Academy of Medical Sciences in another geography.
• Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences: Australia's national academy for health and medical sciences, performing the same combined role of Fellowship election, career support, policy advice, and research advocacy as the UK Academy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acmedsci
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/acmedsci
• Facebookfacebook.com/acmedsci
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1039375
• Instagraminstagram.com/acmedsci

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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