BIC matchmaking event 2026

Tijdens het matchmaking event op 11 februari 2026 worden de opkomende projectoproepen binnen CBE-JU in detail toegelicht. Het programma voorziet daarnaast ruime tijd om contacten te leggen met potentiële partners wiens profielen op voorhand te consulteren zijn.

De thema’s van de call van 2025 zijn de volgende:

Innovation actions – flagship (IA-flagship)

• Boosting biorefinery competitiveness through biotech – €20M
• Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) bio-based alternatives for fertilising and/or crop protection products – €20M
• SSbD bio-based solutions for home and/or personal care – €20M
• Diversification of nutritional food ingredient sources for increased EU resilience and strategic autonomy – €20M

Innovation actions (IA)

• Biotech routes for valorisation of residual biomass – €14M
• Bio-based additives as alternatives to unlock and increase recyclability and/or biodegradability – €14M
• Bio-based chemicals and/or materials from woody residues – €14M
• High-performance, circular-by-design, bio-based thermosets – €14M
• Films and coatings for circular packaging – €14M

Research and innovation actions (RIA)

• Addressing separation and purification challenges in biorefineries – €6.5M
• SSbD bio-based polymers from alternative sources – €6.5M
• Breakthrough and sustainable bio-based textile fibres – €6.5M

Coordination and support actions (CSA)

• Supporting industry in the switch to sustainable and circular bio-based products and processes – €1.2M

De volledige inhoud van de verwachte calls en hun budget is te raadplegen op de CBE-JU website: https://www.cbe.europa.eu/open-calls-proposals