On 24 April 2024, the CBE JU will launch a call aimed at boosting the competitiveness of circular bio-based industries in Europe. The call will encompass 18 topics for project proposals, with a total indicative budget of €213 million available for funding:

Innovation actions – flagship (IA-flagship)

• Bio-based value chains for valorisation of sustainable oil crops – €20 million
• Bio-based dedicated platform chemicals via cost-effective, sustainable and resource-efficient conversion of biomass – €20 million
• Bio-based value chains for valorisation of sustainable natural fibre feedstock – €20 million

Innovation actions (IA)

• Bio-based materials and products for biodegradable in soil applications – €15 million
• Sustainable microalgae as feedstock for innovative, added-value applications – €15 million
• Enlarging the portfolio of commercially produced “Safe and Sustainable by design” (SSbD) solvents – €15 million
• Circular and SSbD bio-based construction & building materials with functional properties – €15 million
• Selective and sustainable (co)-production of lignin-derived aromatics – €15 million
• Innovative bio-based adhesives and binders for circular products meeting market requirements – €15 million
• Innovative conversion of biogenic gaseous carbon into bio-based chemicals, ingredients, materials – €15 million

Research and innovation actions (RIA)

• Valorisation of polluted/contaminated wood from industrial and post-consumer waste streams – €7 million
• Biotech routes to obtain bio-based chemicals/materials replacing animal-derived ones – €7 million
• Sustainable, bio-based alternatives for crop protection – €10 million
• SSbD bio-based coating materials for applications under demanding and/or extreme conditions – €7 million
• Innovative bio-based food/feed ingredients – €7 million

Coordination and support actions (CSA)

• New forms of cooperation in agriculture and the forest-based sector – €4 million
• Mobilise inclusive participation in bio-based systems and supporting the CBE JU widening strategy and its action plan – €3 million
• Supporting the CBE JU Deployment Group on Primary Producers – €3 million

Learn more about the open calls here.