Deadline:Â 22 Sept 2026
The Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is inviting proposals to develop innovative and sustainable bio-based solutions with a variety of funding types and across a range of topics. Examples particularly relevant to EBNet members include:
Innovation actions – flagship
- Boosting biorefinery competitiveness through biotech – €20 million
- Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) bio-based alternatives for fertilising and/or crop protection products – €20 million
Innovation actions
- Biotech routes for valorisation of residual biomass – €14 million
- Bio-based additives as alternatives to unlock and increase recyclability and/or biodegradability – €14 million
Research and innovation actions
- Addressing separation and purification challenges in biorefineries – €6.5 million
- SSbD bio-based polymers from alternative sources – €6.5 million
Coordination and support actions
- Supporting industry in the switch to sustainable and circular bio-based products and processes – €1.2 million
The competition is publicised on Innovate UK’s Opportunities and on the EU’s Funding & tender opportunities portal.. The full topic text, conditions and requirements are available in the Annual Work Programme 2026. For more information on the application process see the How to apply section on the CBE JU website and the Horizon Online Manual.
Meanwhile don’t miss the CBE JU’s latest annual activity report. There was record interest in the programme in 2025, with 240 eligible proposals requesting >1.4 € billion. SMEs made up 38% of all programme participants. Several CBE JU-funded projects reached important milestones, including the opening of the first industrial microalgae biorefinery by the SCALE project in Southern France.
