€215.5 million available for advancing Europe’s circular bio-based economy

Innovation actions – flagship (IA-flagship)

• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IAFlag-01 Optimised and integrated wood-based value chains – €17 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IAFlag-02 Expansion and/or retro-fitting of biorefineries towards higher-value bio-based chemicals and intermediates – €17 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IAFlag-03 Bio-based packaging materials with improved properties: barrier, food contact, forming, printability, safety, recyclability/circularity-by-design – €17 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IAFlag-04 Valorisation of aquatic biomass waste and residues – €10 million

Innovation actions (IA)

• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IA-01 Small-scale biorefining in rural areas – €15 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IA-02 Production of safe, sustainable, and efficient bio-based fertilisers to improve soil health and quality – €15 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IA-03 Improve fermentation processes (including downstream purification) to final bio-based products – €15 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IA-04 Recycling bio-based plastics increasing sorting and recycled content (upcycling) – €15 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IA-05 Development of scalable, safe bio-based surfactants with an improved sustainability profile – €15 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IA-06 Selective, sustainable production routes towards bio-based alternatives to fossil-based chemical building blocks – €15 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IA-07 High performance, circular-by design, bio-based composites – €15 million

Research and innovation actions (RIA)

• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-R-01 Phyto-management; curing soil with industrial crops, utilising contaminated and saline land for industrial crop production – €10 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-R-02 Optimised forest-based value chains for high-value applications and improved forest management – €10 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-R-03 Robust and optimised industrial biotech and chemical/industrial biotech processes – €10 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-R-04 Development of novel, high-performance bio-based polymers and co-polymers – €10 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-R-05 Pre-normative research to develop standards for biodegradability of bio-based products in controlled and open environments – €5 million

Coordination and support actions (CSA)

• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-S-01 EU-wide network of pilot plants and testing facilities, improving SMEs and start-ups’ access to scale-up – €1.5 million
• HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-S-02 Supporting the capacity of regions in environmental sustainability assessment for the bio-based sectors – €3 million

Check the Annual Work Programme 2023 for the complete topic text, conditions and requirements.