€335M+ in Horizon Europe Grants for Bio-based Innovation: 2026 Funding Priorities
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Join Climate Finance Solutions for a focused, 45-minute expert briefing on newly published Horizon Europe and Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE JU) funding opportunities for teams working across bio-based materials, biotechnology, biomanufacturing, and circular bioeconomy value chains.
Across the current work programmes, more than €335M is available for bio-based research and innovation projects spanning TRLs 4–8, from early-stage system development through to industrial-scale demonstration. Award sizes range from €3–38M per project, with the majority of topics supporting €6–14M grants.
Across the 29 bio-based topics, the most relevant opportunity clusters include:
Bio-based materials, chemicals, and polymers (including SSbD approaches for packaging, fibres, chemicals, and functional materials)
Biotechnology and biomanufacturing (including food/ag, biorefineries, residual biomass valorisation, and novel bioprocesses)
Circularity and substitution of substances of concern (including upcycling, SSbD, and regulatory-relevant innovation)
Bioeconomy systems and enabling actions (such as biomass flows, benchmarking, governance, and societal uptake)
What This Session Will Help You Assess
How current Horizon Europe and CBE JU topics align with your technology maturity and development roadmap
Whether your consortium structure, partner mix, and roles meet evaluator expectations
How to demonstrate credible TRL progression and industrial relevance within proposal constraints
Which opportunity clusters best fit your technical focus and deployment ambition
Who Should Attend
Teams developing bio-based materials, biotechnologies, and biomanufacturing solutions across TRLs 4–8
Consortium leads, R&D managers, and innovation teams assessing Horizon Europe or CBE JU participation
Organisations working across circular bioeconomy value chains, from feedstock to downstream application
About Climate Finance Solutions
Our team at Climate Finance Solutions has secured €500M+ in European grant awards and over €1.3B globally, with deep experience across Horizon Europe and other large, partnership-driven industrial innovation programmes. The team includes technical specialists with direct experience evaluating and supporting successful proposals.
🎥 All registrants will receive access to the webinar recording and slides after the event.