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The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has officially released its Annual Work Programme for 2026, earmarking a total budget of €170.7 million to advance competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe.
This call, operating under the European Union’s Horizon Europe program, aims to bridge the gap between scientific research and industrial market deployment, replacing fossil-based resources with sustainable, bio-based alternatives.
The CBE JU is a €2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC). Operating under Horizon Europe, its mission is to replace fossil-based resources with circular, bio-based solutions to help Europe reach its 2050 climate neutrality goals.
The 2026 work programme covers a wide variety of topics, from nutritional food ingredients to sustainable textiles. Funding is split across three types of actions:
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Innovation Actions – Flagships (€20M per project): Focuses on first-of-their-kind industrial-scale biorefineries.
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Key Topic: Diversification of nutritional food ingredient sources.
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Innovation Actions (IA - €14M per project): Focuses on scaling up technologies from prototype to market.
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Key Topics: Biotech routes for biomass, circular packaging films/coatings, and high-performance bio-based thermosets.
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Research and Innovation Actions (RIA - €6.5M per project): Focuses on creating new knowledge and lab-scale testing.
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Key Topics: Separation challenges in biorefineries, breakthrough bio-based textile fibers, and sustainable polymers.
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Key Dates to Remember
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Call Launch: April 23, 2026
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Submission Deadline: September 22, 2026 (17:00 CET)
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Evaluation Results: Expected January 2027
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Grant Signature: Mid-May 2027
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