The year 2026 continues to bring new opportunities for stakeholders in the agri-food and bioeconomy sectors. This funding aims to accelerate innovation, strengthen Europe’s resilience and support the transition to sustainable and circular systems.
🔬 CBE JU 2026 calls: bioeconomy, circularity and sovereignty
As part of the European Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE JU) partnership, several key calls are now open, such as:
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-01 – Biotech routes for the valorisation of residual biomass
👉 Developing biotechnological pathways to valorise residual biomass and reduce resource losses. - HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IAFlag-04 – Diversification of nutritional food and feed ingredient sources for increased EU resilience and strategic autonomy
Diversifying sources of food and nutritional ingredients to strengthen European sovereignty. - HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-CSA-01 – Supporting industry in the switch to sustainable and circular bio-based products and processes
👉 Supporting industries in their transition to sustainable and circular bio-based products and processes.
These calls are aimed in particular at companies, technical centres, academic institutions and clusters wishing to set up high-impact collaborative projects.
💡 EIC 2026 calls: supporting disruptive innovations
In addition, the European Innovation Council (EIC) schemes offer particularly attractive funding for projects with high innovation potential, including:
- EIC Pathfinder (early-stage research)
- EIC Transition (technology maturation)
- EIC Accelerator (scale-up and market launch)
To better understand these opportunities and identify the schemes best suited to your project, join our dedicated webinar on 24 April!
🌍 MRSEI 2026: a tool to help you plan your European projects in advance
Alongside European calls for proposals, the French National Research Agency (ANR) offers a strategic initiative to help you prepare your future collaborative projects: MRSEI – Setting up European or International Scientific Networks.
Objective
To fund preparatory activities aimed at establishing a robust and competitive consortium at European or international level.
Funding
- Up to €36,000 (including €31,718 in direct costs)
- Eligible expenditure: missions, meetings, services, project set-up support staff
Procedures
- Rolling call for proposals with two rounds: 19 May 2026 / 1 September 2026
- Simplified process and rapid decision-making
🤝 Valorial is here to help you succeed
As a leading player in agri-food innovation, Valorial supports businesses and research organisations at every stage:
- Identifying relevant calls for proposals
- Structuring the project and the consortium
- Support with project design and proposal drafting
- Networking with European partners
In a climate where public funding is becoming increasingly selective, positioning yourself as soon as calls for proposals open is a key factor in securing your innovation projects.
Fancy finding out more?
Let’s have a chat!
Adrienne Gentil
Director, Europe & International
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