CBE JU: vysoký zájem o výzvu 2026

Do výzvy evropského partnerství pro cirkulární bioekonomiku (Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking - CBE JU) pro rok 2026 s uzávěrkou 22. září 2026 bylo předloženo 272 projektových návrhů. Celkem požadovaly 1,65 mld. eur, k dispozici bylo 170,7 mil. eur.

Rozdělení podaných projektů do 13 témat podle typu nástroje:

Innovation actions – flagship 

• Boosting biorefinery competitiveness through biotech – topic budget €20 million, 1 proposal submitted requesting €19.6 million in funding
• Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) bio-based alternatives for fertilising and/or crop protection products – topic budget €20 million, 7 proposals submitted requesting €124.5 million in funding
• SSbD bio-based solutions for home and/or personal care – topic budget €20 million, 4 proposals submitted requesting €76.9 million in funding
• Diversification of nutritional food ingredient sources for increased EU resilience and strategic autonomy – topic budget €20 million, 21 proposals submitted requesting €384.5 million in funding

 Innovation actions 

• Biotech routes for valorisation of residual biomass – topic budget €14 million, 34 proposals submitted requesting €214.6 million in funding
• Bio-based additives as alternatives to unlock and increase recyclability and/or biodegradability – topic budget €14 million, 9 proposals submitted requesting €56.2 million in funding
• Bio-based chemicals and/or materials from woody residues – topic budget €14 million, 21 proposals submitted requesting €132.5 million in funding
• High-performance, circular-by-design, bio-based thermosets – topic budget €14 million, 14 proposals submitted requesting €89.6 million in funding
• Films and coatings for circular packaging – topic budget €14 million, 25 proposals submitted requesting €149 million in funding

 Research and innovation actions 

• Addressing separation and purification challenges in biorefineries – topic budget €6.5 million, 32 proposals submitted requesting €100.5 million in funding
• SSbD bio-based polymers from alternative sources – topic budget €6.5 million, 54 proposals submitted requesting €173.2 million in funding
• Breakthrough and sustainable bio-based textile fibres – topic budget €6.5 million, 35 proposals submitted requesting €111.5 million in funding

 Coordination and support actions 

• Supporting industry in the switch to sustainable and circular bio-based products and processes – topic budget €1.2 million, 15 proposals submitted requesting €17.3 million in funding

Hodnocení návrhů proběhne v říjnu a listopadu 2026. Výsledky by měli žadatelé obdržet v lednu 2027 a podpis grantových dohod je plánován na květen 2027.