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Advanced manufacturing for key products (IA) (Made in Europe partnership)

Advanced manufacturing technology and machinery becomes available in Europe for the manufacturing of key and high-performance products; Where relevant, production becomes increasingly circular through the reuse of secondary raw materials; and/or innovative advanced materials are incorporated in manufactured products, leading to better performance and quality; Resource efficiency in terms of materials and energy is…

Deadline 2 Feb 2027Budget €36MIndicative grants 6EU contribution per project €6M–€8MSingle stageHORIZON Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 6grants expected (official)
  • €6M–€8MEU contribution per project
  • €7Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects

Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.

Organisations with a track record in this topic

Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev
Munchen
GermanyResearch organisation172REPTiS, TEMPEST, RECREATE
Commissariat A L Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
Paris
FranceResearch organisation103PHOTORAMA, SCRREEN2, SOLMATE
Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion
Athina
GreeceUniversity90DigInTraCE, LiCuPlus, SCRREEN2
Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt Oy
Espoo
FinlandResearch organisation72DigInTraCE, SCRREEN2, METALLICO
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation60DigInTraCE, REPTiS, SCRREEN2
Universiteit Leiden
Leiden
NetherlandsUniversity60FutuRaM, CE-RISE, REESilience
Erion Weee
Milano
ItalyOther50FutuRaM, CE-RISE, CIRC-UITS
Bureau De Recherches Geologiques Et Minieres
Orleans
FranceResearch organisation61FutuRaM, CE-RISE, SCRREEN2
Waste Of Electrical And Electronical Equipment Forum
Bruxelles
BelgiumOther52FutuRaM, CE-RISE, CIRCUIT4EU
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique Cnrs
Paris
FranceResearch organisation50RECREATE, AutoMat, DRY-SENSE
Politecnico Di Milano
Milano
ItalyUniversity42RECREATE, CIRC-UITS, AutoMat
Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg
Freiberg
GermanyUniversity41REESilience, LiCuPlus, METALLICO
Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis
Thermi Thessaloniki
GreeceResearch organisation42LiCuPlus, HAlMan, DiMAT
Geologian Tutkimuskeskus
Espoo
FinlandResearch organisation51FutuRaM, SCRREEN2, ORAMA
Sintef As
Trondheim
NorwayResearch organisation50PHOTORAMA, HINDCON, HAlMan

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation60DigInTraCE, REPTiS, SCRREEN2
Idener Research & Development Aie
Sevilla
SpainResearch organisation41PHOTORAMA, BLOOM, METALLICO
Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya
Barcelona
SpainUniversity31BLOOM, METALLICO, R-LIGHTBIOCOM
Asociacion De Investigacion Metalurgica Del Noroeste
Porrino
SpainResearch organisation31ORGANIC, CIRCULess, UPRAISE
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation50HINDCON, ORAMA, ICARUS
Fundacion Gaiker
Zamudio
SpainResearch organisation · SME40REPOXYBLE, RECREATE, MC4
Acciona Construccion Sa
Madrid
SpainCompany31BARBARA, R-LIGHTBIOCOM, ICARUS
Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Associacion
Terrassa
SpainResearch organisation22DRY-SENSE, BATRAW

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 17partners (median)
  • 8countries (median)
  • 29%of partners are SMEs
Company 48%Research organisation 22%University 18%Other 10%Public body 1%

Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.

Most similar funded projects

Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.

  • DISCO2030 – Combining DISsimilar materials into functional large-scale and light-weight COmponents and structures (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01-12)
  • DigInTraCE – A Digital value chain Integration Traceability framework for process industries for Circularity and low Emissions by waste reduction and use of secondary raw materials (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01-01)
  • FutuRaM – Future Availability of Secondary Raw Materials (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01-03)
  • Plooto – Product Passport through Twinning of Circular Value Chains (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01-01)
  • PHOTORAMA – PHOtovoltaic waste management – advanced Technologies for recOvery and recycling of secondary RAw MAterials from end-of-life modules (H2020 · 2021 · CE-SC5-07-2020)
  • REPOXYBLE – Depolymerizable bio-based multifunctional closed loop recyclable epoxy systems for energy efficient structures (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01-11)

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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.