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Factory processes and automation for de- and re-manufacturing (RIA) (Made in Europe partnership)

A viable industrial ecosystem for circularity in manufacturing industries emerges, enhancing both circularity and resilience; De-manufacturing technologies and practices become available, making decisive contributions to a European remanufacturing industry and market; Functions of products are retained, reused, upgraded or adapted through de-manufacturing and re-manufacturing; and Skills, standards and safety…

Deadline 2 Feb 2027Budget €36MIndicative grants 6EU contribution per project €5M–€6.5MSingle stageHORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 6grants expected (official)
  • €5M–€6.5MEU contribution per project
  • €6.1Mmedian 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)
Politecnico Di Milano
Milano
ItalyUniversity116RECREATE, rEUman, RemaNet
Panepistimio Patron
Rio Patras
GreeceUniversity103REWIRE, RECREATE, AUTONIX
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev
Munchen
GermanyResearch organisation142RECREATE, RemaNet, EuReComp
Netcompany S.A.
Luxembourg
LuxembourgCompany111REWIRE, RemaNet, R3-Mydas
Asociacion De Investigacion Metalurgica Del Noroeste
Porrino
SpainResearch organisation92AUTONIX, EuReComp, R3-Mydas
Centro Ricerche Fiat Scpa
Orbassano
ItalyResearch organisation80REWIRE, AUTONIX, RUST2LIFE
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation81AUTONIX, RECONMATIC, RENEE
Idener Research & Development Aie
Sevilla
SpainResearch organisation53CREDIT, DATA4CIRC, ONE4ALL
Universitat Politecnica De Valencia
Valencia
SpainUniversity60Remanufacturing-X, AIDEAS, UniMaaS
Ideko S Coop
Elgoibar
SpainResearch organisation50REWIRE, RemaNet, CREDIT
Core Kentro Kainotomias Amke
Halkida
GreeceResearch organisation61rEUman, DaCapo, LEVEL-UP
Tampereen Korkeakoulusaatio Sr
Tampere
FinlandUniversity61RECREATE, AIDEAS, LEVEL-UP
Din Deutsches Institut Fuer Normung Ev
Berlin
GermanyOther50Remanufacturing-X, AIDEAS, DATA4CIRC
Deutsches Forschungszentrum Fur Kunstliche Intelligenz Gmbh
Kaiserslautern
GermanyResearch organisation42RUST2LIFE, VICTOR-XR, COMBO
Profactor Gmbh
Steyr
AustriaResearch organisation42Remanufacturing-X, COMPASS, SOPRANO

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

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

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Asociacion De Investigacion Metalurgica Del Noroeste
Porrino
SpainResearch organisation92AUTONIX, EuReComp, R3-Mydas
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation81AUTONIX, RECONMATIC, RENEE
Idener Research & Development Aie
Sevilla
SpainResearch organisation53CREDIT, DATA4CIRC, ONE4ALL
Universitat Politecnica De Valencia
Valencia
SpainUniversity60Remanufacturing-X, AIDEAS, UniMaaS
Ideko S Coop
Elgoibar
SpainResearch organisation50REWIRE, RemaNet, CREDIT
Asociacion De Empresas Tecnologicas Innovalia
Bilbao
SpainResearch organisation · SME41CIRC-UITS, LEVEL-UP, M4ESTRO
Iris Technology Solutions, Sociedad Limitada
Cornella De Llobregat
SpainCompany · SME30RECREATE, BIO-UPTAKE, DiCiM
Ikerlan S. Coop
Mondragon
SpainResearch organisation30AIDEAS, R3-Mydas, CLARUS

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 16partners (median)
  • 8countries (median)
  • 31%of partners are SMEs
Company 52%University 21%Research organisation 21%Other 6%

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.

  • REWIRE – REmanufacturing with smart robotics for WIde-scale Redeployment (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-01)
  • RECREATE – REcycling technologies for Circular REuse and remanufacturing of fiber-reinforced composite mATErials (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01-01)
  • rEUman – Digitally-enhanced multi-level solution for smart human-centric remanufacturing (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2023-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-04)
  • AUTONIX – Next-generation automotive remanufacturing (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-01)
  • Remanufacturing-X – Accelerating Europe’s Transition to Digital Circular Manufacturing (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-01)
  • RemaNet – Remanufacturing Network (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2023-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-04)

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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.