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Circular innovative advanced materials: facilitating the transition from design to markets (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Made in Europe partnerships)

Innovative advanced materials designed for circularity are adopted in products faster, through accelerated production and technology uptake; Business models become available to enhance the use of circular advanced materials in strategic value chains; and Resource efficiency (materials and energy) is increased significantly through a focus on circular advanced materials. Quality standards, harmonisation and…

Deadline 2 Feb 2027Budget €36MIndicative grants 7EU contribution per project €5M–€6.5MSingle stageHORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 7grants expected (official)
  • €5M–€6.5MEU contribution per project
  • €5.8Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects

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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 organisation180InnoMatSyn, DigiPass, Digi4Circular
Luxembourg Institute Of Science And Technology
Esch Sur Alzette
LuxembourgResearch organisation82DigiPass, DESIDERATA, SSbD4CheM
Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion
Athina
GreeceUniversity91InnoMatSyn, IRISS, INSIGHT
Asociacion De Investigacion Metalurgica Del Noroeste
Porrino
SpainResearch organisation81ANALYST, PLANETS, Circular TwAIn
Instituto Tecnologico Del Embalaje, Transporte Y Logistica
Paterna
SpainResearch organisation · SME81DESIDERATA, SSbD4CheM, SUNRISE
Eidgenossische Materialprufungs- Und Forschungsanstalt
Dubendorf
SwitzerlandUniversity70IRISS, SUNRISE, INSIGHT
Bionanonet Forschungsgesellschaft Mbh
Graz
AustriaResearch organisation51InnoMatSyn, PLANETS, SSbD4CheM
Idener Research & Development Aie
Sevilla
SpainResearch organisation52ANALYST, PENGUIN, BLESS
Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt Oy
Espoo
FinlandResearch organisation52IRISS, PENGUIN, AI-TranspWood
Fundacion Gaiker
Zamudio
SpainResearch organisation · SME60DESIDERATA, iLCA4SSbD, RECREATE
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation60InnoMatSyn, Circular TwAIn, CIRCULess
Rijksinstituut Voor Volksgezondheid En Milieu (Rivm)
Bilthoven
NetherlandsResearch organisation50InnoMatSyn, iLCA4SSbD, IRISS
Basf Se
Ludwigshafen Am Rhein
GermanyCompany50PLANETS, iLCA4SSbD, CHIASMA
Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis
Thessaloniki
GreeceUniversity50DigiPass, INSIGHT, RECONMATIC
Commissariat A L Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
Paris
FranceResearch organisation51PLANETS, DaCapo, MAGELLAN

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 organisation81ANALYST, PLANETS, Circular TwAIn
Instituto Tecnologico Del Embalaje, Transporte Y Logistica
Paterna
SpainResearch organisation · SME81DESIDERATA, SSbD4CheM, SUNRISE
Idener Research & Development Aie
Sevilla
SpainResearch organisation52ANALYST, PENGUIN, BLESS
Fundacion Gaiker
Zamudio
SpainResearch organisation · SME60DESIDERATA, iLCA4SSbD, RECREATE
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation60InnoMatSyn, Circular TwAIn, CIRCULess
Fundacion Tekniker
Eibar Guipuzcoa
SpainResearch organisation40InnoMatSyn, iLCA4SSbD, IRISS
Asociacion Espanola De Normalizacion
Madrid
SpainOther50CIRCULess, ECOBULK, CHARISMA
Avanzare Innovacion Tecnologica Sl
Navarrete
SpainCompany · SME31iLCA4SSbD, Alchemissts, REPOXYBLE

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 19partners (median)
  • 10countries (median)
  • 30%of partners are SMEs
Company 41%Research organisation 28%University 24%Other 7%Public body 0%

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

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  • InnoMatSyn – Innovative Materials Ecosystem to Gain Synergies of regional, national and EU Initiatives (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-02-36)
  • DigiPass – Harmonization of Advanced Materials Ecosystems serving strategic Innovation Markets to pave the way to a Digital Materials & Product Passport (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2023-RESILIENCE-01-39)
  • ANALYST – Strengthening the integrated approach of holistic impact assessments for safe and sustainable by design plastic value chain (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2023-RESILIENCE-01-22)
  • Digi4Circular – Digital platform for data-driven and physics-based product development enabling a circular economy (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-05)
  • DESIDERATA – Integrated Pathways: Advancing Safe and Sustainable by Design Material Innovation through Collaborative Wisdom (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-24)
  • PLANETS – Plasticizers, fLame-retardants and surfactANts: new alternatives validating the safE and susTainable by deSign approach (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-24)

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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.