Fast Track to Innovation for breakthroughs in the Chemical Industry Action Plan (Research and Innovation Action)
Proposals should describe a credible pathway from their project results and outcomes towards the expected impact of this Destination; Enable the acceleration of the market uptake of groundbreaking innovations in the decarbonisation of the chemical industries as well as alternatives to substances of concern. Scope: This open topic aims to speed up the adoption of new, groundbreaking innovations (starting TRL 4 ) as…
Funding and competition
- 6grants expected (official)
- €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.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Gaiker Zamudio | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 5 | 1 | DESIDERATA, iLCA4SSbD, RECREATE |
| Idener Research & Development Aie Sevilla | Spain | Research organisation | 5 | 0 | BLESS, COMBO, ELOXYCHEM |
| Instituto Tecnologico Del Embalaje, Transporte Y Logistica Paterna | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 3 | 1 | DESIDERATA, Alchemissts, SSbD4CheM |
| Fundacion Tekniker Eibar Guipuzcoa | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 1 | Alchemissts, iLCA4SSbD, GreenSME |
| Aimplas - Asociacion De Investigacion De Materiales Plasticos Y Conexas Paterna | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 4 | 0 | ECOPILOT, GRECO, AI-TranspWood |
| Avanzare Innovacion Tecnologica Sl Navarrete | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | Alchemissts, ECOPILOT, iLCA4SSbD |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | TRANSIENCE, FLARE, RECONMATIC |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | ICARUS, INDTEGRATE, PROMISCES |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 15partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 32%of partners are SMEs
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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- DESIDERATA – Integrated Pathways: Advancing Safe and Sustainable by Design Material Innovation through Collaborative Wisdom (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-24)
- Alchemissts – Alternative Chemicals and Materials integrating Safety, Sustainability, new Production technologies and Socio-economic aspects (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-24)
- RADAR – Renewable and safe Aromatic compounDs As Replacements for substances of concern (HORIZON · 2024 · 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)
- BLESS – Bridging life-cycle evaluation and safe solutions towards seamless criteria for proactive decision-making (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-52)
- ECOPILOT – ECOPILOT: A Conversational PEF Copilot for Safe-and-Sustainable Furniture & Mattresses - From Data Gaps to Design Decisions (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-52)
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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.