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Towards a Europe of Bioeconomy Places

Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: improved attractiveness of places through a systemic transition to “Bioeconomy Places” [1] , leading to increased investment in the bio-based sectors, job creation and overall well-being of the population, while reducing environmental and climate impacts and promoting sustainable development; sustainable and qualified Bioeconomy…

Deadline 22 Sep 2027Opens 20 Apr 2027Budget €12MIndicative grants 2EU contribution per project €6MSingle stageHORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 2grants expected (official)
  • €6MEU contribution per project
  • €2.6Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
  • 145projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line

Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.

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)
Agenzia Per La Promozione Della Ricerca Europea
Roma
ItalyResearch organisation104RuralBioUp, GenB, Transition2BIO
Q-Plan International Advisors Pc
Kalamaria, Thessaloniki
GreeceCompany · SME82RIBES, GenB, ROBIN
Fundacion Circe Centro De Investigacion De Recursos Y Consumos Energeticos
Zaragoza
SpainResearch organisation81SYSTEMICO, RIBES, BRANCHES
Fundacion Corporacion Tecnologica De Andalucia
Sevilla
SpainOther80SCALE-UP, ROBIN, HUBS4BUILD
Stichting Wageningen Research
Wageningen
NetherlandsResearch organisation91POWER4BIO, GO-GRASS, Engage4BIO
Spring Sustainable Processes And Resources For Innovation And National Growth
Milano
ItalyOther71RIBES, RuralBioUp, POWER4BIO
Wageningen University
Wageningen
NetherlandsUniversity70BIOSPARK, C4B, SWITCH
Bioeast Hub Cr, Z. U.
Praha 5
CzechiaOther70BOOST4BIOEAST, BIOSPARK, BIOTRANSFORM
Iclei European Secretariat Gmbh (Iclei Europasekretariat Gmbh)
Freiburg Im Breisgau
GermanyOther · SME63CCRI CoPs, DEFINITE-CCRI, C-Track 50
Rise Research Institutes Of Sweden Ab
Boras
SwedenResearch organisation70HUBS4BUILD, GO-GRASS, BIO2REG
Institut National De Recherche Pour L'Agriculture, L'Alimentation Et L'Environnement
Paris
FranceResearch organisation53GI SMART, SWITCH, TRANSFORM
Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt Oy
Espoo
FinlandResearch organisation61CCRI Knowledge Hub, BRANCHES, BIOTRANSFORM
Cluster Viooikonomias Kai Perivallontos Dytikis Makedonias
Kozani
GreeceOther · SME60HUBS4BUILD, BIOTRANSFORM, ToBeReaL
Zentrum Fur Soziale Innovation Gmbh
Wien
AustriaResearch organisation51RuralBioUp, GenB, Transition2BIO
Universitaet Hohenheim
Stuttgart
GermanyUniversity50RIBES, BioBeo, BIOSPARK

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 Circe Centro De Investigacion De Recursos Y Consumos Energeticos
Zaragoza
SpainResearch organisation81SYSTEMICO, RIBES, BRANCHES
Fundacion Corporacion Tecnologica De Andalucia
Sevilla
SpainOther80SCALE-UP, ROBIN, HUBS4BUILD
Fundacion Cartif
Boecillo
SpainResearch organisation40SYSTEMICO, HUBS4BUILD, RURACTIVE
Sustainable Innovations Europe Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany · SME40BIO4AFRICA, BOOST4BIOEAST, BIOSPARK
Ecorys Espana Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany20SYSTEMICO, CCRI CoPs
Senior Europa Sociedad Limitada
Ontinyent
SpainCompany · SME21CCRI Knowledge Hub, BIO2REG
Asociacion Cluster Food+I
Logrono
SpainOther · SME21FoodCoP, BIOECONOMY GIANTS
Consejeria De Agricultura , Pesca, Agua Y Desarrollo Rural
Sevilla
SpainPublic body30ROBIN, POWER4BIO, BIOSCALES

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 15partners (median)
  • 9countries (median)
  • 27%of partners are SMEs
Other 28%Company 24%Research organisation 20%University 16%Public body 12%

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.

  • SYSTEMICO – A systemic multisectoral multi-stakeholder approach for coupling circularity and climate mitigation in industry, cities and regions (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-04-CIT-01)
  • RIBES – Regional Inclusive Biobased Entrepeneurship Solutions (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL6-2023-GOVERNANCE-01-5)
  • RuralBioUp – Empowering EU Rural Regions to scale-Up and adopt small-scale Bio-based solutions: the transition towards a sustainable, regenerative, inclusive and just circular bioeconomy (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2021-CIRCBIO-01-08)
  • FoodCoP – Fuelling startup villages with circular bioeconomy strategies (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL6-2024-CircBio-01-9)
  • BE-Rural – Bio-based strategies and roadmaps for enhanced rural and regional development in the EU (H2020 · 2019 · RUR-09-2018)
  • GenB – Informing and educating young people on more sustainable behaviours and choices to build a future Generation informed and interested in Bioeconomy (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2021-GOVERNANCE-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.